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IPRO Infection Preventionist in Albany, New York

In the Infection Preventionist role, you will be responsible for identifying, implementing, and managing quality improvement strategies for infection-related topics (e.g., Influenza, Pneumonia, CLABSI, CAUTI, C. Difficile, sepsis, pressure ulcers), including pandemics (e.g. COVID). This individual is responsible for assisting with emergency preparedness and antibiotic stewardship initiatives. The Infection Preventionist works with the senior leadership, direct care and performance improvement professionals in the hospital, nursing home, home health and clinician office settings to ensure the implementation and ongoing internal monitoring of evidence-based interventions in a timely and effective manner.

*Recruit and engage providers and stakeholders resulting in active participation infection control work to improve patient outcomes related to quality and efficiency of care. *Provides ongoing 1:1 and group technical assistance and/or onsite consultation to providers for all aspects of performance improvement targeting improvement in infection prevention establishing trust and the confidence of providers. *Monitors closely the progress of provider intervention, maintains a tracking system for the adopted interventions, identifies and drives implementation of new strategies when needed to drive measure improvement.

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