Director Infection Prevention
Company: Texas Nursing Services
Location: Tallahassee
Posted on: May 27, 2023
Job Description:
SHIFT: No Weekends
SCHEDULE: Full-time
Position Summary:
The Director of Infection Prevention is responsible for the
facility-wide activities of evaluating and managing infection risks
to patients and personnel through extensive surveillance and an
effective reporting system. The Director functions as the
hospital-wide clinical expert in the prevention and control of
infection and is responsible for the facility-wide planning and
implementation of the Infection Prevention Program, to minimize the
probability of transmission of infection, thus providing a safer
hospital for our patients and personnel.
Job duties include, but are not limited to:
- Responsible for the Infection Prevention Program for the
organization.
- Demonstrates effective communication skills
- Develops, conducts annual reviews, and revisions to, policies
and procedures governing control of infection and communicable
diseases, as indicated.
- Conducts annual risk analysis based on geographic location,
community, populations served, care, treatment and services
provided, analysis of surveillance activities and other infection
control data.
- Prioritizes goals and documents risks per the Infection
Prevention Plan based on the annual risk analysis.
- Works collaboratively with IP Team and Department Leaders to
develop, maintain, revise, and enforce infection prevention and
control policies and procedures.
- Serves as liaison with regulatory, state, and county agencies
as relates to communicable disease reporting.
- Responsible for organization-wide compliance with regulatory
standards (CDC, TJC, OSHA, CMS, etc.).
- Acts as a subject matter expert for infection prevention and
control for ICP Staff, nursing staff, students or other clinical or
non-clinical colleagues.
- Oversees the submission of data to the National Healthcare
Safety Network (NHSN) per State and CMS requirements to assure
accuracy.
- Examines microbiology reports of positive isolates to recognize
trends, identify hospital acquired infections, and performs /
compiles appropriate statistical analysis.
- Oversees concurrent and retrospective chart audits as indicated
to determine community onset versus hospital acquired conditions.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in nursing, medical technology, clinical
laboratory science, Public Health, Microbiology, or Epidemiology
required; Master's degree in Nursing (MSN) or Master's in Public
Health (MPH) preferred
- Certification in Infection Prevention and Control (CIC)
required
- 3+ years Infection Control & Prevention experience in acute
care; Experience in Critical Care and/or the OR preferred
- 3+ years of leadership experience required
- Knowledge of epidemiology, infectious disease management,
microbiology, public health principles, and statistical analysis of
clinical data General Comments
Additional Information:
-
- FTEs: 1
- Must have at least 5+ years of --- manager or Dir level
experience
- Must have Bachelors - can be RN or master's Public Health
- Reports to Dr. Trey Blake, CMO
- How long has this role been open? 4 mos - position was on hold
for about a month.
- Are there any internals being considered at this time? No
Salary Range $95K min K - $118K max K Based on years of
experience
**Up To 15% bonus annual bonus, based on performance KPI's
Sign On Bonus: Case by Case Basis
Relocation Assistance: Yes, Relo is offered, based on
distance.
Keywords: Texas Nursing Services, Tallahassee , Director Infection Prevention, Executive , Tallahassee, Florida
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