Overview
Job Description and Duties
*In order to be considered for this position, you must submit a copy of your college transcripts official or un-official and/or Degree for education verification*
This position supports the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) mission and strategic plan by investigating and providing consultation on outbreaks and investigations of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), serving as an HAI Program public health nurse subject matter expert, and developing and delivering infection prevention and control training and education programs. This role interacts with hospital administrators, medical and nursing directors, quality improvement managers, physician epidemiologists, infection prevention staff, and local public health agencies, and works either independently or under the direction of the HAI Program medical officers. It may involve traveling onsite to hospitals and other health care facilities to perform detailed assessments, identify gaps in clinical practices that may lead to high rates of HAI, and offer suggestions for improvement.
About The California Department of Public Health
The California Department of Public Health (CDPH) works to protect the public's health in the Golden State and helps shape positive health outcomes for individuals, families and communities. The Department's programs and services, implemented in collaboration with local health departments and state, federal and private partners, touch the lives of every Californian and visitor to the state 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
Our Shared Vision
CDPH public health professionals, researchers, scientists, doctors, nurses, and other staff members have a shared vision to protect and improve the health of all Californians. We are dedicated to public service and passionate about our work and the people and communities we serve and protect.
