Careers in Quality

Mercy Fitzgerald, a member of Trinity Health Mid-Atlantic, is looking for an Infection Control Practitioner to join our Quality Assurance team!

Employment Type:

Full Time

Shift:

Monday-Friday day shift, per department needs

Job Description:

The Infection Control Practitioner (ICP) is responsible for identifying, investigating, monitoring, and reporting healthcare-associated infections. The ICP collaborates with teams and individuals to create infection prevention strategies, provide feedback, and sustain infection prevention strategies. This position will maintain/upgrade-tracking methods for surveillance in order to produce meaningful data and outcomes for patients and hospital staff. The ICP  is responsible for hospital wide education related to infection control related duties and is active in managing the infection prevention program.  The ICP will work under the guise of the Infection Control Committee. This position will be available as a resource on infection control topics to staff, patients and the community.

• Develop, implement, and evaluate the organizational infection prevention program. 

• Demonstrates knowledge and compliance with Hospital Safety and Infection Control policies as required by OSHA and the patient Safety Program. 

• Hospital Wide Education

• Responsible for performance improvement activities as they relate to Infection Control. 

We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits including:

• Day 1 Medical, Dental, & Vision Coverage

• Retirement Savings Program

• Paid Time Off

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Free Parking

• And more!

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing or Medical Technology with experience in Microbiology, or MPH

• Current RN licensure in the State of Pennsylvania

• Member of APIC Professional Group

• Certification in Infection Control and Epidemiology CIC preferred or, attainment within 2 years after employme