Director-Infection Prevention & Quality

Baptist • Memphis, TN

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About The Position

Responsible for the coordination and management of all infection prevention program activities across the continuum of care, including surveillance, data abstraction and analysis, internal and regulatory reporting, staff education and collaboration with all disciplines and departments. Directs the development, implementation and evaluation of the Infection Prevention Plan. Provides leadership, direction and mentoring to the Infection Prevention staff. Maintains a strong focus on performance improvement activities to include root cause analysis, risk assessments and outbreak investigation.

Requirements

• Current licensure as registered nurse
• Certification in Infection Control (CIC) required or attain within 1 year
• Five (5) years of clinical experience as a registered nurse required

Nice To Haves

• Minimum of three years of experience in Infection Prevention preferred
• Management experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Coordination and management of all infection prevention program activities across the continuum of care
• Surveillance, data abstraction and analysis
• Internal and regulatory reporting
• Staff education
• Collaboration with all disciplines and departments
• Development, implementation and evaluation of the Infection Prevention Plan
• Leadership, direction and mentoring to the Infection Prevention staff
• Performance improvement activities including root cause analysis, risk assessments and outbreak investigation

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director