Patient Safety and Infection Control Specialist

4 weeks ago

Bethesda, Maryland, United States MicroHealth, LLC Full time

Job Summary:

MicroHealth, LLC is seeking a highly skilled Patient Safety and Infection Control Specialist to support our DHA NCR Network HQ Medical Affairs Clinical Quality Management Program Management Services contract. The ideal candidate will provide patient safety guidance, clinical reviewing current practices, and making recommendations on best practices for healthcare using health care data analytics.

Responsibilities:

  • Implement patient safety and infection prevention policies and activities developed by the Military Health System Patient Safety Program and DHA.
  • Exercises broad oversight and coordinates efforts with senior leadership, clinical leaders, and frontline staff.
  • Plan, develop, and implement a clinically based patient safety program designed to provide high-quality care.
  • Identify problems with care that put patients at risk and recommend alternatives to improve them.
  • Identify and report patient safety issues to senior leadership.
  • Provide timely feedback to staff members who submit patient safety reports and plans.
  • Ensure all patient safety action plans are implemented, evaluated for effectiveness, and communicated to the appropriate entities.
  • Keep current on public policies, Army regulations, and guidance, and legislative and care trends that have the potential to impact the safety of patient care activities.
  • Implement initiatives and/or changes to meet patient needs in a quality-conscious, resource-efficient manner.
  • Participate as a member of interdisciplinary teams/committees in support of patient safety-related goals.
  • Maintain patient safety program requirements/validation criteria.
  • Review materials regarding compliance with standards.
  • Coordinate patient safety incidents requiring a standard of care determinations or potentially compensable events (PCEs) to the Risk Manager.
  • Establish administrative controls aimed at ensuring approved recommendations from completed aggregate analysis and Root Cause Analyses (RCAs).
  • Analyze patient safety findings and follows up on actions through referral to appropriate staff members/teams for corrective action.
  • Monitor and analyze changes in mission/goals to assess the impact these changes might have on work methods/procedures.
  • Recommend patient safety initiatives to be considered during strategic planning.
  • Plan, develop, implement, evaluate, and continually monitor a comprehensive infection prevention and control program.
  • Ensure the Infection Prevention and Control Program complies with the guidelines and recommendations of the CDC, EPA, FDA, OSHA, or other relevant agencies.
  • Ensure treatment facilities comply with inspection and certification requirements.
  • Develop and provide initial and recurrent training on infection prevention and control for staff.
  • Respond to infection control issues and provide necessary follow-up to determine root cause and recommendations for corrective actions.
  • Prepare written and oral reports as needed on infection prevention and control policy and practices.
  • Provide program direction, expert advice, and consultative assistance in infection prevention and control.
  • Advise Leaders and staff on methods of improving the quality and effectiveness of infection prevention and control performance in patient care.
  • Responsible for the development and updates of Infection Prevention and Control and Exposure Control Plans.
  • Serves as the SME and considered a technical authority for all aspects of Infection Prevention.

Requirements:

  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing. Degree must be obtained through an accredited institution.
  • 5 years of experience in healthcare organizations to include infection control.
  • Knowledge of military healthcare business rules, operations, and needs.
  • Ability to analyze workflow, healthcare data, and business processes in organizations.

Physical Demands:

The employee is regularly required to sit. The employee frequently is required to walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand. The employee may lift or move objects up to 5 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, and ability to adjust focus.

MicroHealth, LLC is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from diverse candidates. If you need a reasonable accommodation due to a disability for any part of the employment process, please send an email to email with your request and contact information.

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