Infection Preventionist
City of Hope
Duarte, CA
Job posting number: #7299202 (Ref:10028769)
Posted: January 23, 2025
Salary / Pay Rate: $46.58 - $74.53 / hour
Application Deadline: Open Until Filled
Job Description
Join the transformative team atCity of Hope, where we're changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.
Position Summary
Infection Preventionistsare responsible foridentifyinghealthcare-associated infection risks to patients and personnel through surveillance,observationand assessment.Incumbents specialize in developing, implementing,monitoringand reporting infection risk-reduction strategies through collaboration with all levels of medical center personnel.Infection Control Practitioners research and develop infection control policies and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements,nationally-recognizedinfection control guidelines, and recognized best practices.
Infection Preventionists coordinate initial and on-going department-specific and facility-wide educational programs related to infection prevention and control. The Infection Preventionistreportsstate and federally mandatedhealthcare associatedinfections (HAI)Infection Preventionistsplan and coordinate programs to evaluate andmonitorsterile and aseptic techniques, cleaning procedures, and sterilization processes employed by the medical center.Incumbents collaborate with and make recommendations to department leadership to reduce oreliminatepotential infection hazards and toinitiatecorrective action asindicatedthrough infection surveillance and monitoring programs.
As a successful candidate, you will:
- Identifyhealthcare-associated infection risks to patients and personnel through surveillance, observation,and assessment.
- Specialize in developing, implementing,monitoringand reporting infection risk-reduction strategies through collaboration with all levels of medical center personnel.
- Research and develop infection control policies and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements,nationally-recognizedinfection control guidelines, and recognized best practices.
- Coordinate initial and on-going department-specific and facility-wide educational programs related to infection prevention and control.
- Reportsstate and federally mandatedhealthcare associatedinfections(HAI).
- Plan and coordinate programs to evaluate andmonitorsterile and aseptic techniques, cleaning procedures, and sterilization processes employed by the medical center.
- Collaborate with and make recommendations to department leadership to reduceor eliminate potentialinfection hazards and toinitiatecorrective action asindicatedthrough infection surveillance and monitoring programs.
Your qualifications should include:
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) orcommensuratedegree in a healthcare-related fieldor public health. Experience may substitute for minimum education requirements
- Greater than 2 years infection prevention experience in an acute care facility, or must be CIC certified if having less than 2 years of experience
- CIC requiredor must pass the CIC exam within 6 months of hire
- For Associate Level Infection Preventionist - No experience required, no CIC required
City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location
City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer. To learn more about our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, pleaseclick here
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Salary / Pay Rate Information:
Pay Rate: $46.58 - $74.53 / hour
The estimated pay scale represents the typical [salary/hourly] range City of Hope reasonably expects to pay for this position, with offers determined based on several factors which may include, but not be limited to, the candidate’s experience, expertise, skills, education, job scope, training, internal equity, geography/market, etc. This pay scale is subject to change from time to time.
City of Hope is a community of people characterized by our diversity of thought, background and approach, but tied together by our commitment to care for and cure those with cancer and other life-threatening diseases. The innovation that our diversity produces in the areas of research, treatment, philanthropy and education has made us national leaders in this fight. Our unique and diverse workforce provides us the ability to understand our patients' needs, deliver compassionate care and continue the quest for a cure for life-threatening diseases. At City of Hope, diversity and inclusion is a core value at the heart of our mission. We strive to create an inclusive workplace environment that engages all of our employees and provides them with opportunities to develop and grow, both personally and professionally. Each day brings an opportunity to strengthen our work, leverage our different perspectives and improve our patients’ experiences by learning from others. Diversity and inclusion is about much more than policies and campaigns. It is an integral part of who we are as an institution, how we operate and how we see our future.
