Riverside Community Hospital
Infection Prevention Coordinator
Riverside Community Hospital, Riverside, California, United States, 92504
Description
Salary Estimate: $98,966.40 - $148,449.60 / year. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.
Introduction: Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As an Infection Prevention Coordinator with Riverside Community Hospital you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!
Benefits
Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing.
401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service).
Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock.
Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more.
Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts.
Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships.
Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships).
Colleague recognition program.
Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence).
Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.
Learn More About Employee Benefits.
Job Summary And Qualifications The Infection Preventionist/Infection Prevention Coordinator promotes and delivers high quality, patient-centered care by assisting with the administration of Infection Prevention policies, procedures and programs. As a part of the Infection Prevention team, the Infection Preventionist identifies, investigates, reports, and monitors the incidence of nosocomial infections among patients and personnel, and implements policies and procedures to prevent cross-contamination. The Infection Preventionist is also responsible for assisting with in‑service programs related to infection prevention and infection control, and with the clinical aspects of the Employee Health Program, including preemployment processing, occupational health testing and surveillance.
Responsibilities
Apply epidemiologic principles and statistical methods, including risk stratification and benchmarking, to identify target populations, determine risk factors, design prevention and control strategies, analyze trends, and evaluate processes.
Assist in coordinating prevention and containment efforts for potential infections, pandemics, and bioterrorist events.
Assist in the development, assessment, reassessment, and implementation of the Infection Control/Employee Health Plan, and review and update policies and protocols as needed to maintain compliance with regulations, standards and evidence‑based guidelines.
Assist in the organization and facilitation of regularly scheduled hospital Infection Prevention meetings and dissemination of recommendations, and attend regional meetings and other educational forums related to IP topics.
Assume responsibility for the appropriate allocation of hospital resources through effective and efficient infection control, consistent with the Joint Commission standards, governmental regulations, and third‑party payer requirements.
Serve as a resource to hospital personnel and medical staff on patient placement, isolation, and other interventions to control or reduce infections or infectious risks among patients, personnel, medical staff and visitors.
Qualifications
Bachelor Degree required. Masters or MPH preferred.
Valid California RN license.
Certification in Infection Control (when eligible).
Completion of CDC coursework or equivalent within established time frame.
Minimum two years’ experience in acute hospital care.
Current knowledge of and skill in infection control and prevention, collection, statistical analysis, and report formatting.
Riverside Community Hospital is a large acute care facility with 517 beds, established in 1901. It has the most extensive Emergency Room and Level I Trauma Center in the Inland Empire region and is the primary recipient of STEMI (heart attack) cases in Riverside County. The hospital is accredited as a Chest Pain Center and Comprehensive Stroke Center and has a HeartCare Institute that offers both invasive and non‑invasive cardiac procedures. Riverside has a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, which it is very proud of.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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Salary Estimate: $98,966.40 - $148,449.60 / year. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range of candidates hired. Factors that may be used to determine your actual salary may include your specific skills, how many years of experience you have and comparison to other employees already in this role. The typical candidate is hired below midpoint of the range.
Introduction: Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As an Infection Prevention Coordinator with Riverside Community Hospital you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!
Benefits
Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing.
401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service).
Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock.
Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more.
Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts.
Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships.
Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships).
Colleague recognition program.
Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence).
Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.
Learn More About Employee Benefits.
Job Summary And Qualifications The Infection Preventionist/Infection Prevention Coordinator promotes and delivers high quality, patient-centered care by assisting with the administration of Infection Prevention policies, procedures and programs. As a part of the Infection Prevention team, the Infection Preventionist identifies, investigates, reports, and monitors the incidence of nosocomial infections among patients and personnel, and implements policies and procedures to prevent cross-contamination. The Infection Preventionist is also responsible for assisting with in‑service programs related to infection prevention and infection control, and with the clinical aspects of the Employee Health Program, including preemployment processing, occupational health testing and surveillance.
Responsibilities
Apply epidemiologic principles and statistical methods, including risk stratification and benchmarking, to identify target populations, determine risk factors, design prevention and control strategies, analyze trends, and evaluate processes.
Assist in coordinating prevention and containment efforts for potential infections, pandemics, and bioterrorist events.
Assist in the development, assessment, reassessment, and implementation of the Infection Control/Employee Health Plan, and review and update policies and protocols as needed to maintain compliance with regulations, standards and evidence‑based guidelines.
Assist in the organization and facilitation of regularly scheduled hospital Infection Prevention meetings and dissemination of recommendations, and attend regional meetings and other educational forums related to IP topics.
Assume responsibility for the appropriate allocation of hospital resources through effective and efficient infection control, consistent with the Joint Commission standards, governmental regulations, and third‑party payer requirements.
Serve as a resource to hospital personnel and medical staff on patient placement, isolation, and other interventions to control or reduce infections or infectious risks among patients, personnel, medical staff and visitors.
Qualifications
Bachelor Degree required. Masters or MPH preferred.
Valid California RN license.
Certification in Infection Control (when eligible).
Completion of CDC coursework or equivalent within established time frame.
Minimum two years’ experience in acute hospital care.
Current knowledge of and skill in infection control and prevention, collection, statistical analysis, and report formatting.
Riverside Community Hospital is a large acute care facility with 517 beds, established in 1901. It has the most extensive Emergency Room and Level I Trauma Center in the Inland Empire region and is the primary recipient of STEMI (heart attack) cases in Riverside County. The hospital is accredited as a Chest Pain Center and Comprehensive Stroke Center and has a HeartCare Institute that offers both invasive and non‑invasive cardiac procedures. Riverside has a Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, which it is very proud of.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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