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Introduction

Are you looking for a work environment where diversity and inclusion thrive? Submit your application for our Infection Control Coordinator opening with HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake today and find out what it truly means to be a part of the HCA Healthcare team.

Benefits

HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.

• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.

• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing

• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)

• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock

• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.

• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more

• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts

• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships

• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)

• Colleague recognition program

• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)

• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

We are seeking a(an) Infection Control Coordinator for our team to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high quality, efficient care. Did you get into our industry for these reasons? We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply!

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Infection Control Coordinator demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to recommend age-appropriate measures for preventing/controlling infections in neonates, infants, children, adolescents, adults and geriatric patients.

The position goal is to maintain a functioning coordinated process to reduce risks of endemic and epidemic nosocomial infections in patients of all ages and healthcare workers in accordance with infection control policies and TJC standards.

What You Will Do In Your Role:

• You will coordinate the hospital wide infection control process

• You will perform concurrent/retrospective review and surveillance of all infection control and related employee health issues

• You will act as a committee assistant to the Infection Control Committee. Provide surveillance data to the organization, including case findings and identification of nosocomial infection

• You will implement strategies to reduce risk and/or prevent nosocomial infections in patients, employees and visitors

• You will perform routine data collection and generate monthly reports for pertinent Medical Staff Committees and Administration, as required

• You will collaborate with physicians, nurses and other clinical disciplines in making decisions regarding each patient’s nursing care. Works with professional and non-professional employees of the hospital and with physicians, patients and their families

What qualifications you will need:

• Bachelors Degree in health-related field (ie: Nursing, Public Health or Epidemiology) required

• Infection Control Certification (CIC) preferred

• 3 - 5 years clinical experience; 2 years Infection Control experience preferred

• Knowledge of CDC, TJC, MDCR, OSHA requirements for infection Control

• Current Texas licensure preferred. Strong clinical and microbiology skills. Computer skills/knowledge

• Knowledge and skills necessary to provide care appropriate to the age of the patients served

HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/hca-houston-healthcare-clear-lake) is a 530+ bed hospital where sophisticated, world-class medicine meets the comfort, care and convenience of a community hospital . For more than 40 years, we have proudly been providing high quality, cost-effective, comprehensive healthcare to the Houston Bay Area. We opened our doors in 1972 and now employ 2,000+ staff members and 900+ physicians in a wide range of specialties. Our specialists offer more talent and experience than any other hospital in the region. We are a Level II Trauma Center and the only exclusive heart hospital south of Houston . Our accredited center provides nationally-recognized care in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and recovery of cardiovascular diseases. HCA Houston Healthcare Clear Lake offers a variety of other services, including Woman Services, Pediatric Care, Breast Diagnostic Center, ACR-accredited Imaging Center, Wound Care Treatment Center featuring Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, and much more. We are members of HCA Houston Healthcare, the most comprehensive family of hospitals in the region and part of the leading provider of healthcare in the country, HCA Healthcare. Together we are stronger, smarter and more accessible in providing the patient-centered care you need close to home.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Infection Control Coordinator opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.