Are you ready to join a dynamic team dedicated to advancing healthcare excellence? We are seeking a motivated and passionate Clinical Infection Prevention Specialist to drive operational improvement across our ambulatory spaces. As a key player in our organization, you'll spearhead quality improvement activities that enhance clinical and non-clinical areas ensuring measurable business process enhancements and championing infection prevention principles. Imagine yourself traveling daily, visiting physician offices, urgent care centers, outpatient clinics and more to implement best practices and uphold our commitment to patient safety. If you thrive on making a positive impact, have a background in infection prevention or the passion to learn and oversee infection prevention, we invite you to bring your expertise to our team and help us elevate healthcare standards to new heights. Join us in shaping the future of infection prevention and healthcare delivery!

Job Summary

Supports operational improvement projects throughout the organization including both clinical and non-clinical areas to accomplish measurable business process improvements. Analyzes and measures the effectiveness of existing processes and helps to develop sustainable, repeatable and quantifiable clinical and business process improvements. Collects and analyzes process and quality data to initiate, develop, and recommend operational practices and procedures that focus on enhanced safety, increased productivity, and reduced cost. Experienced in hospital epidemiology principles and is responsible for the surveillance, analysis and reporting and prevention of healthcare associated infections; educating all healthcare providers, patients and families about infection control; and the development of health system policies and procedures to ensure rigorous infection control standards that meet Joint Commission, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Community Health Departments and Center for Disease Control (CDC) requirements

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• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in Nursing, medical technology, or education related to epidemiology.

• 2 years of relevant Clinical or Infection Prevention experience

• LIC-Registered Nurse (RN) - State of Michigan OR

• CRT-Medical Technologist, Certified (MT) - ASCP American Society for Clinical Pathology

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• Master's Degree or equivalent experience including Master of Public Health.

• 2 years of relevant experience in participation on improvement initiatives

• CRT-Infection Prevention and Control, Certified - CBIC Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc within 3 years after hire

• CRT-At least one Certification from preferred list - Institute for Healthcare improvement (IHI), IHI Open School

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Corewell Health is committed to providing a safe environment for our team members, patients, visitors, and community. We require a drug-free workplace and require team members to comply with the MMR, Varicella, Tdap, and Influenza vaccine requirement if in an on-site or hybrid workplace category. We are committed to supporting prospective team members who require reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application process, to perform the essential functions of a job, or to enjoy equal benefits and privileges of employment due to a disability, pregnancy, or sincerely held religious belief.

Corewell Health grants equal employment opportunity to all qualified persons without regard to race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, religion, genetic information, marital status, height, weight, gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other legally protected category.

An interconnected, collaborative culture where all are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work, is vital to the health of our organization. As a health system, we advocate for equity as we care for our patients, our communities, and each other. From workshops that develop cultural intelligence, to our inclusion resource groups for people to find community and empowerment at work, we are dedicated to ongoing resources that advance our values of diversity, equity, and inclusion in all that we do. We invite those that share in our commitment to join our team.

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