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(Archived) Nurse Practitioner- Infection Control Specialist

Last Updated: 4/29/22

Job Description

The Nurse Practitioner will provide direct care within the Infection Prevention and Employee Health office This includes but is not limited to pre-placement physical exams on prospective employees, assessing and managing employee and volunteer workplace injuries, illnesses, and exposures, and managing employee immunizations and other occupational health requirements. The Nurse Practitioner is also responsible for surveillance, analysis, and reporting of healthcare-acquired infections, providing education to employees regarding infection prevention, coordinating teams to develop and evaluate policies/procedures to ensure infection prevention within the system is meeting requirements put forth by regulating bodies. Will collaborate with managers, teams, and providers across the system for disease control, environment of care rounds, performance improvement, and risk assessments. This includes collaboration with local partners.

Completion of an accredited program for nurse practitioners program required
Required: BLS. Certification in Infection Prevention and Control (CIC) will be required within four years of hire (requires three years of experience prior to sitting for the exam).

    1. Desired: Current Certification in Infection Prevention and Control (CIC).
    2. Required: Minimum three years of clinical experience in nursing.
    1. Desired: Two years of experience in infection control/employee health.
    2. Located about 40 minutes from Kennewick, WA

Company Details

Sterling, Virginia, United States
Cynet Health is the Healthcare wing of Cynet Systems that provides both Permanent Placement Solutions and Travel/Locum Assignments in various areas of Healthcare to include, but not limited to, Nursing (RN, Case Managers) , Directors, Pharmacy, NP/PA, Physicians, Radiation Oncology Professionals, Behavioral Health Professionals and more. We work with hospitals, health & wellness centers, cli...