"Infection Preventionist"

A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.

The Intermediate Infection Preventionist sets a professional example both within the department and as a representative of the department throughout the institution. An Intermediate Infection Preventionist is able to successfully work both as a team member as well as independently with little management oversight.

30% Investigate clusters or outbreaks of infection using fundamental statistics or data tools. Develop, review, evaluate and implement infection prevention and control policies to improve quality of care. Consult with department and administrative staff on infection prevention and control issues. Represent department/team at unit/institutional meetings. Intermediate Infection Preventionists make decisions within the scope of their responsibilities and collaborate with IPE mentors, accreditation agencies, health departments and high-level disinfection project manager on infection prevention-related issues.

30% Conduct IP assessments/rounding and perform coaching on infection prevention priorities such as The Joint Commission, hand hygiene and healthcare-associated infection prevention.

10% Participate in interdisciplinary quality improvement projects, including creating education materials and programs for assigned areas, using data from dashboards and databases.

10% Collect, review, analyze and interpret surveillance data using electronic medical record and applying NHSN definitions to populations independently with minimal oversight.

5% Recommend appropriate actions to clinicians and administrators targeted to eliminate infectious risks in patients and staff. Conduct activities related to exposure of patients and employees of communicable diseases. Plan, develop and conduct educational programs for UMH employees. Observe, advise and train faculty and staff regarding assessing, preventing, and controlling infection risks.

5% Lead daily departmental huddles and other department level meetings

5% Participate in teaching opportunities in School of Public Health/School of Nursing or equivalent

5% Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications:

• MPH/MS with relevant classwork or experience in Infection Prevention, healthcare, public health, laboratory or related field
• Experience with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams)
• Ability to reliably attend in person and virtual meetings.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Data collection and analysis, report writing and data presentation skills
• Ability to use a variety of computer programs and software applications to apply epidemiologic principles

Preferred Qualifications:

• Board certified in Infection Prevention (CIC)
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in infection prevention
• Experience with data visualization such as Tableau

Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings. Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.

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