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.

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