Infection Preventionist RN

Become part of the Beebe team - an inclusive team positioned in a vibrant coastal community. Enjoy a fulfilling career as you support the health of our patients and a team focused on excellence.

In addition to competitive compensation and wellness benefits (medical dental vision and prescription) Beebe Healthcare also offers:

• Sign-on and Referral Bonuses for select positions
• Tuition Assistance up to $5000
• Paid Time Off
• Long Term Sick accrual
• Employer Contribution Plan
• Free Short and Long-Term Disability for Full Time employees
• Zero copay for drugs on prescription plan for certain conditions
• College Bound 529 Savings Plan
• Life Insurance
• Beebe Pers via WorkAdvantage
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pet Insurance

The Infection Prevention Specialist supports the organization-wide Infection Prevention Program and works collaboratively with the Infection Preventionist clinical leaders providers and staff to promote a safe environment for patients visitors and team members. This position performs infection surveillance identifies and responds to infection prevention concerns supports regulatory and reporting requirements provides education and serves as a resource for infection prevention and control practices across the organization.

Infection Prevention Program & Strategic Initiatives

• Assist the Infection Preventionist/Coordinator with implementing annual and strategic Infection Prevention goals that support patient and staff safety.
• Conduct research evaluate evidence-based practices and make recommendations to support organizational infection prevention priorities.
• Assist with developing Infection Prevention teams and workgroups; actively participate in teams and lead or facilitate processes designed to achieve organizational goals.
• Collaborate closely with the Infection Preventionist/Coordinator to ensure effective communication coordination and achievement of department and organizational objectives.
• Assist with identifying infection prevention problems and developing appropriate corrective actions at the main campus and satellite locations.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives related to infection prevention and control.

Infection Surveillance & Outbreak Management

• Perform surveillance related to healthcare-associated infections communicable diseases and other infection prevention indicators.
• Identify trends clusters outbreaks and other areas of concern and prepare implement and evaluate action plans as appropriate.
• Assist with investigation and management of suspected or confirmed outbreaks and communicable disease concerns.
• Collect analyze and interpret infection prevention data to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Enter and maintain accurate data in applicable state national and organizational databases.
• Maintain appropriate infection prevention records and prepare reports for departments committees the Medical Director leadership and the Board as required.
• Assist with reporting designated communicable diseases and other required information to the Division of Public Health and other regulatory agencies.
• Obtain and provide pertinent patient information to public health officials and regulatory agencies as needed.

Infection Prevention Rounds & Regulatory Compliance

• Conduct infection prevention and control tracers to assess compliance with established standards policies and evidence-based practices.
• Participate in environment of care and infection prevention rounds throughout the organization including satellite locations.
• Identify opportunities for improvement and collaborate with departments to develop and implement corrective actions.
• Attend applicable organizational departmental committee and regulatory meetings and maintain an understanding of requirements and expectations related to infection prevention.
• Monitor changes in national standards regulatory requirements and evidence-based infection prevention practices.
• Assist with maintaining organizational compliance with applicable regulatory and accreditation requirements.

Policies & Procedures

• Assist the Infection Preventionist/Coordinator with writing reviewing and revising infection prevention policies and procedures.
• Conduct research to ensure policies and procedures remain current and aligned with national standards regulatory requirements and evidence-based practices.
• Identify opportunities for policy and procedure improvement based on surveillance findings regulatory changes organizational needs and emerging infection prevention trends.
• Update and maintain the electronic policy library as needed.
• Assist departments with interpretation and implementation of infection prevention policies and procedures.

Education & Training

• Assess the educational needs of staff patients/clients visitors departments and community partners related to infection prevention and control.
• Develop implement and evaluate appropriate educational tools and programs based on identified learning needs organizational goals surveillance data and infection/communicable disease trends.
• Provide infection prevention education to employees patients and families as appropriate.
• Develop educational resources for external organizations including schools nursing homes physician practices and community agencies to help reduce the spread of infection within their populations.
• Assist with orientation and ongoing education related to infection prevention practices isolation precautions communicable diseases and other applicable topics.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of educational initiatives and modify materials or approaches as needed.

Consultation & Collaboration

• Serve as an internal consultant and resource regarding infection prevention and control practices.
• Provide consultation to clinical and non-clinical departments physician practices nursing homes schools community agencies and other organizations regarding infection prevention concerns questions and education.
• Collaborate with physicians nurses clinical leaders ancillary departments Environmental Services Quality Employee Health Occupational Health and other stakeholders to address infection prevention concerns.
• Communicate effectively with patients and provide infection prevention education as appropriate.
• Promote a culture of infection prevention and safety through effective communication collaboration and relationship building.

On-Call & Flexible Scheduling

• Respond to infection prevention and control calls as needed during nights weekends and holidays.
• Provide consultation and assistance related to isolation precautions infection prevention policies and procedures communicable diseases and other urgent infection prevention concerns.
• Maintain a flexible schedule to meet department and organizational needs.
• Flex work hours and provide additional coverage as needed when the Infection Preventionist/Coordinator is unavailable due to vacation conferences illness or other absences.
• Participate in after-hours coverage and other department activities as assigned.

Additional Responsibilities

• Maintain confidentiality of patient employee and organizational information.
• Maintain current knowledge of infection prevention and control standards emerging infectious diseases regulatory requirements and evidence-based practices.
• Participate in professional development activities to maintain and enhance infection prevention expertise.
• Perform other duties as assigned in support of the Infection Prevention and Control Program.

• Current Infection Prevention experience with a minimum of two (2) years of related healthcare experience.
• Knowledge of CDC guidelines and NHSN infection surveillance criteria.
• Experience conducting medical record reviews infection surveillance data collection and analysis.
• Ability to investigate outbreaks identify trends develop corrective actions and lead Infection Prevention performance improvement initiatives.
• Strong organizational analytical interpersonal written and verbal communication skills.
• Self-motivated flexible and able to work independently while collaborating effectively with interdisciplinary teams.
• Proficient in Microsoft Windows Word Excel PowerPoint and database management systems.
• Ability to provide coverage for the Infection Prevention Coordinator/Preventionist and respond to infection prevention concerns during nights weekends and holidays as needed.

• Current RN license in Delaware or compact state
• CIC (Certification in Infection Control) preferred.