Health Program Coordinator IPC (Infection Prevention and Control)

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About the Position: This position is located in San Antonio, Texas with the Defense Health Agency Network Central team.

Salary negotiation may be available for those candidates who are new to Federal service. Advanced leave accrual may be authorized. Student Loan repayment may be authorized.

A recruitment or relocation incentive may be authorized.

This is a Direct Hire Solicitation Who May Apply: US Citizens In order to qualify, you must meet the education and experience requirements described below.

Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social).

You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.

Your resume must clearly describe your relevant experience; if qualifying based on education, your transcripts will be required as part of your application.

Additional information about transcripts is in this document.

Basic Requirement for Health Program Coordinator (Risk Management): Degree: Bachelor's or graduate (or higher level) degree with major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position.

This degree must be from an educational program accredited by an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.

In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: Specialized Experience: One year of specialized experience which includes providing Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) program level oversight, developing criteria, procedures, or guidelines; monitoring and documenting Infection Prevention and Control; and providing consultant or advisory services on a broad range of problems, conditions, programs, and functions to others in the healthcare field.

This definition of specialized experience is typical of work performed at the next lower grade/level position in the federal service (GS-12).

Some federal jobs allow you to substitute your education for the required experience in order to qualify.

For this job, you must meet the qualification requirement using experience alone--no substitution of education for experience is permitted. Major Duties:

• Serves as the key proponent in the establishment and maintenance of Stand-Alone Military Treatment Facility Organization (SSO) Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) programs.
• Facilitates communication between SSO medical and dental IPC professionals, working in collaboration with others within the Clinical Quality Management (CQM) functional components to meet strategic goals.
• Guides the development and implementation of activities and practices designed to ensure appropriate surveillance and other measures are taken to identify trends, clusters, and outliers of relevant healthcare–associated infections (HAIs).
• Assesses needs and develops education and training aligned with leading medical and dental evidence–based practice.