Job description
Queen’s North Hawaii Community Hospital is a 35-bed rural acute care hospital located in Waimea (Kamuela), Hawaii Island. More than 300 employees and over a dozen employed physicians staff the main hospital, as well the outpatient clinics located in the Lucy Henriques Medical Center, at our Primary Care Clinic located near Longs Drugs, and at our Specialty Clinic located in the Parker Ranch Center.
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The Queen’s Health System is a nonprofit health care organization with a rich history of caring for the people of Hawai‘i. We have four hospitals and more than 70 preventive, specialty health care locations and labs throughout the Pacific region. And, as the state’s largest employer, we have 10,000 caregivers, medical staff, and leadership to help you achieve optimal health and wellness.
Responsibilities
I. JOB SUMMARY/RESPONSIBILITIES:
II. TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
III. TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:
IV. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A. EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE:
B. EXPERIENCE:
o Knowledge of nursing principles and standards of practice.
o Ability to understand and analyze statistics.
o Ability to anticipate tasks and prioritize assignments.
o Ability to communicate in effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
o Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel; Access highly desirable.)
Equal Employment Opportunity
Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Vet
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Watch this video to explore our history and culture: Who Is Queen’s video
The Queen’s Health System is a nonprofit health care organization with a rich history of caring for the people of Hawai‘i. We have four hospitals and more than 70 preventive, specialty health care locations and labs throughout the Pacific region. And, as the state’s largest employer, we have 10,000 caregivers, medical staff, and leadership to help you achieve optimal health and wellness.
Responsibilities
I. JOB SUMMARY/RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Under the general direction of the Director, Quality/Risk Management, the Infection Control Coordinator is responsible for providing surveillance throughout the ambulatory/outpatient setting for infection control purposes.
- Identifies, investigates, and records data concerning hospital acquired infections. Performs studies to identify and implement actions to improve the prevention of hospital acquired infections and assures that plans meet Joint Commission, state and federal regulations.
II. TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- Essential: seeing, hearing, speaking
- Continuous: sitting
- Occasional: walking, lifting and carrying light weight materials, lifting supplies/equipment up to maximum 35 pounds, reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling and crouching.
III. TYPICAL WORKING CONDITIONS:
- Not substantially subjected to adverse environmental conditions.
- Exposure to the risk of blood borne diseases, infectious and disease-bearing specimens; infectious and contagious diseases; hazards of handling diseased organs and tissue; odorous chemicals and gases; low level radiation; and bio- hazardous substances.
- May be subject to many interruptions.
IV. MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
A. EDUCATION/CERTIFICATION AND LICENSURE:
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
- Current Hawaii State license as a Registered Nurse.
- Current BLS certification.
B. EXPERIENCE:
- Three (3) years of general nursing experience, including experience in Infection Control.
- Experience to demonstrate the following:
o Knowledge of nursing principles and standards of practice.
o Ability to understand and analyze statistics.
o Ability to anticipate tasks and prioritize assignments.
o Ability to communicate in effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
o Knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook and Excel; Access highly desirable.)
Equal Employment Opportunity
Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Vet
#queens11
#PIQGen
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