Infection Control Coordinator jobs in Laredo, TX

At Laredo Medical Center, we are 130 years strong and proud of our tradition with a vision to provide Laredo and Webb County quality and compassionate care and continued growth in services to support our patient’s health and well-being. We believe in the power of people to create great care the #LMCway. We are healthcare professionals committed to provide a place of healing, caring and connection in the community we call home. If you are interested in working for a thriving hospital that rewards you, challenges you and makes your life meaningful, LMC is the place to be.

We are looking to add a full-time Infection Control Manager to our Infection Control Department. The role's primary duties include: ICP surveillance activities, identification of hazards, evaluation and recommendation of actions or policies with the goal to reduce infection risks in patients, employees and visitors. All activities are aimed at ensuring quality healthcare and furthering improvement projects such as elimination of hospital acquired conditions, championing best practices in compliance, and providing ongoing education for staff. Video interviewing available for out-of-town candidates. Candidates with current ICP Certification preferred. Please read the full job description before applying.

Position Purpose:

The job's primary mission is to support the reduction of hospital acquired infections (HAC) to promote good patient outcomes and reduce the reported HAC metric levels below national rates. The job responsibilities require the monitoring of infection control practices (ICP) in all the hospital units, auditing, teaching and sharing of best practices for staff education and general compliance.

Job Duties include:

Develop and conduct ICP surveillance activities to detect infection control hazards. Actively evaluate, recommend and report activities that will reduce infection risks in patients, employees and visitors. Consult with different departments on policies and procedures to reduce infection control risks.

Areas of Knowledge and Practice:

Infection Prevention and Control Practice

Epidemiology

Surveillance

Education

Consultation

Performance Improvement

Program Management and Evaluation

Position Qualifications:

Education:

Required Education- A graduate possessing a Bachelor of Science in Microbiology or Nursing Degree from an accredited university. Preferred Education- A graduate possessing a Master’s Degree in Microbiology or Nursing from an accredited university.

Additional Educational Background that may be eligible for consideration when possessing the required work experience include:
Master’s Degree in Public Health, Bachelor’s Degree or Masters in Epidemiology, or Physician Degree from an International University with valid verification from World Education Services (WES)

Experience:

Required Experience-5 years of clinical experience in clinical departments, exposure to multiple clinical areas with diverse populations. Exposure to patients with a diverse mix of infections. Experience with electronic medical record preferred, proficiency in Windows and Google applications, data management reporting, and analytics skills.

Preferred Experience: More than 10 years of direct experience working with diverse populations and mix of infections.6-10 years of direct experience working with diverse populations and mix of infections

Licenses / Certificates:

Required: Medical Technologist, certification registry from ASCP and Texas R.N. License

Preferred: Infection Control Practitioner Certification

Reporting Structure:

Reports to the Director of Infection Control

Experience

• 5 year(s): Minimum of 5 years of clinical experience that includes work with diverse populations and mix of infections.

• 10 year(s): More than 10 years of direct experience working with diverse populations and mix of infections.
• 6 - 10 years: 6-10 years of direct experience working with diverse populations and mix of infections.

Education

• Bachelors or better in Nursing
• Bachelors or better in Microbiology

• Masters or better in Nursing
• Masters or better in Microbiology

Licenses & Certifications

• L-TX-RN License
• Z-DoNotUse-C-ASCP MedTech

• C-CBIC-a-IPC