DIRECTOR (FULL TIME DAYS) INFECTION CONTROL

UHS•Las Vegas, NV

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Summerlin Hospital is a 496-bed hospital featuring emergency services; a busy maternity department with an average of 450 deliveries per month; a Children’s Medical Center with a NICU, a pediatric ICU and separate pediatric ER; advanced cardiovascular care, surgical services, women’s health and oncology care. Summerlin Hospital is an accredited Chest Pain with PCI facility and a Primary Stroke Center and has received multiple awards from the American Heart Association Get with the Guidelines program. The Valley Health System (VHS), with six hospitals in Las Vegas and Southern Nevada, is looking for exceptional people who share our vision and values. We focus on clearly defined goals designed to bring about exemplary patient care. We give our employees the structure to achieve these goals by providing advanced technological systems, processes, and practice; performance improvement and patient safety standards to foster positive patient outcomes; a collaborative practice model; evidence-based practice; and education and development programs to support recruitment and retention. VHS is owned and operated by a subsidiary of Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS). Each employee at VHS takes part in the UHS Service Excellence Program. The program is guided by three standards: "Treat everyone as a guest. Demonstrate professionalism and excellence in the things I do. Practice teamwork." The talent and dedication of all UHS employees is what makes the company unique.

Requirements

Master's in Nursing, Education, Epidemiology, Public Health, clinical Microbiology or other health related science, required.
Three (3) to five (5) years clinical experience in health related field required.
Two (2) years experience in Infection Prevention or epidemiology Leadership role required.
Computer knowledge and proficiency of Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint and statistical analysis programs, with strong overall computer skills
Current State of Nevada license in Nursing, Medical Laboratory Sciences, or other related health science if applicable.
Current national certification in Infection Control (CIC)
Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care/service appropriate to the age of the patients served on the assigned unit/department.
Expert knowledge of National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)

Responsibilities

Directs the facility Infection Prevention (IP) and Control programs.
Assesses regulatory compliance and ongoing IP readiness.
Oversees clinical IP programs while promoting patient safety.
Assesses reporting compliance with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), state and local reporting agencies, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) standard surveillance definitions.
Oversees IP surveillance and the collection, analysis and reporting of IP data.