Coord Infection Prevention

Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As a(an) Coord Infection Prevention with HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

Job Summary And Qualifications

The Infection Prevention Coordinator is responsible for identifying health and safety risk factors associated with a hospital environment which may impact illnesses or injuries associated with patients and/or healthcare workers. The Infection Prevention Coordinator plays a role in eliminating health and safety risk factors in a systematic and cost effective manner. When performing clinical care, the staff member in this job category is responsible for consideration of developmental issues of assigned populations in each of the age groups identified in the Position Responsibility section.

What you will do in this role:

• Supportive of the ethics and compliance programs set forth by HCA.
• Upholds code of conduct.
• Adheres to dealing appropriately and fairly with employee misconduct.
• Enforces all ethics and compliance policies as they pertain to his/her area.
• Sets an example to all staff in their daily activities.
• Adheres to policies on appropriate access.
• Respects patient and healthcare confidentiality.
• Assists with administering Environmental Health Programs in collaboration with, all departments, Management Leadership and designated hospital committees.
• Assists with provision of environmental health educational programs of all personnel in the hospital in collaboration with Leadership Management, hospital safety officers and Education Department.
• Participates in quality improvement initiatives.
• Integrates environmental health issues into the organization’s primary functions.
• Sets high standards of performance goals and works diligently to achieve them.
• Coordinates infection prevention education for select hospital populations.
• Coordinates daily management of patients identified with multidrug resistant organisms.
• Demonstrates strong knowledge set in regard to infection prevention and is a point of contact resource for patients and/or family members, employees and physicians.
  
  

What qualifications you will need:

• Requires a bachelor's degree in a healthcare related field. Preferred Board Certification in Infection Control or degree in Public Health
• Minimum of one year of clinical experience. Prior infection control experience preferred.
• If a nurse, current Texas licensure with State Board of Nurse Examiners
  
  

Benefits

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

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts
  
  

Learn More About Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Houston Healthcare Northwest is a 415 bed acute care hospital that has been serving the north Houston communities for more than 40 years, providing a wide range of medical services including cardiology, maternity care, Level III NICU, pediatrics, bariatrics and neurology. We comprehensively serve our community by employing expert physicians, specialists, nurses and support staff who work together as a unified team to offer a range of diagnostic treatment and support services. From our 24-hour emergency department with Level II Trauma capabilities, to women’s services, to cardiology, we are dedicated to improving the health of our community by delivering exceptional, personalized healthcare. 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

Be a part of an organization that invests in you! We are reviewing applications for our Coord Infection Prevention opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your application and help us raise the bar in patient care!

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