Lucile Packard - Palo Alto, CA
Infection prevention Specialist
Job Summary
Infection Prevention Specialist
We are looking for a registered nurse to step into the role of Infection Prevention Specialist at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital in California. You will join a team of 5 Infection Preventionists, along with 2 contractors, and will report to the Assistant Manager, Infection Prevention at this 397 bed medical center.
You will need a Bachelor’s degree in a work-related discipline/field from an accredited college or university. You will also be required to have three years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience in the field of infection prevention or quality and patient safety. You will need to have taken the CIC certification exam within one year of hire and must achieve your CIC certification within 2 years of hire.
About Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
At Stanford Children’s Health, they combine advanced technologies and breakthrough discoveries with family-centered care. They provide caregivers with continuing education and state-of-the-art facilities, like the newly remodeled Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford. We provide care in more than 150 medical specialties, many of which are part of our centers of excellence including: brain & behavior, cancer, heart, pregnancy & newborn, pulmonary and transplant. We also provide an additional, wide range of services for babies, kids and pregnant moms.
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Official job description
Infection Control specialist -
Lucile Packard Children's Hospital
INFECTION CONTROL SPECIALIST
RN preferred but not required (they have 2 MPHs in now). Bachelor’s degree in a work-related discipline/field from an accredited college or university; Three (3) years of progressively responsible and directly related work experience in the field of infection prevention or quality and patient safety; Must have taken the CIC certification exam within one year of hire. Must achieve CIC certification within 2 years of hire. 2 FT IPs but looking to make a team of 6 to report to Dir. IP (Assistant Mgr IP and Program Coordinator also reporting to Dir.)
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