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Job Summary:
- The Infection Preventionist (IP) helps to prevent healthcare associated infections by isolating sources of infections and limiting their spread.
- The IP is responsible for surveillance, rounding, analyzing, interpreting, and the reporting of healthcare associated infections.
- The IP supports the development of evidence-based organizational infection prevention policies/standards that meet state, federal, regulatory, and accrediting agencies standards.
- The IP trains healthcare members in infection prevention.
- The IP is a leader in infection prevention and serves as a resource, educator, researcher, and proponent of change in order to influence infection prevention improvement to provide quality health care within the organization.
- May be required to participate in on-call rotation as needed.
- The IP reports to the System Director of Epidemiology and Infection Prevention
Essential Functions:
- Provides support for all activities involving infection control, including aseptic technique, isolation practices, high-level disinfection and sterilization
including research of current trends in this area. - Provides routine education and orientation to associates regarding Infection Prevention and Control.
- Develops, implements, and updates training and education materials, policies, procedures, protocols, and plans.
- Assists other departments in the development of policy and procedure for the care of patients, equipment, and the environment as needed.
- Assists leadership in the interpretation and implementation of infection control standards and regulations.
- Performs environment of care surveillance as requested.
- Acts as a liaison with external agencies where appropriate.
- Monitors and reports on hospital-wide clinic compliance to regulatory standards for infection control and related employee safety with the
participation in tracer activity as assigned. - Reviews and evaluates aseptic technique, isolation practices, high-level disinfection and sterilization, where assigned.
- All other duties as assigned.
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Education Requirements
- 4 year Bachelor's Degree
- Combination of relevant education & experience may be considered in lieu of Bachelor's Degree
Experience
- Relevant Experience
Certification and Licensure
- Infection Control Practitioner Certification (CIC) within three years of hire date
- ASCP Certification OR PA RN License OR another clinical license or cert in lieu of an RN license or ASCP certification
Required Skills
- Analytical Skills
- Collaborative Skills
- Computer Skills to include use and navigation
- Customer Service Skills
- Detail Oriented
- Excellent Communications Skills
- Excellent Interpersonal Skills
- Good Reasoning Skills
- Microsoft Office Applications
- Multi Line Telephone Operational Skills
- Multitasking
- Organizational Skills
- Problem Solving Skills
- Strategic Thinking
- Strong Team Player
Tower Health, a regional healthcare system, serves communities across multiple counties in Pennsylvania. Its network includes Reading Hospital, Phoenixville Hospital, Pottstown Hospital, and St. Christopher's Hospital for Children (in partnership with Drexel University). Committed to academic medicine and training, Tower Health offers various programs, including residency and fellowship programs, the Drexel University College of Medicine at Tower Health, and the Reading Hospital School of Health Sciences. Additionally, the system provides a wide range of healthcare services, such as Reading Hospital Rehabilitation at Wyomissing, home healthcare via Tower Health at Home, TowerDirect ambulance and emergency response, Tower Health Medical Group, Tower Health Providers (a clinically integrated network), and Tower Health Urgent Care facilities across its service area.
WHY READING HOSPITAL?
- Magnet® designated, 697-bed hospital with 115-bed ED, Level I Trauma Center, and Level III NICU
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