Prime Healthcare

Acquires and reorganizes underperforming hospitals

Infection Control Preventionist

Medical, Clinical & VeterinaryConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeWoonsocket, RI, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A bachelor's degree from an accredited school in medicine, nursing, epidemiology, microbiology, public health, or another life-science-related field is preferred.
Registered nurses must hold a license in the state where the facility is located.
A current Basic Life Support certificate is required upon hire and must be maintained.
At least two years of experience in a health care setting is required.

Responsibilities

Conduct surveillance, prevention, and control of infection.
Assist with the development and implementation of policies and procedures while maintaining standards and directives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, AOA Healthcare Facilities Accreditation Program, The Joint Commission, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, local regulators, and other regulatory agencies.
Serve as a primary education consultant to hospital employees, physicians, patients, volunteers, and visitors on safe infection-control and prevention practices.
Coordinate hospital infection-control activities with the Infection Control Committee, Medical Staff, and hospital employees.
Respond to potential exposures by communicating with patients, physicians, employees, volunteers, and regulatory agencies.

Desired Qualifications

One or more years of experience in infection control and/or employee health is preferred.
Successful completion of formal Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology courses in infection control is desirable.
Certification in Infection Control is preferred.

Overview

At Landmark Medical Center, our dedicated team of professionals is committed to our core values of quality, compassion, and community. As a member of Prime Healthcare, Landmark Medical Center is actively seeking new members to join its award-winning team!

Landmark Medical Center is a 214-bed acute care hospital in Woonsocket, RI. The hospital has been “A”rated for patient safety by The Leapfrog Group and has received numerous Healthgrades awards for patient safety excellence, heart care, and orthopedics. Originally known as the "Woonsocket Hospital," Landmark Medical Center has been serving the communities of northern Rhode Island and southern Massachusetts since 1873. Learn more at www.landmarkmedical.org.

Responsibilities

The Infection Control Preventionist is responsible for surveillance, prevention and control of infection. Assists with policy and procedure development and implementation while maintaining CDC, OSHA, AOA HFAP/TJC/CMS/local regulatory and other regulatory agency standards or directives. Acts as a primary education consultant to hospital employees, physicians, patients, volunteers and visitors in safe Infection Control/Prevention practices. Coordinates all hospital infection control activities with the Infection Control Committee, Medical Staff and hospital employees. Responds to potential exposures by communicating with patients, physicians, employees, volunteers and regulatory agencies.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

1. Graduate from an accredited school with a Bachelor’s degree in medicine, nursing, epidemiology, microbiology, public health or other life science related field, preferred.

2. If a registered nurse, must be licensed by the State where the facility is located.

3. Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.

4. Minimum of two (2) years’ experience in a health care setting required. One year or more of experience in infection control and/or employee health is preferred.

5. Successful completion of formal APIC courses in Infection Control desirable.

6. Certification in Infection Control (CIC) preferred.

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Employment Status

Full Time
Shift

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Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf

About the Company

Prime Healthcare

Acquires and reorganizes underperforming hospitals

Prime Healthcare operates a network of hospitals and outpatient centers across the United States, concentrating on turning around financially struggling facilities. It invests in infrastructure and technology, restructures operations, and negotiates payer terms (including pursuing higher out-of-network reimbursements) to improve financial performance, and it manages both for-profit hospitals and not-for-profit facilities through the Prime Healthcare Foundation. The company aims to raise clinical quality and patient safety while expanding access in hundreds of communities, though it has faced legal and regulatory scrutiny over billing practices and service-line decisions. Its goal is to stabilize and improve the financial and clinical performance of underperforming hospitals so they can continue serving their communities.

Company size: 5,001-10,000
Company stage: Debt Financing
Total funding: $2.2B
Headquarters: Ontario, CA
Founded: 2001

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