Infection Prevention Coordinator

Salary Estimate: $69555.20 - $106620.80 / year
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Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. Submit your application for the opportunity below: Infection Prevention Coordinator

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Infection Prevention Coordinator plans, organizes, develops, and implements Swedish Medical Center's infection prevention & control program in accordance to current applicable federal, state and local standards. Program components include surveillance, education, consultation, mandated reporting, and regulatory preparedness. This position will assume shared responsibility for the management of surveillance, prevention, and control of infections hospital wide and will collaborate and communicate with other departments to ensure that staff are educated on optimal infection prevention and control practices. Strong computer skills are required. These practices will be delineated, shared, maintained, and regularly reviewed.

What qualifications you will need:

• Current Certification in Infection Prevention and Control preferred. Must obtain within six months of eligibility as defined by the Certified Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology (CBIC)
• Current registration or license with experience in the state of Colorado as a registered nurse, medical technologist, or clinical laboratory scientist preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in related field. Degree in Nursing or other clinical related field, preferred MSN, MPH or other related Master's degree preferred.
• 2 - 4 years' experience in a hospital setting required. Three (3) years of infection prevention and control experience preferred. Knowledge in hospital epidemiology principles, infectious diseases, and sterilization, sanitation, and disinfection practices required.
• Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:
• Knowledge of principles, practices, procedures and patient safety principles in infection control and prevention in the patient care environment required.
• Able to teach subject matter to others, or train others through explanation, demonstration, and supervised practice or make recommendations on the basis of technical disciplines.
• Excellent organization and customer service skills.
• Ability to successfully handle multiple priorities and prioritize and schedule accordingly.
• Must be able to successfully and effectively communicate with a variety of personnel, patients and physicians.
• Team-building, conflict resolution, and communication skills, both verbal and written required.
• Work collaboratively with other departments and physicians.
• Ability to develop facility educational and research policies and programs, quality improvement programs, and operational policies and procedures.

• Bachelors Degree

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts