Infection Control Coordinator

Overview

Join an award-winning team of dedicated professionals committed to our core values of quality, compassion and community! Southern Regional Medical Center, a member of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, offers incredible opportunities to expand your horizons and be part of a community dedicated to making a difference.

 

Southern Regional Medical Center is a non-profit, 331-bed full-service hospital serving the residents of Clayton County and southern crescent metro Atlanta communities. The hospital offers a complete line of services including Senior Care and Senior Behavioral Health Services; Emergency Services; Heart and Vascular; Advanced Imaging; Laboratory; Neuroscience Services; Rehabilitation; Sleep Diagnostic Center; Surgery/Robotic Surgery; Wound Care; and Women’s Health Services, including a Level III NICU. The hospital is certified accredited as a Chest Pain Center and Primary Stroke Center. Learn more at southernregional.org.

 

Responsibilities

The Infection Control Coordinator is responsible for surveillance, prevention and control of infection.  Assists with policy and procedure development and implementation while maintaining CDC, OSHA, AOA HFAP/TJC/CMS/local regulatory and other regulatory agency standards or directives.  Acts as a primary education consultant to hospital employees, physicians, patients, volunteers and visitors in safe Infection Control/Prevention practices.  Coordinates all hospital infection control activities with the Infection Control Committee, Medical Staff and hospital employees.  Responds to potential exposures by communicating with patients, physicians, employees, volunteers and regulatory agencies.

Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

 

1.    Associates Degree in life sciences or related field preferred.

2.    Current BLS certificate upon hire and maintain current.

3.    Minimum of two (2) years experience in acute care setting with at least one (1) year in infection control or employee health,           preferred.

4.    Completion of formal APIC courses in Infection Control desirable. Successful completion of IC Fundamental Course if less than        one (1) year experience and within one year of hire required.

Employment Status

Full Time

Shift

Variable

Equal Employment Opportunity

Company is an equal employment opportunity employer. Company prohibits discrimination against any applicant or employee based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (subject to applicable law), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. The Company also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories. Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf