Infection Preventionist - Overlake Medical Center & Clinics

Requirements

• Graduate of a Nursing program with current licensure or Bachelor's degree required. Master's degree strongly preferred.
• Four (4) years of previous work experience in a hospital setting, public health, clinical quality, or performance improvement, preferably in infection prevention OR two (2) years with a Master's degree.
• Two years of Clinic/Ambulatory IP experience highly preferred.
• Certification in Infection Control (CIC) or obtain within 2 years PLUS one of the following if applicable:
• If RN, current Washington State RN license
• If a certified Medical Technologist, the certification must be from the ASCP (American Society of Clinical Pathologists), AMT (American Medical Technologists) or AAB (American Association of Bioanalysts)
• If clinical quality or performance improvement, Certification in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) preferred
• Why join Overlake?
• We're proud to offer benefits that support you in every stage of your career and life. But it's our inspirational culture that has made us one of America's Top 150 places to work in healthcare for several years in a row.
• Local, visible leaders who care about you.
• A values-based work environment.
• Medical insurance premiums as low as $0 per month.
• Many Overlake services covered at 100%.
• Tuition reimbursement up to $10,000 per year.
• Generous retirement plan matching starting at 5% and increasing to 7% after five years with immediate vesting.
• Pre-tax and Roth after tax retirement savings plans.
• An expanded Employee Assistance Program.
• A caregiver support program to help with everything from childcare to eldercare.
• Free parking and Orca transit passes.
• If this sounds like an environment where you'll thrive, we'd love to hear from you.
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Welcome to a medical center where you're the center of attention. Pay range: - Salary $107,723.00 - $161,595.00 Overlake Medical Center & Clinics has a new opportunity for a full-time Infection Preventionist to support both clinic/ambulatory and hospital entities. This role collaborates with the Manager on all infection prevention related activities associated with surveillance, performance improvement and education which are intended to ensure that the facility's patients, staff and visitors will be protected from transmission of diseases and infection within the facility's environment. Responsible for ensuring compliance with The Joint Commission Standards, State and CMS regulations, and for facilitating the daily activities of the Infection Prevention Department.

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