BJC HealthCare (New)
Infection Prevention Specialist
BJC HealthCare (New), Belleville, Illinois, United States, 62226
Additional Information About the Role
Full time, Salaried
Primarily Monday - Friday, daytime hours
On Call Commitment
Additional Preferred Requirements
Experience using MS Office programs such as Word, Excel and Powerpoint
Presentation skills
Overview BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St PAMACK Kingston. With net revenues of $6.3 billion and more than 30,000 employees, BJC serves patients and their families in urban, suburban and rural communities through its 14 hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long‑term care and hospice.
BJC is the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefits in the state of Missouri. BJC and its hospitals and health service organizations provide $785.9 million annually in community benefit – that includes $410.6 million in charity care and other financial assistance to patients to ensure medical care regardless of their ability to pay. In addition, BJC provides additional community benefits through research, emergency preparedness, regional health care safety net services, health literacy, community outreach, community health programs and regional economic development.
BJC’s patients have access to the latest advances in medical science and technology through a formal affiliation between Barnes‑Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital with the renowned Washington University School of Medicine, which consistently ranks among the top medical schools in the country.
Preferred Qualifications Role Purpose
Responsible for providing a safe environment where risks for infection are identified and minimized for patients, employees and visitors, and for designing surveillance programs, data reporting, data analysis and intervention development aimed at reducing healthcare‑acquired infections among patients and employees.
Responsibilities
Conduct ongoing surveillance for detection of healthcare‑acquired infections (HAI).
Ensure compliance in all aspects of infection surveillance, prevention and control, and serve as an infection‑control resource.
Support programs that maximize protection of employees, patients and visitors against infectious diseases.
Work collaboratively with the Infection Control Committee.
Minimum Requirements
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree (Nursing/PH/related)
Experience:
2–5 years
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Full time, Salaried
Primarily Monday - Friday, daytime hours
On Call Commitment
Additional Preferred Requirements
Experience using MS Office programs such as Word, Excel and Powerpoint
Presentation skills
Overview BJC HealthCare is one of the largest nonprofit health care organizations in the United States, delivering services to residents primarily in the greater St PAMACK Kingston. With net revenues of $6.3 billion and more than 30,000 employees, BJC serves patients and their families in urban, suburban and rural communities through its 14 hospitals and multiple community health locations. Services include inpatient and outpatient care, primary care, community health and wellness, workplace health, home health, community mental health, rehabilitation, long‑term care and hospice.
BJC is the largest provider of charity care, unreimbursed care and community benefits in the state of Missouri. BJC and its hospitals and health service organizations provide $785.9 million annually in community benefit – that includes $410.6 million in charity care and other financial assistance to patients to ensure medical care regardless of their ability to pay. In addition, BJC provides additional community benefits through research, emergency preparedness, regional health care safety net services, health literacy, community outreach, community health programs and regional economic development.
BJC’s patients have access to the latest advances in medical science and technology through a formal affiliation between Barnes‑Jewish Hospital and St. Louis Children’s Hospital with the renowned Washington University School of Medicine, which consistently ranks among the top medical schools in the country.
Preferred Qualifications Role Purpose
Responsible for providing a safe environment where risks for infection are identified and minimized for patients, employees and visitors, and for designing surveillance programs, data reporting, data analysis and intervention development aimed at reducing healthcare‑acquired infections among patients and employees.
Responsibilities
Conduct ongoing surveillance for detection of healthcare‑acquired infections (HAI).
Ensure compliance in all aspects of infection surveillance, prevention and control, and serve as an infection‑control resource.
Support programs that maximize protection of employees, patients and visitors against infectious diseases.
Work collaboratively with the Infection Control Committee.
Minimum Requirements
Education:
Bachelor’s Degree (Nursing/PH/related)
Experience:
2–5 years
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