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Veteran Fellow at Seattle Cancer Care Alliance
Seattle Cancer Care Alliance (SCCA) unites doctors from Fred Hutchinson Cancer
Research Center, UW Medicine, and Seattle Children’s in one world-class treatment
center. SCCA's purpose is to provide state-of-the-art, patient and family centered
care; support the conduct of cancer clinical research and education; enhance access
to improved cancer interventions; and advance the standard of cancer care
regionally and beyond.
The Heroes Corporate Fellowship Academy (HCFA) Veteran Fellow will work under
the direction of the Infection Prevention team at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance.
Infection Prevention is a consultative service that works with patient care teams in
both the Clinic and in collaboration with inpatient hospital settings to minimize the
risk of infection to patients, visitors and staff.
The Fellow will be involved in projects to document 1) the process for investigating
outbreaks of infectious diseases and 2) Emergency Response Plan for Severe
Respiratory Virus. The Fellow will use current documentation, research industry
standards and best practices, and interview impacted teams at SCCA to develop
documentation of processes and plans.
The Fellow may also assist with ongoing Infection Prevention projects as assigned
by the IP Team. Projects this year are focused on improving hand hygiene
compliance, updating isolation procedures, the employee and caregiver influenza
vaccination campaign, and development of targeted Infection Prevention focused
employee training modules.
Responsibilities
 Assist with current state assessment and identifying gaps
 Conduct online research of industry best practices
 Interact with the Infection Prevention, Security & Security, Fred Hutchinson
Cancer Research Center Vaccine and Infectious Disease Division, SCCA
Leadership
 Create project timelines and milestones
 Completion of weekly project status reports
 Deliver to SCCA Leadership a final fellowship experience presentation
Qualifications
Required for this job:
1. Must meet expectations required of all staff
a. The SCCA is committed to delivering patient- and family-centered and
quality care and expects that all staff contribute to an environment
that supports that commitment. As such, all staff is expected to:
i. Collaborate with colleagues; cooperation and availability are
expected
ii. Communicate effectively, in a truthful, direct, and respectful
manner, with colleagues and patients
iii. Be adaptable to our dynamic environment and ever-changing
patient needs
iv. Make decisions using discipline, good judgment, and input
gathered from others, as appropriate
v. Embrace our culture of continuous performance improvement
vi. Leverage and respect differences in culture, backgrounds, and
expertise among colleagues to promote a safe and enriching
working environment
vii. Adhere to all SCCA policies and processes, including the SCCA
Code of Conduct and all HIPAA privacy requirements
2. Excellent written communication skills
3. Demonstrated organizational skills
4. Experienced in the use of Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, etc.)
Preferred for this job:
1. Project management experience
2. Experience in a leadership role
3. Bachelors Degree