| Swedish Medical Center is looking for an Infection Preventionist (1.0 FTE, Day Shift) to work at Swedish Ballard in Seattle, WA. The Infection Preventionist is responsible for the clinical, operational, and support activities of the department of Epidemiology in accordance with the Swedish Medical Center’s mission, values, and strategic plan. In this position you will: - Develop and implement standards that control and lower the risk of endemic and epidemic infectious processes for patients, visitors, and staff
- Facilitate the development of departmental and interdepartmental plans to control emerging pathogens
- Monitor and document patients with nonsocomial infections, report any cluster of infections or single isolates of unusual strains to the Coordinator or Manager
- Enhance the quality of patient care through the establishment of fiscally responsible infection control and employee health practices which promote the well being and productivity of all medical center personnel
- Assure communicable diseases are reported to Public Health
- Act as a liaison between SMC, Seattle-King County Public Health, and others to improve the health of the community we serve
Infection Preventionist Qualifications: Required qualifications for this position include: - Baccalaureate of Science in nursing, microbiology, or related field
- Certification in Infection Control required within 2 ½ year of employment or within six months of becoming eligible
Preferred qualifications for this position include: - Current License to practice as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the State of Washington
- Certification in Infection Control
- Experience in epidemiology, employee health, public health, clinical microbiology, communicable disease, data collection, analysis, and adult education
About the Ballard Campus. Swedish's Ballard campus maintains its strong ties to the Ballard community and fosters a team-oriented work environment. The Ballard campus has an active obstetrics program and a full-service Emergency Department. It is the site of Swedish’s Addiction Recovery Services — one of the few hospital-based drug- and alcohol-treatment programs in Seattle. We offer a full comprehensive range of benefits — see our website for details https://caregiver.ehr.com Our Mission Our nonprofit Mission is to improve the health and wellbeing of each person we serve. Our Vision is to demonstrate the highest-quality, best-value healthcare to all we serve. About Us Swedish is the largest nonprofit health care provider in the greater Seattle area. It is comprised of five hospital campuses (First Hill, Cherry Hill, Ballard, Edmonds and Issaquah); ambulatory care centers in Redmond and Mill Creek; and Swedish Medical Group a network of more than 118 primary care and specialty locations throughout the Puget Sound. Swedish employs more than 13,300 employees and 3,100 physicians and allied health professionals. Whether through physician clinics, education, research and innovation or other outreach, we’re committed to caring for the people in our region and beyond. Swedish is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Swedish does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, protected veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law. Swedish.jobs When applying online, please reference job number 210718. Apply online: http://50.73.55.13/counter.php?id=152569 Swedish is an Equal Opportunity Employer. |
