Quality & Infection Control RN

About the role

The Infection Prevention RN and Quality Manager positions at our healthcare facility are dedicated to promoting and supporting the quality assurance and performance improvement (QAPI) programs. The Infection Prevention RN focuses on infection prevention and control, while the Quality Manager oversees the Quality Management System (QMS).

Responsibilities

• Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of the infection prevention process in a healthcare setting.
• Attends continuing education programs and maintains current knowledge of all aspects of infection prevention.
• Develops and implements a system for identifying, investigating, reporting and preventing the spread of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) among patients and personnel.
• Ensures that processes needed for the Quality Management System (QMS) are established, implemented and maintained.
• Reports to top management on the performance of the QMS and any need for improvement via management review.
• Ensures that a document control procedure is adopted to approve, review and update all changes to critical documents within the scope of the QMS.
• Ensures that records are established and maintained to provide evidence that the QMS is being followed and that there is a system in place for the identification, storage, protection, retrieval, retention time and disposition of such records.
• Ensures that the performance of the QMS is reviewed at planned intervals to ensure its continuing suitability, adequacy and effectiveness.
• Ensures that Quality Objectives are set by top management for measuring the performance of the QMS and that these are regularly reviewed.
• Ensures that all suppliers used by the organization are selected, evaluated and re-evaluated and that records of this assessment are maintained.
• Ensures that an internal audit program is adopted to verify that the QMS conforms to policies and procedures and is effectively implemented and maintained; takes appropriate action when this is not the case.
• Analyzes data on the effectiveness of the QMS and evaluates where continual improvements of the QMS can be made.
• Coordinates continual improvement of the QMS, ensuring that evidence of corrective and preventative actions taken are recorded and reviewed.
• Performs all aspects of Quality Management according to the hospital's Quality Management Policy And The Quality Manager's Job Description.
• Promotes Quality Management awareness throughout the hospital and provides education as needed.

Requirements

For the Infection Prevention RN position:

• Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
• Knowledge of CDC, APIC and AORN guidelines.
• Knowledge of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).
• Knowledge of Federal and State infection prevention regulations.

For the Quality Manager position:

• Completed ISO 9001 or equivalent training.
• Knowledge of Microsoft office suite.
• Detail-oriented and strong multi-tasker.
• Exceptional communication skills.

Qualifications

Both roles require a current Louisiana Registered Nurse Licensure.

Skills

• Knowledge of CDC, APIC and AORN guidelines.
• Knowledge of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).
• Knowledge of Federal and State infection prevention regulations.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001.
• Microsoft Office Suite proficiency.
• Detail-oriented and strong multi-tasker.
• Exceptional communication skills.

Benefits

Details about benefits will be provided upon request.

Pay

Details about pay will be provided upon request.

Schedule

Details about schedule will be provided upon request.

EEO Statement

Our corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity. We do not discriminate against employees or applicants for employment on any legally-recognized basis ("protected class") including, but not limited to: race, color, religion, national origin, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth and related medical conditions), age, disability, citizenship status, status as a current or former uniformed servicemember, genetic information, or any other protected class under federal, state, or local law.