Infection Control Practitioner, Full Time, Days
Company: ScionHealth
Location: Boise
Posted on: July 5, 2025
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Job Description:
Description The work location for this position is Lewiston,
Idaho Full-Time:80-hours per pay period Benefits May Include: -
Medical, Dental, Vision - 401k w/ employer match - Short &
Long-term disabilities - Life & AD&D insurances - Employee
Assistance Program - Pet Insurance - and more Position Summary: The
Infection Control Practitioner operates under the direction of the
Infection Control Committee (ICC) and is mentored by the
ScionHealth Certified Infection Preventionists. The Infection
Control Practitioner will establish a networking relationship with
the Infection Preventionists at neighboring hospitals. The position
is supervised by the Director of Quality, or designee. The role of
the Infection Control Practitioner is to provide education,
consultation, surveillance of infection control and prevention
activities under the guidance of the ScionHealth Certified
Infection Preventionists. The Infection Control Practitioner will
follow the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) infection prevention
and control guidelines. In addition, the Infection Control
Practitioner will use references from National Healthcare Safety
Network (NHSN), Association for Professionals in Infection Control
and Epidemiology (APIC), and The Joint Commission (TJC). The
Infection Control Practitioner assists in the development and
implementation of policies and procedures designed to improve
patient care and safety through infection prevention and control.
The Infection Control Practitioner will demonstrate knowledge and
skills necessary to facilitate and develop process improvements
that will reduce harm caused by the spread or development of health
care acquired infections including, but not limited to,
CAUTI/HAUTI, CLABSI, C difficile, MRSA, SSI, PNA, and Sepsis.
Primary (Essential) Duties: Under the guidance of an infection
prevention practitioner (ScionHealth), or when available,
Infectious Disease Practitioner acts as the primary individual to
facilitate the development of policies, procedures, and control
measures to ensure compliance with the regulatory and accreditation
agency standards. Specific duties are as follows: - Oversees and
manages the infection control plan for St Joseph Regional Medical
Center, St Joseph clinics and outpatient services. The plan
includes the infection control goals for the year and the risk
assessment part 1 and 2. The Infection Control Practitioner forms a
team and conducts a risk assessment annually. - Performs infection
control related surveillance duties in all patient care
departments/clinics for the purpose of observation, consultation,
and collaboration with the members of the health care team to
determine presence of both nosocomial and community-related
infections. Ensures surveillance data is submitted to all required
agencies such as NHSN. Maintains accurate records of reported
information to include location of patient, name and type of
infection, related organisms, primary physician, and other key
information. - Facilitates the Infection Control Committee to
review infection data, control measures, policies, and procedures,
and to develop and implement Committee objectives. - Provides
direction and consultation with health care providers to develop
specific plans for patients and families utilizing age-specific
knowledge, for prevention or management of infections. -
Facilitates the implementation of appropriate isolation protocols
to control and prevent infections. - Participates in quality
improvement monitoring and evaluation activities including frequent
rounding (tracers) in patient care areas relating to infection
control issues and utilizes the quality improvement data to improve
patient care and safety. This includes overseeing the functioning
of assigned projects/project teams encompassing required quality
reporting related to infection prevention and for collaborating
with leadership to access necessary resources. - Develops and
updates the ongoing management plan in conjunction with the
Infection Control Committee. Monitors and ensures that detailed
project plans, reporting mechanisms, issue resolution processes,
and communications are timely and meet quality guidelines. -
Demonstrates a commitment to process improvement and expert
knowledge of continuous improvement principles and tools to
positively impact patient outcomes. This includes planning and
organizing tasks and resources and collaboration among leaders,
employees, and medical staff to support achievement of Medical
Center goals and objectives related to such quality pro-jects. -
Initiates and reports special studies and pertinent information
relating to infection control to the Infection Control Committee
for recommendations. Coordinate Infection Control Committee
activities (i.e. agendas, topics, minutes, implementation,
engagement, and participation) to promote a venue for collaboration
and feedback. Services and functions are formally assessed
throughout the year based on IPC risk assessment, volume of
services provided, problem-prone areas of infection prevention and
control, and high employee risk of acquiring a transmissible
disease. - Verifies and completes required reporting to public
health authorities. Uses surveillance data to prepare statistical
reports for the Infection Control Committee, the Patient Safety and
Clinical Quality (PSCQ)(s), appropriate medical committees and
hospital ad-ministration. - Facilitates the development and review
of infection control policies and procedures for all hospi-tal and
clinic departments. Uses approved policies and procedures in
coordinating day to day operations infection control operations and
references The Joint Commission Resources Book on Policies. -
Provides input in the budgeting process regarding the infection
control program needs. - Develops and maintains infection control
processes according to CDC, public health, Occupational Safety and
Health Administration (OSHA), Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
(CMS), and APIC standards. - Oversees infection prevention/control
education with the education department and other departments when
necessary. Ensures teaching guidelines specific to the area of
infection prevention/control principles and isolation protocols are
provided for new employees via general and patient care
orientation, and the annual skills fair. - Facilitates the
development of educational and teaching information related to
infection control issues for distribution to patients, families,
and staff. - Participates on assigned committees to provide
relevant current infection control information including
statistical data related to infection control monitoring and
evaluation activities, surveillance data, changes in standards or
practice, etc. Committee assignments include, but are not limited
to the Infection Control, Quality, and Environment of Care. Other
committee appointments are made on an annual basis or on request. -
Maintains knowledge base and principles for epidemiology and
infection control through reading current literature, attending
workshops and active memberships in local and national professional
organizations of INFECTION CONTROL coordinators/practitioners or
Infection Preventionists. - Coordinates with Human Resources and
Occupational/Employee Health for identified employee health
activities that include but are not limited to consulting on
prophylaxis for employee exposure, assisting with investigation of
employee incidents relating to infection control. - Coordinates
with Environment of Care team to ensure proper safeguards including
Infection Control Risk Assessments are taken to provide a safe
environment and collaborates when the environment is disrupted such
as construction, maintenance, and incidents such as floods. -
Coordinate with the leaders supporting the clinics and outpatient
services in compliance to the infection control and prevention
requirements set forth by The Joint Commission, Centers for
Medicare and Medi-caid Services, and other regulatory bodies.
SECONDARY DUTIES: - Available to consult on the acquisition of
equipment and supplies used for sterilization, disinfection, and
decontamination purposes. - Available to consult on infection
control risk assessments for construction and renovation projects.
- Available to provide department-specific infection control
in-service programs for the hospital, clinics, and outpatient
services. The above statements reflect the general characteristics
considered necessary to describe the principal functions of the job
as identified and shall not be considered as a detailed description
of all the work requirements that may be inherent in the position.
Scion Health considers a consistently positive, cooperative,
self-motivated, courteous, and professional attitude to be an
essential function of every position. While different positions
have different primary areas of responsibility, everyone needs to
work as a team, and we expect all employees to roll up their
sleeves and pitch in as necessary to get the job done. Employees
must be able to relate to other people beyond giving and receiving
instructions: (a) can get along with co-workers or peers without
exhibiting behavioral extremes, (b) perform work activities
requiring negotiating, instructing, supervising, persuading, or
speaking with others; and (c) respond appropriately to constructive
feedback from a supervisor. While this job description is intended
to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job,
management reserves the right to add or remove duties from
particular jobs when circumstances (e.g., emergencies, changes in
workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.
Qualifications Required: - Minimum of two years of nursing
experience in one of the following areas: - Perioperative Services
- Critical Care Services - Or Related Specialty - Or two years of
Infection Prevention experience - Bachelors of science in nursing
(BSN) - Knowledge in epidemiological principles, infectious
diseases, and sterilization, sanitation and disinfection practices
- Requires a knowledgebase in adult education principles -
Infection Control Practitioner Certification (CIC) Preferred:
Masters degree in nursing (MSN) or healthcare related field
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