Auditor - Hand Hygiene Compliance

Auditor - Hand Hygiene Compliance

Hanley Falls, MN $37,099 - $46,099 a year

Full Time

Job Summary: This part-time role involves monitoring and evaluating hand hygiene practices among healthcare workers to ensure adherence to infection prevention standards. The auditor collects data through direct observation, offers constructive feedback to staff for improvement, and uploads audit information for reporting purposes. This position primarily supports weekend and evening shifts, creating a pool of trained auditors.

Essential Responsibilities

• Observation and Data Collection: Perform direct observations of hand hygiene practices by staff, patients, and visitors across various clinical environments. Observe a range of healthcare professionals including nurses, therapists, physicians, surgeons, and support personnel. Accurately record observations using electronic devices or paper audit sheets, noting technique and compliance rates.
• Compliance Monitoring: Evaluate hand hygiene adherence at individual, departmental, unit, and shift levels. Identify areas for improvement in the use of soap and water or alcohol-based sanitizers. Ensure compliance with established guidelines such as those from the CDC, WHO, and Leapfrog.
• Feedback and Education: Provide immediate, constructive feedback to healthcare workers to encourage behavior change and quality improvement.
• Reporting: Document collected data in required applications to support reporting and further analysis.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills and Attributes

• Technical Proficiency: Comfortable using electronic devices, paper audit tools, and data entry software such as Excel.
• Observational Skills: Ability to conduct thorough and objective observations to ensure accurate and unbiased data collection.
• Interpersonal Skills: Skilled in delivering constructive feedback and engaging staff in a positive manner to promote improvement.
• Training: Completion of approved auditor training and validation at hire, with annual revalidation to maintain current knowledge of audit practices.

Minimum education requirement is a high school diploma. A clinical background is preferred but not mandatory.

Note: This description is not exhaustive and may be subject to change based on organizational needs.