INFECTION PREVENTION COORDINATOR - QUALITY SERVICES

Experience/Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required in nursing or allied health field.
• CIC certification at time of hire or attestation to obtain within 3-years of hire.
• Minimum three years' experience in an acute care hospital or public health setting.
• Previous experience in infection prevention and control is beneficial.
• If a registered nurse possesses an active Wisconsin or Michigan RN license.
• If allied health professional possesses appropriate accreditation (i.e., ASCP).
• Demonstrates interpersonal skills necessary to effectively communicate, teach, coach, and advise.
• Demonstrates ability to adapt to a climate of rapid change.
• Demonstrates working knowledge of regulatory agencies specific to healthcare operations (i.e., Joint Commission, OSHA, CMS, and FDA) and risk management principles.
• Demonstrates proficiency in the use of word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software; databases; and electronic health records.
• Possesses a knowledge of performance improvement and change management principles and methods.

Employee Benefits

• Full benefits packages available for part- and full-time status.
• PTO accrual from day one!
• Generous retirement plan with match available.
• Wellness program for employees and their families.
• Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital & Clinics is a non-profit, community-directed health care organization based in Wisconsin Rapids. It includes Aspirus Wisconsin Rapids Hospital, Aspirus Clinics in Wisconsin Rapids, Nekoosa and Rome, Aspirus Heart & Vascular, Aspirus UW Cancer Center, Aspirus Wound & Hyperbarics, Aspirus Joint Center, and Aspirus Therapies. The emergency department is a Level III Trauma Center. It has been named one of the Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals in the United States by The Chartis Center for Rural Health four consecutive years. To learn more about the Wisconsin Rapids area click the following link: Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
• Our Mission : We heal people, promote health and strengthen communities.
• Our Vision : Aspirus is a catalyst for creating healthy, thriving communities, trusted and engaged above all others.
• As an Aspirus team, we demonstrate caring, we plan to impact the future, work with happiness and enthusiasm, recognize our power to make a difference and improve the health of our communities.
• Aspirus Health is a nonprofit, community-directed health system based in Wausau, Wisconsin, serving northeastern Minnesota, northern and central Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The health system operates 18 hospitals and 130 outpatient locations with nearly 14,000 team members, including 1,300 employed physicians and advanced practice clinicians. For more information visit aspirus.org.

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