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: Responsible for leading and driving safety and quality performance improvement initiatives to provide ongoing education, to address trends and deficiencies in Infection Prevention practices as identified by the IP Surveillance and Analysis team and set by PHC 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 annual evaluations of infection prevention practices in Piedmont owned physician office practices. Qualifications: Education Graduate from a nursing program Graduate of a Nursing program with a current license in the State of Georgia as a Registered Nurse or NLC/eNLC Multistate License Required or Bachelor's Degree in Medical Technology Required or Master's degree in Microbiology, Public Heath, 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 Required Licenses and Certifications RN - Registered Nurse - Georgia State Licensure and/or NLC/eNCL Multistate Licensure If the degree is in nursing, a current license in the State of Georgia as a Registered Nurse or NLC/eNLC Multistate License is Upon Hire Required or If a certified Medical Technologist, the certification must be from one of the following or according to the qualifications through the State of Georgia Department of Community Health, Healthcare Facility, Clinical Laboratory regulations Upon Hire Required ASCP - American Society of Clinical Pathologist the American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP), or MTA - Medical Technologist Certification AMT (American Medical Technologists) or AAB (American Association of Bioanalysts) CIC - Certified in Infection Control Infection Certification (CIC) Preferred CPHQ - Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality Certification in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) PreferredLean Six Sigma Certification-IASSC Lean Six Sigma Healthcare or QPI Certifications Green and/or Black Belt. Preferred Business Unit : Company Name: Piedmont Clinic #J-18808-Ljbffr