Infection Preventionist - Anchorage, United States - Providence Health & Services

Description

The Infection Prevention Specialist is considered an Infection Prevention Practitioner. An IP Specialist is expected to work autonomously and should not require mentorship in their role.

Providence caregivers are not simply valued - they're invaluable.

Join our team at St Elias Specialty Hospital and thrive in our culture of patient-focused, whole-person care built on understanding, commitment, and mutual respect.

Your voice matters here, because we know that to inspire and retain the best people, we must empower them.

Position is full-time, 1.0 FTE, Day shift, Monday-Friday, 40 Hours Per Week.

Apply today Applicants that meet qualifications will receive an invite to complete additional self-paced screening questions from our HireVue system


Required qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree Nursing, Public Health, Lab Sciences, Microbiology or related health science field; or equivalent educ/experience
• Within 1 year of hire National Certified in Infection Control - Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology
• 1 year Healthcare Experience
• 1 year Epidemiology Experience

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's Degree Nursing, Public Health, Lab Sciences, Microbiology or related health science field; or equivalent educ/experience
• 4 years Healthcare Experience
• 2 years Epidemiology Experience

Why Join Providence?

Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security.

We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.

The Providence family of organizations has a vision of health for a better world. As such, we are called to care wisely for our communities, resources, and earth. Our organizations strive to become carbon negative by 2030.

Accepting a new position at another facility that is part of the Providence family of organizations may change your current benefits.

Changes in benefits, including paid time-off, happen for various reasons.

These reasons can include changes of Legal Employer, FTE, Union, location, time-off plan policies, availability of health and welfare benefit plan offerings, and other various reasons.