| Kootenai Health, located in Coeur d’Alene, ID, is hiring an Infection Preventionist! If you thrive on using your nursing expertise to keep your community and coworkers safe from the risk of infection or disease transmission - Kootenai Health is seeking your passion and drive to be our new Infection Preventionist! As an Infection Preventionist, you will: - Work directly with the Infection Prevention Director and others to protect patients, providers, employees, visitors and others from risk of infection or disease transmission
- Evaluate and implement a plan for mitigating infection prevention risks throughout the organization
- Serve as a resource to all Kootenai employees and providers regarding infection prevention standards and standard methodologies
- Actively seek opportunities to improve patient and employee safety
- Partner with community organizations to promote health and safety across the region
Our ideal candidate will have previous Infection Prevention experience or a nurse with a procedural background, biology, medical laboratory science, or public health. Kootenai Health has a lot to offer you, including: - An engaged, excellence-focused Quality team.
- Expanding department with room for future career development and continuous learning opportunities.
- Magnet Status - Kootenai has maintained MagnetTM status since 2006. This designation is nursing's top honor, accepted nationally as the gold standard in nursing excellence!
- Level II Trauma Center- Kootenai Health has achieved a Level II Trauma designation, verified by the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma.
- Mayo Clinic Care Network- Kootenai Health is a member of the Mayo Clinic Care Network (MCCN). As part of the Mayo Clinic Care Network, Kootenai Health staff have access to Mayo Clinic’s knowledge and expertise.
- Gallup Great Workplace Award - This award recognizes companies for their extraordinary ability to build an engaged workplace culture.
Kootenai Health has a solid reputation in the Pacific Northwest and has a rich history that spans nearly 60 years of innovation, achievements, and benchmarks in healthcare. The organization provides a comprehensive range of medical services, our main campus is located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho and includes a 330-bed community-owned hospital. Kootenai Health is accredited by DNV and holds Magnet Designation for nursing excellence. We have been recognized among large employers as the No. 1 Best Place to Work in Healthcare by Modern Healthcare magazine, and are regularly recognized by Cleverly and Associates for providing value to our community. We offer an excellent tuition reimbursement program, wellness program, and on-going educational classes to all of our employees. If you want to love where you work and live, check out Kootenai Health. As your next employer, we are excited to offer you: - 100% employer-paid health insurance premiums for full-time employees. Part-time employees pay only a small portion a month for medical, dental and vision coverage
- Access to tuition reimbursement
- 457 investment plan through Fidelity with a match of 3-6% based on years of service and a defined contribution account which puts 2% of annual income into a retirement account
- Employee child daycare - within walking distance
- On-site learning through the Organizational Development department and teaching modules
- Competitive salaries
- Robust and incentive-driven Wellness Plans
- Full-spectrum employee reward, recognition, and retention programs, including outstanding employee development, training, and educational opportunities
- And much more!
If you have questions, please contact Kelly Wolfinger at kwolfinger@kh.org We look forward to getting to know you better! Kootenai Health complies with applicable federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or sex. Kootenai Health does not exclude people or treat them differently because of race, color, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or sex. |
