Manager, Infection Prevention
About The Position
The Infection Prevention Manager will be primarily based at Piedmont Athens and provide 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. It leads safety and quality performance improvement initiatives to address infection prevention trends and deficiencies, promotes continuous improvement in infection reduction, and manages strategic projects. Performance improvement activities must comply with regulatory and accreditation requirements.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Nursing and a current Georgia Registered Nurse license or 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; infection prevention experience preferred.
- Current Certification in Infection Control (CIC) from the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology (CBIC) upon hire.
Responsibilities
- Oversee 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 trends and deficiencies in Infection Prevention 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
