Infection Preventionist Part Time - HCA Healthcare

Description

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Infection Preventionist

Part Time

Are you passionate about the patient experience? At HCA Healthcare, we are committed to caring for patients with purpose and integrity. We care like family! Jump-start your career as a(an) Infection Preventionist Part Time today with HCA HealthONE Mountain Ridge.

Benefits

HCA HealthONE Mountain Ridge, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• 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.
  

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Come join our team as a(an) Infection Preventionist Part Time. We care for our community! Just last year, HCA Healthcare and our colleagues donated $13.8 million dollars to charitable organizations. Apply Today!

Job Summary and Qualifications

As an Infection Prevention Coordinator, you will collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and with other departments to ensure that optimal infection control practices are delineated, shared, maintained, and regularly reviewed for the facility.

What you will do in this role:

• As an Infection Prevention Coordinator, you will be responsible for the prevention, detection and control of infections in the facility and responsible for the direction of the Infection Prevention Program.
• You will be responsible for establishing, instituting and maintaining an effective system for evaluation and reporting infections in patients.
• You will maintain current knowledge of job related research findings and initiates or modifies policy, procedure, and practice in accordance with these.
• You will monitor all publically reported and corporate defined and reported infection prevention data.
• You will review and assure compliance with all applicable regulatory, certification and accreditation standards in accordance to current applicable federal, state and local standards.
• You will collaborate and communicate with other departments to ensure that staff are educated on optimal infection prevention and control practices.
• You will work in collaboration with Safety Officer to monitor and direct infection prevention practices for construction and other hospital projects. 

What qualifications you will need:

• Degree in nursing or medical technology. Master’s degree in public health, preferred.
• Completion of Infection Control Surveillance course is preferred.
• Certification in Infection Control (CIC) is preferred, as employee becomes eligible to test for it (as defined by the Certified Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, CBIC).
• Demonstrated three years of previous infection control experience, or related areas such as nursing or microbiology.
• Demonstrates knowledge of microbiology, normal flora, pathogens and antimicrobial susceptibility testing.
• Ability to communicate effectively with patients, families, physicians, and other health care team members.
• Strong critical thinking skills and project management. 

HCA HealthONE, one of the largest and most comprehensive healthcare systems in the Rocky Mountain region, offers more than 170 care sites in the Denver-metro area. Offering services across the continuum of care to meet patients’ total healthcare needs, HCA HealthONE includes seven acute care hospitals, a dedicated flagship pediatric hospital, a rehabilitation hospital, CareNow® urgent care clinics, mental health campuses, imaging and surgery centers, physician practices, home and hospice care, and AirLife Denver, which provides regional critical care air and ground transportation. Among HCA HealthONE’s acute care hospitals is Mountain Ridge (formerly North Suburban Medical Center), a 157-bed, Level II state-designated trauma facility. Mountain Ridge strives to meet and exceed the needs of the north metro Denver communities by also providing two freestanding, full-service emergency rooms and an outpatient surgery center. Consistently among the Denver Business Journals’ list of top corporate philanthropists in the Denver-metro area, HCA HealthONE was named as one of the most community-minded organizations by The Civic 50 and contributed more than $1 million through cash and in-kind donations last year alone, along with more than $400M in federal, state and local taxes.

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 costs for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"The great hospitals will always put the patient and the patient's family first, and the really great institutions will provide care with warmth, compassion, and dignity for the individual."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply for our Infection Preventionist Part Time opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Unlock the possibilities and apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.