Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Infection Preventionist
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Job Description
- Req#: 75104
- Be responsible for preventing and controlling the spread of healthcare-associated infections at MSK.
- Surveillance activity includes infection outcome and process measures for both the inpatient and outpatient settings.
- Collect and analyze data, investigate outbreaks, observe practices, participate in patient rounds, perform education, and design and lead interventions to improve infection control.
- Conduct environment of care rounds and other site visits as needed
- Address infection control issues within the medical center as well as those in the community that impacts patients admitted to the hospital.
- Help to set infection control policies and serves as a resource to administrators, physicians, staff, and the community regarding infection control practices.
- Have scheduled and as needed on call responsibilities.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Science or other related health field; Master’s Degree in Public Health/Industrial Hygiene preferred
- 3-4 years’ work experience in an Infection Control setting; experience working in an ambulatory care setting is a plus
Pay Range
$87,300.00-$139,800.00Company Overview
The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Our specialized care teams provide personalized, compassionate, expert care to patients of all ages. Informed by basic research done at our Sloan Kettering Institute, scientists across MSK collaborate to conduct innovative translational and clinical research that is driving a revolution in our understanding of cancer as a disease and improving the ability to prevent, diagnose, and treat it. MSK is dedicated to training the next generation of scientists and clinicians, who go on to pursue our mission at MSK and around the globe. One of the world’s most respected comprehensive centers devoted exclusively to cancer, we have been recognized as one of the top two cancer hospitals in the country by U.S. News & World Report for more than 30 years.
Vaccination for COVID-19 and Influenza (flu) is mandatory for all MSK staff. Staff are considered fully vaccinated upon completion of a primary vaccination series for COVID-19 (i.e., one dose of a single dose vaccine or a final dose of a multi-dose vaccine series). Exceptions from the COVID-19 and Influenza (flu) vaccine requirements are permitted for those who request and receive an approved medical, religious, or fully remote exemption. Requests for exemption can take up to two weeks to review. Vaccination or an approved exemption is required to start work.
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Job Description
We are seeking Infection Preventionists for our growing Infection Control team!
As an Infection Preventionist, you will:
You have:
Pay Range $87,300.00-$139,800.00
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Closing
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About the company
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is a cancer treatment and research institution in New York City, founded in 1884 as the New York Cancer Hospital.
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