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Summary:

• Work Mode: Onsite, multi-site rehabilitation service line
• Location: Adventist Rehabilitation – Rockville & White Oak, MD
• Duration: Initial 13-week assignment with potential to extend or convert to permanent employment
• Full-time | Monday–Friday | 8:00 AM–5:00 PM | 40 hours/week

Responsibilities:

• Conduct infection surveillance and outbreak investigations as indicated.
• Provide input into the design and implementation of educational presentations related to infection prevention, isolation precautions, and communicable diseases.
• Design and support the day-to-day operations of the Infection Prevention program across the acute inpatient rehabilitation service line.
• Collaborate with Occupational Health and Infectious Disease to investigate significant infection concerns affecting patients and team members.
• Report communicable diseases to appropriate units, departments, and public health entities as required.
• Maintain Infection Prevention databases and reporting processes accurately and in a timely manner.
• Represent Infection Prevention at entity- and system-wide forums, including workgroups, councils, and committees.
• Monitor, trend, and support prevention efforts involving CAUTI, VRE, MRSA, ESBL, C. difficile, respiratory illnesses, and other healthcare-associated or communicable infections.
• Support ongoing policy review and consistent application of service-line Infection Prevention standards.

Requirements:

• Bachelor of Science degree in a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of direct Infection Prevention/Infection Control experience in a true acute-care hospital environment.
• Active Certification in Infection Control (CIC).
• Experience with infection surveillance, outbreak investigations, isolation precautions, and healthcare-associated infection prevention.
• Knowledge of OSHA, Joint Commission (JC), CDC, CARF, and applicable local, state, and federal infection prevention regulations and guidelines.
• Experience working independently and providing Infection Prevention consultation to clinical, physician, operational, and executive leadership.

Preferred Skills:

• Master's degree in a related field.
• More than 10 years of direct Infection Prevention/Infection Control experience.
• Previous Infection Prevention experience in acute inpatient rehabilitation.
• Experience with NHSN and Cerner.
• TheraDoc experience is beneficial; training can be provided.
• Experience managing respiratory illness and isolation precautions in high-census inpatient settings.