This is a salaried Full-Time position (80 hours per pay period) with a Monday - Friday schedule, located at our Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego. You will enjoy comprehensive benefits that cover health wellness, career development, and retirement options among other benefits.
Why join Scripps Health?
AWARD-WINNING WORKPLACE:
Made Becker’s 150 Top Places to Work for 2024#5 in Fortune Best Workplaces in Healthcare 2023#78 in PEOPLE Companies that Care 2023#95 in Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work for 2023Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 yearsThe Infection Control Coordinator is responsible for facilitating and coordinating the infection surveillance, prevention and control program, promoting safe, effective infection control practices and for assuring facility infection control compliance with regulating agencies. Additional duties may include assisting with patient safety and risk management activities, performing investigational reviews, collecting performance improvement data, and reviewing clinical trial studies.
This is a salaried Full-Time position (80 hours per pay period) with a Monday - Friday schedule, located at our Scripps Mercy Hospital San Diego. You will enjoy comprehensive benefits that cover health wellness, career development, and retirement options among other benefits.
Why join Scripps Health?
AWARD-WINNING WORKPLACE:
Made Becker’s 150 Top Places to Work for 2024#5 in Fortune Best Workplaces in Healthcare 2023#78 in PEOPLE Companies that Care 2023#95 in Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work for 2023Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 yearsThe Infection Control Coordinator is responsible for facilitating and coordinating the infection surveillance, prevention and control program, promoting safe, effective infection control practices and for assuring facility infection control compliance with regulating agencies. Additional duties may include assisting with patient safety and risk management activities, performing investigational reviews, collecting performance improvement data, and reviewing clinical trial studies.
Required Experience/Specialized Skills:
Minimum 3 years of acute care/infection control experience and/or data collection and performance improvement/risk management experience.Must have experience with adult education, basic statistics and epidemiological principles.Required Certification/Registration:
Certification in Infection Control (CIC) or attends a basic infection control training courseCA RN license, other relevant license, for non-nurses or equivalent experience.Required Education/Course(s)/Training:
Bachelor's degree, nursing or biological sciences or equivalent experiencePreferred Experience/Specialized Skills/Education/Course(s)/Training:
Master’s degree in Public Health, Biological Sciences, or related.Acute care hospital experience.Required Experience/Specialized Skills:
Minimum 3 years of acute care/infection control experience and/or data collection and performance improvement/risk management experience.Must have experience with adult education, basic statistics and epidemiological principles.Required Certification/Registration:
Certification in Infection Control (CIC) or attends a basic infection control training courseCA RN license, other relevant license, for non-nurses or equivalent experience.Required Education/Course(s)/Training:
Bachelor's degree, nursing or biological sciences or equivalent experiencePreferred Experience/Specialized Skills/Education/Course(s)/Training:
Master’s degree in Public Health, Biological Sciences, or related.Acute care hospital experience.