Infection Preventionist - Clinical Quality & Patient Safety

As our Infection Preventionist, you will help lead efforts to prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) and strengthen a culture of safety throughout the medical center.

You'll have the opportunity to:

• Partner directly with physicians, nursing leaders, and frontline clinical teams
• Serve as a visible and approachable infection prevention expert throughout the organization
• Investigate infection trends and help identify opportunities for improvement
• Translate surveillance data into meaningful actions that improve patient care
• Provide education, coaching, and guidance on infection prevention practices
• Collaborate across departments to promote evidence-based practices
• Support teams when infection control concerns or emerging issues arise
• Help ensure compliance with applicable regulatory requirements, professional standards, and infection prevention guidelines
• Provide on-call support when infection prevention concerns require timely guidance

The Infection Preventionist is responsible for activities designed to prevent and reduce healthcare-associated infections and limit the transmission of infectious organisms.

In this role, you will systematically collect, analyze, interpret, and communicate infection prevention data to help plan, implement, and evaluate effective practices.

You will also serve as a consultant and resource for employees throughout the organization, collaborate with healthcare professionals both inside and outside the facility, and develop and implement infection prevention education.

• A confident and effective communicator
• Collaborative and comfortable partnering with physicians and clinical leaders
• Analytical, curious, and skilled at identifying trends
• Able to think quickly and respond effectively when concerns arise
• Comfortable educating and influencing others
• Organized and able to manage competing priorities
• Passionate about patient safety, quality, and continuous improvement    

• Non-nurse applicants: Five years of relevant clinical experience
• Registered Nurse applicants: Broad nursing experience required

• Current professional licensure or certification, when applicable to the candidate's primary discipline
• Certification in Infection Control (CIC) preferred

If you're passionate about patient safety and want a role where you can educate, collaborate, investigate, influence change, and make an organization-wide impact, we want to hear from you.

If you like working with energetic enthusiastic individuals, you will enjoy your career with us!

The Medical University of South Carolina is an Equal Opportunity Employer. MUSC does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, age, sex, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, protected veteran status, family or parental status, or any other status protected by state laws and/or federal regulations. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration for employment based upon applicable qualifications, merit and business need.

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