Infection Preventionist

Responsibilities

• Leading and driving safety and quality performance improvement initiatives to provide ongoing education, address trends and deficiencies in Infection Prevention practices as identified by the IP Surveillance and Analysis team and set by PHC QSS.
• Promoting a culture of continuous improvement in the reduction of infections through use of Lean methodology, coaching, tools, data analysis, reliability, sustainability and spread.
• Managing and supporting a portfolio of strategic projects using the performance improvement model.
• Ensuring all performance improvement activities are in compliance with regulatory and accreditation bodies.
• Assisting in annual evaluations of infection prevention practices in Piedmont owned physician office practices.

Qualifications

• Education: Graduate from a nursing program OR 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 Bachelors Degree in Medical Technology Required OR Masters 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/eNLC 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 required 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) Required OR CPHQ - Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality Certification in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) Preferred OR Lean Six Sigma Certification-IASSC Lean Six Sigma Healthcare or QPI Certifications Green and/or Black Belt. Preferred