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Thank you for your interest! Please note, the primary purpose of this posting is to recruit for on-going and future positions.

Join the transformative team atCity of Hope, where we’re changing lives and making a real difference in the fight against cancer, diabetes, and other life-threatening illnesses. City of Hope’s growing national system includes its Los Angeles campus, a network of clinical care locations across Southern California, a new cancer center in Orange County, California, and treatment facilities in Atlanta, Chicago and Phoenix. Our dedicated and compassionate employees are driven by a common mission: To deliver the cures of tomorrow to the people who need them today.

position Summary

Infection Preventionistsare responsible foridentifyinghealthcare-associated infection risks to patients and personnel through surveillance,observationand assessment. Incumbents specialize in developing, implementing,monitoringand reporting infection risk-reduction strategies through collaboration with all levels of medical center personnel. Infection Control Practitioners research and develop infection control policies and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements,nationally-recognizedinfection control guidelines, and recognized best practices.

Infection Preventionists coordinate initial and on-going department-specific and facility-wide educational programs related to infection prevention and control. The Infection Preventionistreportsstate and federally mandatedhealthcare associatedinfections (HAI)Infection Preventionistsplan and coordinate programs to evaluate andmonitorsterile and aseptic techniques, cleaning procedures, and sterilization processes employed by the medical center. Incumbents collaborate with and make recommendations to department leadership to reduce oreliminatepotential infection hazards and toinitiatecorrective action asindicatedthrough infection surveillance and monitoring programs.

As a successful candidate, you will:

• Identifyhealthcare-associated infection risks to patients and personnel through surveillance, observation,and assessment.
• Specialize in developing, implementing,monitoringand reporting infection risk-reduction strategies through collaboration with all levels of medical center personnel.
• Research and develop infection control policies and procedures to ensure compliance with regulatory and accreditation requirements,nationally-recognizedinfection control guidelines, and recognized best practices.
• Coordinate initial and on-going department-specific and facility-wide educational programs related to infection prevention and control.
• Reportsstate and federally mandatedhealthcare associatedinfections(HAI).
• Plan and coordinate programs to evaluate andmonitorsterile and aseptic techniques, cleaning procedures, and sterilization processes employed by the medical center.
• Collaborate with and make recommendations to department leadership to reduceor eliminate potentialinfection hazards and toinitiatecorrective action asindicatedthrough infection surveillance and monitoring programs.

Your qualifications should include:

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) orcommensuratedegree in a healthcare-related fieldor public health. Experience may substitute for minimum education requirements
• Greater than 2 years infection prevention experience in an acute care facility, or must be CIC certified if having less than 2 years of experience
• CIC required or must pass the CIC exam within 6 months of hire
• For Associate Level Infection Preventionist – No experience required, no CIC required
• For Senior Level Infection Preventionist – 5+ years experience in Infection Control and Prevention, CIC required

City of Hope employees pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location

City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

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