Infection Prevention Specialist

4 weeks ago


Augusta, Maine, United States Piedmont HealthCare Full time
Job Summary

Piedmont HealthCare seeks a highly skilled Infection Preventionist to lead and drive safety and quality performance improvement initiatives. This role supports Piedmont Augusta and is responsible for promoting a culture of continuous improvement in the reduction of infections through the use of Lean methodology, coaching, tools, data analysis, reliability, sustainability, and spread.

Key Responsibilities

  • Acts as a subject matter expert and resource to entities regarding infection prevention and control measures, including identification of infectious disease processes.
  • Performs healthcare-associated infections surveillance through collection, review, analysis, and interpretation of data from various sources.
  • Implements and ensures compliance of Infection Prevention policies, procedures, and guidelines throughout Piedmont HealthCare.
  • Identifies issues of epidemiological/infection prevention and control significance and follows up with appropriate internal and external departments.
  • Applies an epidemiological approach to problem-solving in leading improvement teams and delivers guidance for the implementation of Evidence-Based Medicine in quality initiatives.
  • Provides consultation and expertise, including prevention and control of the transmission of infectious disease, management of isolation patients, PPE usage, safe injection practices, disinfection, sterilization, environmental cleaning, facilities management, water management, evaluation of new products, such as hand sanitizer.
  • Maintains currency with CMS guidelines, hospital accreditation, and public health as it relates to infection prevention. Participates in hospital-associated regulatory visits, as appropriate.
  • Subject matter expert to assist with annual continuous readiness assessment evaluations of infection prevention practices in Piedmont-owned physician office practices.
  • Is knowledgeable of blood-borne pathogens and OSHA standards, exposure control plan.
  • Participates with plant operations, engineering, and construction when completing Infection Control Risk Assessments (ICRAs) for projects with hospitals and Piedmont-owned physician office practices, as appropriate.
  • Collaborates with employee health and safety to ensure best practice for employee health-related issues, including exposures.
  • Educates, advises, and consults with physicians, nurses, and healthcare personnel concerning infection prevention practices and delivers prepared staff education programs, including hospital orientations and in-services.
  • Provides patient and family education and assists other healthcare personnel to carry out such teachings as requested by clinical teams.
  • Communicates effectively with executive and leadership teams at entities/provider offices and outside agencies regarding infection prevention practices.
  • Works with operational leaders to identify root causes and trends among healthcare-associated infections.
  • Leads quarterly Infection Prevention Committee Meetings and communicates data and opportunities to appropriate staff at local entities.
  • Determines opportunities for improvement based on data analysis, including activities to decrease healthcare-associated infections and improve patient outcomes.
  • Works collaboratively with infectious disease physicians and/or assigned Chair of Infection Prevention Committee.
  • Leads in the development and implementation of the entity-specific annual infection control plan and risk assessment.
  • Assists and supports infection prevention-related education, projects, and presentation activities.
  • Participates in on-call and coverage assignments, which may include surveillance and analysis activities.


Qualifications

  • Graduate of a Nursing program with a current license in the State of Georgia as a Registered Nurse or NLC/eNLC Multistate License.
  • Bachelors degree in Medical Technology.
  • Masters degree in Microbiology, Public Health, Biology, Epidemiology, or other related science field.


Experience

Four (4) years of previous work experience in a hospital setting, clinical quality, or performance improvement, preferably in infection prevention. OR two (2) years of previous work experience with a Masters degree.

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