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SalaryUniversity of Minnesota Physicians (M Physicians) is a non-profit organization seeking driven individuals in both clinical and non-clinical areas to help transform health and medicine. Headquartered in Minneapolis, our organization employs more than 1,200 physicians, 300 advanced practice providers and 2,200 health professionals and staff throughout Minnesota and beyond.
Join us on a mission to advance medicine.
Why M Physicians?
Regardless of role, we recognize that every member of our team is vital! The Infection Preventionist is responsible for developing, implementing, facilitating and supervising the infection control prevention standards that impact patients, visitors, volunteers and health care workers. This person will serve as a resource to client groups for interpretation of policies, procedures, practice, and other related educational needs. They will also participate in improving quality of patient care by identifying risks and initiating appropriate interventions and their outcomes.
Rotating call is required, but will be remote for virtual consults. Travel to or between sites may be part of the position depending on role or project needs.*
Infection Preventionist Overview
Key responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Designs and advises the Infection Control Program to identify, prevent and control healthcare associated infections and infectious risks. Develops reviews and revises Infection Prevention policies and procedures.
- Analyzes and reports surveillance findings, patterns and trends to leadership.
- Leads outbreak management plan at assigned site.
- Works with state and local health departments in reporting rules and laws in a timely manner.
- Develops plans to identify and respond to acts of bio-terrorism and high-consequence infectious diseases. Evaluates unusual disease clusters.
- Provides routine consultation to staff and leadership in support of care planning for infectious patients.
- Provides construction consultation related to assessment of infection risk and prevention strategies. Evaluates compliance to building regulations related to infection prevention. Will evaluate new products.
- Provides department / area specific staff education based on an assessment of risks including community, visitor, patient and health care worker risks.
- Participates with Employee Occupational Health and Safety (EOHS) in annual update on infectious risk to align with MN Employee Right to Know legislation and the OSHA Blood borne Pathogen and Tuberculosis Control rules.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in a health care field or science.
- If a licensed healthcare professional, current licensure/certification/registration (RN, MLS, RT, etc.)
- Current Infection Control certification (CIC) or CIC within three years of hire if novice Infection Prevention practitioner.
- Minimum 1 year in an Infection Prevention role or relevant clinical experience.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Masters degree in related field (MSN, MPH, MHA, etc.)
- 2 years or more in an Infection Prevention role or relevant clinical experience
- Experience in Ambulatory settings
- Current Infection Control Certification (CIC)
Benefits: This is a fully benefit eligible position: Competitive wages, Healthcare (including vision & dental), 401K, parking & tuition assistance and more!
M Physicians offers competitive salary and excellent benefits and provides you with the opportunity to enhance your career in the exciting field of health care through rewarding and challenging assignments and the opportunities for advancement.
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
