Infection Preventionist-Ops

Overview Experience the advantages of real career change. Join Piedmont to move your career in the right direction. Stay for the diverse teams you’ll love, a shared purpose, and schedule flexibility that frees you to live for what matters both in and outside of work. You’ll feel valued, motivated to be your best, and recognized for your contributions to exceptional patient outcomes. Piedmont leaders are in your corner, invested in your success. Our wellness programs and comprehensive total benefits and rewards meet your needs today and help you plan for the future. Responsibilities Based on the recommendations of the medical staff leadership and nursing leadership, this individual is appointed to be responsible for leading and driving safety and quality performance improvement initiatives to provide ongoing education, to address trends and deficiencies in Infection Prevention (IP) practices as identified by the IP Surveillance and Analysis team and set by the system HAI Committee and Piedmont Healthcare QSS. Promotes a culture of continuous improvement in the reduction of infections through use of Lean methodology, coaching, tools, data analysis, reliability, sustainability and spread. Manages and supports a portfolio of strategic projects using the performance improvement model. Ensures all performance improvement activities are in compliance with regulatory and accreditation bodies. Assists in evaluations of infection prevention practices in Piedmont facilities and owned physician office practices. Education Graduate of a Nursing program with a current license in the State of Georgia as a Registered Nurse or NLC/eNLC Multistate License Required. Bachelors Degree in Medical Technology Required. Masters Degree in Microbiology, Public Health, Biology, Epidemiology, or other related science field Required. Work Experience 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. Licenses and Certifications RN – Registered Nurse – Georgia State Licensure and/or NLC/eNLC Multistate Licensure upon hire. If a certified Medical Technologist, the certification must be from one of: Certified Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) – AMT (American Medical Technologists); ASCP – American Society of Clinical Pathologists; AAB – American Association of Bioanalysts. Certified in Infection Control (CIC) from the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology (CBIC) – Preferred. Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) – Preferred. Lean Six Sigma Certification – IASSC Lean Six Sigma Healthcare or QPI Certification Green or Black Belt – Preferred. Business Unit: Piedmont Clinic #J-18808-Ljbffr