Infection Prevention Resource RN I

About Us

Harris Health System is the public healthcare safety-net provider established in 1966 to serve the residents of Harris County, Texas. As an essential healthcare system, Harris Health champions better health for the entire community, with a focus on low-income uninsured and underinsured patients, through acute and primary care, wellness, disease management and population health services. Ben Taub Hospital (Level 1 Trauma Center) and Lyndon B. Johnson Hospital (Level 3 Trauma Center) anchor Harris Health’s robust network of 39 clinics, health centers, specialty locations and virtual (telemedicine) technology. Harris Health is among an elite list of health systems in the U.S. achieving Magnet® nursing excellence designation for its hospitals, the prestigious National Committee for Quality Assurance designation for its patient-centered clinics and health centers and its strong partnership with nationally recognized physician faculty, residents and researchers from Baylor College of Medicine; McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth); The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center; and the Tilman J. Fertitta Family College of Medicine at the University of Houston.

Job Profile

Job Summary

The Infection Prevention Resource Nurse (IPRN I) collaborates with department/unit leadership to assess, plan, develop, implement and evaluate education activities, competency validation, clinical care, programs and initiatives for the assigned department/units/service line. Serves as resource in infection control and epidemiological issues. The IPRN I demonstrates proficient clinical knowledge and skills and effective teaching/education skills and supports system level infection prevention and education nursing initiatives.

The IPRN I supports leadership within the department including: quality improvement activities and resource accountability. The IPRN I exemplify professionalism and promotes a customer-friendly environment by utilizing ServiceFIRST behaviors in interactions with patients, families, and staff members.

The IPRN I facilitates an environment that cultivates exemplary patient care. As a member of the nursing leadership team, the IPRN I establishes a setting that supports professional nursing practice and empowers nurses to provide safe, effective, compassionate and efficient nursing care in collaboration with all health care disciplines. The IPRN I facilitates enculturation of the Harris Health System Nursing Professional Practice Model (NPPM), its goals and achievement of targeted outcomes at the unit/department level. The IPRN I supports compliance with standards established by professional nursing organizations; national, state, and local regulatory agencies and institutional policies and procedures. The IPRN I holds high standards of integrity and ethical behavior, mentors others, role models professionalism, and participates in activities such as nursing organizations, nursing research, infection prevention organizations, and the community.

Minimum Qualifications

Degrees: Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Licenses & Certifications:
Registered Nurse; Graduation from an accredited School of Nursing
Related specialty certification required within two years of employment.

Work Experience: Three (3) years of work experience in related clinical area of practice is required.

Management/Experience: Two (2) years related clinical/leadership experience is preferred.

Communication Skills: Above Average Verbal (Heavy Public Contact), Exceptional Verbal (e.g., Public Speaking), Writing /Correspondence, Writing /Reports

Proficiencies: MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, P.C.

Job Attributes

Knowledge/ Skills/ Abilities: Analytical, Design, Medical Terms, Research, Statistical

Work Schedule: On Call, Eligible for Hybrid Telecommute, On-Call, Flexible

Benefits and EEOC

Harris Health System's benefits program is designed to provide you with more flexibility and choices in meeting your specific needs. Harris Health System's benefits program allows you to protect your income in case of illness, death and disability, and to help you save for retirement.

It is the policy of Harris Health System to provide equal opportunity for all applicants for employment regardless of political affiliation, race, color, national origin, age, sex, religious creed or disability. Applicants may request any reasonable accommodation(s) to participate in the application process.

Job Category

Nursing