Hygiene Specialist

NIKA is hiring for a Hygiene Specialist to support our client in Weilerbach, Germany.

The role is contingent upon contract award.

Named a Top Workplace by the Washington Post, NIKA is a well-established company that is focused on growth within an entrepreneurial environment.

We work with governments to operate and manage their real property.

Our operations management, engineering, and project management services provide our customers with value and expertise to ensure operational readiness for complex and mission-critical facilities.

NIKA benefits include PTO, holidays, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401k matching, and an understanding of work/life balance.

Job Description: The Hygiene Specialist will provide German-recognized healthcare hygiene expertise to the ROBMC Project Support Office and medical facility project.

The position provides ongoing professional advice concerning hygiene and infection prevention throughout planning, design, construction, permitting, transition, and operation of the medical facility.

The position supports compliance with the German Infection Protection Act (InfektionsschutzgesetzIfSG) and the Landesverordnung ber die Hygiene und Infektionsprvention in medizinischen Einrichtungen (State Ordinance on Hygiene and Infection Prevention in Medical FacilitiesMedHygVO) of February 17, 2012.

Responsibilities include: Advise medical facility management and medical and nursing personnel on healthcare hygiene matters.Assess existing and anticipated hygiene risks.Propose measures for the detection, prevention, and control of nosocomial infections.Evaluate building projects for hygienic requirements before building-permit applications are submitted.Provide the PSO with ongoing, general Hygieniker services required under German law.Advise the PSO on hygiene issues associated with planning and design of the medical facility.Provide technical advice on hygiene-related design solutions.Ensure applicable German hygiene requirements are considered alongside U.S.

healthcare practices and requirements.Support coordination with the PSO, DHA, U.S.

Army Europe (USAREUR), legal personnel, German authorities, medical users, architects, and other project stakeholders.Support hygiene-related permitting activities with the Kaiserslautern Gesundheitsamt.Provide hygiene expertise during project design and transition activities.