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_Texas Health Fort Worth is seeking an experienced Infection Preventionist to join our team!_ _Is that you??_

Position Highlights

+ Work location: Texas Health Fort Worth 1301 Pennsylvania Ave TX 76104

+ Work environment: Infection Control

+ Work hours: (4) 10 hour days, Monday-Friday - flexible start time between 7a -9a with 1 work from home day a month.

+ On Call rotation occasionally may need to come in for special situations.

Position Highlights

• Close-knit team

• Opportunity for advancement

• Ability to gain experience in a variety of care environments

Here’s What You Need

• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, Microbiology, Medical Technology or related field OR

• Master’s Degree in Public Health required

• 2 years of experience in acute care hospital, alternative care setting (Rehab, LTC, SNU), or infectious disease epidemiology required

• Hospital experience preferred

• RN – Registered Nurse if Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing upon hire required OR

• MT(ASCP) - Medical Technologist if Bachelor's degree in Microbiology, Medical Technology or Biology upon hire required OR

• M(ASCP) - Microbiology if Bachelor's degree in Microbiology, Medical Technology or Biology upon hired required AND

• CIC - Certification in Infection Prevention and Control within 3 years required

• CIC – Certification in Infection Prevention and Control preferred

What You Will Do

• Collaborate on development of an annual IP plan, based on population(s) served and services provided, and collects/analyzes data to determine effectiveness of the plan

• Utilize epidemiological principles to conduct surveillance and lead outbreak investigations

• Conduct IPC rounds, based on annual and periodic risk assessments, to ensure compliance with IPC standards and regulatory requirements

• Assess the risk of occupational exposures to infectious disease and recommend strategies for prevention

• Contribute to antimicrobial stewardship (AS) efforts by identifying and detecting MDROs among the population served, reporting surveillance trends over time, using surveillance data, and analyzing antibiograms.

• Pursue/achieve/maintain required, applicable certification and licensure

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Employee

• Benefits include 401k, PTO, medical, dental, Paid Parental Leave, flex spending, tuition reimbursement, Student Loan Repayment Program, well as several other benefits.

• Delivery of high quality of patient care through nursing education, nursing research and innovations in nursing practice.

• Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).

• A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

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**_Do you still have questions or concerns?_** Feel free to email your questions to [email protected] .

Texas Health requires a resume when an application is submitted.Employment opportunities are only reflective of wholly owned Texas Health Resources entities.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employees or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.