Tanner Health
Infection Preventionist - Infection Prevention (Days)
Tanner Health, Bremen, Alabama, United States, 35033
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Infection Preventionist - Infection Prevention (Days)
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Tanner Health
3 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants
This position requires travel to both Bremen and East Alabama.
Responsibilities
Assisting with day‑to‑day activities of the System Infection Prevention Department.
Utilizing epidemiologic tools to identify patients and personnel at risk of infection, clustering or outbreaks of infections, variation in the levels of Healthcare Acquired Infections, or single cases of unusual infections.
Developing and monitoring activities related to performance improvement, including but not limited to surveillance for healthcare acquired infections, reportable diseases, employee occupational health and safety.
Assisting in designing, collecting, analyzing, and presenting data.
Promoting compliance with regulations, evidence‐based guidelines and accreditation requirements.
Serving as an Infection Prevention consultant for construction and design projects throughout the hospital system.
Working with clinical teams to identify infection prevention needs of patients and providing guidance in specific cases on best practice.
Required Knowledge & Skills Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, Medical Technology, Epidemiology or Public Health required. Master’s preferred.
Experience:
Minimum 2 years of related experience in acute care, critical access hospital or similar preferred. One year of Infection Prevention preferred. No experience required. Requires working knowledge of specialized practices, equipment, and procedures.
Licenses and Certifications:
None required. Certification in Infection Control preferred or when eligible within two years of employment. RNs-current or compact RN licensure in the state of Georgia preferred. Medical Technologist—current generalist or specialty certification by a nationally recognized board/agency preferred.
Supervision:
Has no authority over personnel, but must be able to function as a member of an integrated team. Staff position which assists leadership performing an advisory function in providing service to line supervisors.
Qualifications Current Georgia RN license preferred.
One year Clinical or Infectious Prevention or hospital‑based work history experience is preferred.
Computer literacy with word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software required; preferred experience with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Certified in Infection Control (CIC) highly preferred.
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Infection Preventionist - Infection Prevention (Days)
role at
Tanner Health
3 days ago Be among the first 25 applicants
This position requires travel to both Bremen and East Alabama.
Responsibilities
Assisting with day‑to‑day activities of the System Infection Prevention Department.
Utilizing epidemiologic tools to identify patients and personnel at risk of infection, clustering or outbreaks of infections, variation in the levels of Healthcare Acquired Infections, or single cases of unusual infections.
Developing and monitoring activities related to performance improvement, including but not limited to surveillance for healthcare acquired infections, reportable diseases, employee occupational health and safety.
Assisting in designing, collecting, analyzing, and presenting data.
Promoting compliance with regulations, evidence‐based guidelines and accreditation requirements.
Serving as an Infection Prevention consultant for construction and design projects throughout the hospital system.
Working with clinical teams to identify infection prevention needs of patients and providing guidance in specific cases on best practice.
Required Knowledge & Skills Education:
Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing, Medical Technology, Epidemiology or Public Health required. Master’s preferred.
Experience:
Minimum 2 years of related experience in acute care, critical access hospital or similar preferred. One year of Infection Prevention preferred. No experience required. Requires working knowledge of specialized practices, equipment, and procedures.
Licenses and Certifications:
None required. Certification in Infection Control preferred or when eligible within two years of employment. RNs-current or compact RN licensure in the state of Georgia preferred. Medical Technologist—current generalist or specialty certification by a nationally recognized board/agency preferred.
Supervision:
Has no authority over personnel, but must be able to function as a member of an integrated team. Staff position which assists leadership performing an advisory function in providing service to line supervisors.
Qualifications Current Georgia RN license preferred.
One year Clinical or Infectious Prevention or hospital‑based work history experience is preferred.
Computer literacy with word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software required; preferred experience with Microsoft Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint).
Certified in Infection Control (CIC) highly preferred.
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