Manager, Infection Prevention

Piedmont Healthcare•Athens, GA

19h

About The Position

The Infection Prevention Manager is primarily based at Piedmont Athens and provides support across multiple Piedmont facilities, including Piedmont Eastside, Piedmont Rockdale, Piedmont Walton, Piedmont Newton, and Piedmont Athens. The role is responsible for day-to-day operations of the infection prevention function at local entities and applicable practices, and for leading safety and quality performance improvement initiatives addressing infection prevention trends and deficiencies identified by the Surveillance and Analysis team and set by PHC QSS. The manager promotes continuous improvement in infection reduction through Lean methodology, coaching, tools, data analysis, reliability, sustainability, and spread. The role also manages and supports a portfolio of strategic projects using the performance improvement model and ensures performance improvement activities comply with regulatory and accreditation bodies.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing with a current Registered Nurse license in the State of Georgia or an NLC/eNLC Multistate License, or a master’s degree in Microbiology, Public Health, Biology, Epidemiology, Medical Technology, or another related health/science field.
Five years of previous work experience in a hospital setting, clinical quality, epidemiology, or performance improvement.
Current Certification in Infection Control (CIC) from the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology (CBIC), required upon hire.

Nice To Haves

Experience in infection prevention is preferred.

Responsibilities

Manage day-to-day operations of the infection prevention function at local entities and applicable practices.
Lead and drive safety and quality performance improvement initiatives addressing infection prevention trends and deficiencies identified by the Surveillance and Analysis team and set by PHC QSS.
Promote continuous improvement in infection reduction through Lean methodology, coaching, tools, data analysis, reliability, sustainability, and spread.
Manage and support a portfolio of strategic projects using the performance improvement model.
Ensure performance improvement activities comply with regulatory and accreditation bodies.