Infection Control Coordinator

at  Wellpath

You Matter:

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
• Excellent career growth opportunities

NOW IS YOUR MOMENT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE LIVES OF THE UNDERSERVED.

If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society’s most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.
Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan.
We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.
How you make a difference:
The Infection Control Coordinator serves as a key leader for the infection control program and ensures compliance with current infection prevention and control standards. They work closely with the Department of Corrections as the primary liaison for infection control issues and chair the multi-disciplinary infection control committee. Additionally, they provide professional education to staff and maintain an effective infection control program.

Key Responsibilities:

• Establishes and maintains the site Infection Control Program, conducts surveillance and investigations, and integrates surveillance findings into the organization’s plan for improvement of practices and patient outcomes.
• Maintains a knowledge base of current infection prevention and control information, develops educational objectives and strategies to meet staff and patient needs, and provides consultation to administration, committees, staff, and managers on issues regarding infection prevention, control, and epidemiology.
• Develops a program plan with measurable objectives, considers both clinical outcomes and financial implications when making recommendations for changes in practice, and prepares a monthly report of infection control events and activities.
• Serves as a leader, mentor, and role model for the infection control program, chairs Quarterly Infection Control meetings, and submits meeting minutes as indicated in Policy and Procedure.
• Assists with patient care, utilization management and other job responsibilities as assigned by Director of Nursing, responds to a code or health emergency within standard guidelines, and posts orders, if applicable, per site contract.

Qualifications & Requirements:

Education

• Graduate from an accredited School of Nursing, Baccalaureate degree preferred.

Experience

• Attends a basic infection control training course within the first year of entering the profession preferred.
• Prefer a minimum of five (5) years of clinical experience.

Licenses/Certifications

• Must have and maintain current licensure as a Registered Nurse or Licensed Practical Nurse within the state.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain CPR certification.

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer:
We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.
Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description

• Establishes and maintains the site Infection Control Program, conducts surveillance and investigations, and integrates surveillance findings into the organization’s plan for improvement of practices and patient outcomes.
• Maintains a knowledge base of current infection prevention and control information, develops educational objectives and strategies to meet staff and patient needs, and provides consultation to administration, committees, staff, and managers on issues regarding infection prevention, control, and epidemiology.
• Develops a program plan with measurable objectives, considers both clinical outcomes and financial implications when making recommendations for changes in practice, and prepares a monthly report of infection control events and activities.
• Serves as a leader, mentor, and role model for the infection control program, chairs Quarterly Infection Control meetings, and submits meeting minutes as indicated in Policy and Procedure.
• Assists with patient care, utilization management and other job responsibilities as assigned by Director of Nursing, responds to a code or health emergency within standard guidelines, and posts orders, if applicable, per site contract