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Infection Prevention Team Member - University of Kansas Hospital
The University of Kansas Hospital is a licensed 611 bed facility, Tra uma Level 1 center and has 9 ICUs. We also have a Bone Marrow Transplant
unit and Burn center. The new member will be joining a team of 3 ICPs who are all certified.
Find yourself among the best. At The University of Kansas Hospital, nurses deliver world-class patient care in an environment where opinions are respected, professionalism is rewarded and teamwork is valued. Nurses come here to practice at the leading edge of their profession, to be an integral part of medical breakthroughs, and to handle complex cases that community hospitals rarely if ever see. In addition to being the best place to work, the hospital offers very competitive wages and an outstanding benefit package.
We currently have an opening for a Clinical Nurse Coordinator in Infection Control.
Responsibilities:
*Demonstrate knowledge of Infection, prevention and control issues
*Demonstrates collaborative working relationship and works under the direction of the Infection Control Manager
*Performs daily review of positive patient cultures and assists unit nurses in identifying and placing patients in appropriate transmission-based precautions.
*Performs data collection, production and analysis for Infection Prevention and Control Surveillance Program
*Serves as a first line contact for nursing and house staff questions regarding transmission-based precautions and exposures to transmissible agents
*Provides formal and informal Infection Prevention and Control education to hospital associates
*Bachelors Degree in Nursing required
*Minimum of 2 years experience in specialty clinical area required
*RN license in the state of KS required
*Masters Degree preferred
*CIC certification strongly preferred
Contact: Shawn Westadt Mueller MSN RN CIC Infection Prevention Manager University of Kansas Hospital 3901 Rainbow Blvd Kansas City, KS 66160
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