Healthcare Associated Infection Prevention Specialist

Reference #: 4449093

THE POSITION

Are you passionate about helping Pennsylvania citizens remain healthy by providing information about disease prevention? This position, in the Bureau of Epidemiology, Healthcare Associated Infection Prevention Division, supports the organization's mission of protecting the public's health through its responsibility for providing consultative, scientific, and technical expertise to prevent and control healthcare-associated infections. This position will provide expert guidance and consultation to healthcare personnel developing and revising infection prevention and control plans and policies to prevent healthcare-associated infections and the transmission of communicable diseases across the continuum of health care. This is a rewarding career that includes all of the perks of working for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Apply today and contribute your expertise to the Department of Health!DESCRIPTION OF WORK

In this position, you provide expert consultation to healthcare personnel in the development, implementation, and maintenance of infection prevention and control plans, policies, and procedures. You consult with multidisciplinary teams and facility infection prevention staff to develop prevention and control strategies and disease surveillance protocols.This position is technical, consultative, and analytical. It involves interaction with healthcare facility infection control personnel and other facility staff, including medical personnel as well as internal and external customers which may include healthcare providers, patients, residents, other departmental and governmental units, and the public in general. Work is performed independently and is reviewed by an Epidemiologist Supervisor or higher-level administrator for program effectiveness.Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.Work Schedule and Additional Information:Full-time employment, 37.5-hour work week

Work hours are 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday to Friday, with 30-minute lunch.

This position allows you the option of reporting to our office in Greensburg, Harrisburg, or Reading, PA.

Telework: You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) full-time. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Greensburg, Harrisburg, or Reading.

Salary:In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.

You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Please check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE, TRAINING & ELIGIBILITY

QUALIFICATIONS

Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:Three years of professional infection prevention and control experience in a healthcare facility or in public health, and a master's degree;or

Four years of professional infection prevention and control experience in a healthcare facility or in public health, and a bachelor's degree.

Special Requirement:All positions require possession of an active Certified in Infection Control (CIC) certification as issued by the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology (CBIC).

Other Requirements:You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency.

You must be able to perform essential job functions.

How to Apply:Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).

If you are claiming educatio in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.

Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.

Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

Veterans:Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. 7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.employment.pa.gov/Additional%20Info/Pages/default.aspx and click the Veterans' Preference tab or contact us at ra-cs-vetpreference@pa.gov.

Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS):711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

If you are contacted for an interview and need accommodations due to a disability, please discuss your request for accommodations with the interviewer in advance of your interview date.EXAMINATION INFORMATIONCompleting the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).

Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.

Your score is valid for this specific posting only.

You must provide complete and accurate information or:

your score may be lower than deserved.

you may be disqualified.

You may only apply/test once for this posting.

Your results will be provided via email.The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law. All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.