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Title: Infection Prevention Consultant – MDRO
$56,472 – $93,038 / Posted Thru: 4/29/24
Location: Remote/Virtual – Must Live and Work in Michigan
Purpose: This position functions as the Multidrug Resistant Organism Infection Prevention Consultant for the MDRO Containment Unit within the Michigan Department of Health and Human Service’s Emerging Infections Division. Employees in this position provide guidance and recommendations to nursing, infection prevention and other health care providers in the public and private sector to improve infection prevention practices and the containment of novel and targeted organisms. The MDRO IP Consultant will assist with case reporting, investigation, and response to targeted MDROs (e.g., CPOs and Candida auris) as well as other healthcare-associated clusters and outbreaks (as needed). The MDRO IP Consultant will also assist with the implementation of Michigan’s Enhanced MDRO Prevention Program. The MDRO IP Consultant will assist with advanced MDRO analyses, data visualizations using available datasets, including patient transfer modeling data.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Qualifications/Requirements:
Education: Possession of a master’s degree in epidemiology, nursing, communicable diseases, public health, or related health field. Certification in infection control desired.
Experience: Two years of professional experience in public health, nursing, infection prevention, epidemiology, or other health related field.
Important Skills and Characteristics:
Work Environment and Physical Requirements: Job may require moderate physical effort including lifting materials and equipment of involves viewing a CRT or VDT screen 25% to 75% of the time. Standard office environment. Will require valid vehicle operator’s license where needed to perform duties of the position (e.g. healthcare facility site visit).
RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE WORK OF OTHERS: No assigned responsibility.
IMPACT ON PROJECTS, SERVICES AND OPERATIONS: This person is a key member of the HAI Section and MDHHS response to the novel and targeted organisms. The candidate will provide subject matter expertise to healthcare facilities and State and local partners with respect to preventing the transmission of MDROs in congregate settings. The position will help ensure that the best evidence-based practices are being implemented to help protect the health of residents/patients and staff in these settings.
REQUIRED COMMUNICATION
Contact Person/Group | Frequency | Purpose |
MDRO Containment Unit Manager | Daily | Training and Direction |
SHARP Epidemiologists | Weekly | Prioritization of Activities |
AR & Genomics Epidemiologists | As Needed | Analysis and Strategy Development |
IP Unit (Nurse and IP Consultants) | As Needed | Coordination of Activities |
HAI Section Manager | As Needed | Subject Matter Expertise and Strategy Development |
ELC Program Coordinators | As Needed | Grant Writing, Progress Reports and Performance Measures |
Healthcare Facilities, Local Health Departments | Daily | Technical Assistance and Consultation |
“For purposes of employment standards, this classification is “Exempt” from overtime provisions of the fair Labor Standards Act.”
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