I'm Not Just an Infection Preventionist

[...]even though I had an unconventional background and beginning in IP, I always felt respected, valued, and needed in my facilities.I didn't feel like my background was a barrier, or a hinderance to my work or how competent I was in my role.My colleagues counted on me, knew I was the subject...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Infection control today 2023-10
Main Author: Holdsworth, Jill E
Format: Magazinearticle
Language:English
Subjects:
Disease control
Epidemiology
Health aspects
Infection
Infections
Interviews
Job descriptions
Nurses
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:[...]even though I had an unconventional background and beginning in IP, I always felt respected, valued, and needed in my facilities.I didn't feel like my background was a barrier, or a hinderance to my work or how competent I was in my role.My colleagues counted on me, knew I was the subject matter expert and trusted the guidance I provided—because I was the IP. Years later, I am still confused, surprised, and disappointed that I am hearing stories of health care organizations not giving the opportunity to experienced and outstanding IPs for positions simply because their job descriptions are only for nurses. A couple of days later, he was declined for not meeting their requirements. https://www.infectioncontroltoday.com/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcdn.sanity.io%2Fimages%2F0vv8moc6%2Finfenctioncontrol%2F53901262e5d4565578369d664e39a7d5bca64f67-750x392.jpg%3Ffit%3Dcrop%26auto%3Dformat&w=1920&q=75 https://cdn.sanity.io/images/0vv8moc6/infenctioncontrol/53901262e5d4565578369d664e39a7d5bca64f67-750x392.jpg?fit=crop&auto=format
ISSN:1522-063X