Director of Infection Prevention

About the role

Under the supervision of the Vice President of Quality, the Infection Control Director is responsible for the development, implementation and review of the infection prevention and control program for the organization. Develops and maintains the policies and procedures to support successful quality patient safety outcomes and ongoing improvement in the delivery of healthcare to patients, identification of areas of opportunity, and coordination and execution of regulatory compliance programs related to Federal, State and other agencies.

Responsibilities

• Provides ongoing surveillance of infectious diseases present in the hospital and takes appropriate steps to contain and prevent the acquisition and transmission of infectious agents in accordance with CDC guidelines and hospital policies.
• Provides orientation to new staff associates regarding infection control principles and provides ongoing education and resources for patient care units.
• Responsible for the development and implementation of the annual Infection Control Plan and Infection Control Policy Manual of all policies and procedures.
• Implements and manages the infection prevention and control program performance improvement initiatives.
• Develops and maintains a system for identifying, investigating and controlling infections/communicable diseases.
• Develops and maintains reporting systems and databases to provide clinical data regarding all aspects and processes of infection/communicable diseases; as well as required Quality/Risk computer documentation systems as required.
• Maintains comparative data systems and assists with benchmarking analysis.
• Performance of process evaluation and qualitative/quantitative and benchmarking analysis for organization wide infection prevention and control improvement opportunities.
• Performance of workflow analysis and deployment of business improvement activities related to infection control using information systems (integration of computational and graphical methods).
• Ongoing development, education and maintenance of organization wide performance improvement.
• Ensures the reliability and maintainability of organization infection control data and collection practices by active participation and leadership in infection prevention and control performance improvement efforts.
• Provides support and leadership for departments as needed.
• Facilitates the organization committees for infection prevention and control performance improvement.
• Participates in strategies to improve department service outcomes and decrease facility risk through appropriate documentation, variance reporting, and use of chain of command.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing required
• Master's degree in Nursing preferred
• RN licensed in the state of Texas or compact license
• Certification in Infection Control (CIC) preferred
• Minimum of 3-5 years healthcare experience in quality, patient safety, risk, infection control required
• Progressive experience as a manager or director strongly preferred

Skills

• Broad knowledge and familiarity with healthcare-related regulatory and accreditation requirements (Joint Commission accreditation standards and survey methodology, CMS regulations, other Federal and State regulations related to healthcare management, Leapfrog, IHI Initiative and other patient care related organizations)
• Strong ability to organize
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Confidence in speaking with physicians and hospital teams about infection prevention issues as well as out to the general team
• Flexible with schedule

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay, including prescription drug and behavioral health coverage, free telemedicine services, and free AirMed medical transportation
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
• Colleague recognition program
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income

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