Nursing Manager Infection Prevention

Montefiore Health System•St. Charles, IL

1d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for the development, coordination, management, execution, and organization of infection prevention-related quality and performance improvement activities at Montefiore Medical Center. This Manager of Infection Prevention and Control maintains the standards of practice for Infection Prevention as defined by the program’s Standard Operating Procedures for Infection Prevention, and as defined by regulatory agencies and national standards. This position is accountable with the Nursing Director for the overall management activities for the Medical Center infection prevention and control program all sites, which includes assistance with supervision of the Infection Prevention and Control processes, and will have a leadership role for designated special projects to ensure quality care and patient safety. Accountable with the Nursing Director, the Infection Prevention Committee Chairman, and Committee members in a shared governance model to plan, develop, implement and evaluate outcomes of the Infection Prevention and Control Program. Partners with the Hospital Epidemiologist, Nursing Director of Infection Prevention, and Associate Directors in setting standards and priorities based on evidence-based literature and guidelines, evaluating compliance with policies and practices, and leading/coaching the performance improvement efforts associated with the prevention and control of hospital acquired infections and infectious exposures. Consults, advises and informs Hospital Epidemiologist/Director of Infection Prevention concerning administrative or other department/program issues, needs and problems. Under the direction of the Hospital Epidemiologist, participates in regional and national collaboratives and academic societies, utilizes and initiates research to improve departmental functions and patient safety, and assists with design and implementation of informatics and technology infrastructure required to improve institutional access and feedback of infection-related data.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree in Nursing, Public Health, Epidemiology or infection prevention related field Required
3+ years of nursing experience required
New York State Registered Professional Nurse License and current registration or related field Required
Certification in Infection Control (CIC) Required
Experience in infection prevention and control Required.
Experience and/or formal training in clinical performance improvement and patient safety Required.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and oral) Required.
Critical thinking and analytic skills necessary for problem solving and clinical decision making Required.
Documented commitment to continuing professional development Required.
Effective management skills necessary to organize direct and evaluate the activities of infection prevention and patient care off shift operations Required.
Computer literacy required including NHSN.

Nice To Haves

Masters Preferred
Previous pediatric and neonatal experience Preferred.
Previous experience with EPIC, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word Preferred.

Responsibilities

Detects evidence of hospital/network infections.
Performs surveillance in designated areas daily.
Environmental rounds to assess the implementation of Infection Prevention and Control, Patient Care, Personnel Practices, and Environmental Practices. Written reports of Environmental Rounds and recommended actions are prepared and distributed on a timely basis.
Enters infection data into the CDC NHSN program via Internet application; analyzes, interprets, and reports data to the Infection Prevention Control Committee.
Ascertains that proper isolation precautions for infected patients are carried out and initiates these procedures when indicated during Care Unit rounds.
Consults and acts as a liaison among clinical staff on infection prevention and control performance improvement initiatives.
Coordinates and organizes new projects, surveillance, and in-service education activities for neonatal and pediatric medical center departments.
To monitor and evaluate the prevention and control of hospital-acquired infections through surveillance and education.
Establishes networking systems with hospital departments and outside regulatory agencies.
Partners with the Hospital Epidemiologist and Nursing Director of Infection Prevention in the development and implementation of systems, policies, and procedures for the department or services, in setting standards and priorities based on evidence-based literature and guidelines, and evaluating compliance with policies and practices.
Maintains current knowledge and understanding of performance improvement methodology and provides direction for planning the improvement process, prioritizing operations and objectives for improvement efforts, systematic and continuous performance assessment, implementation of improvements based on assessments, and the maintenance of resulting improvement.
Provides for the ongoing orientation, training, and education for staff in current, new, and developing technologies as well as departmental systems, policies, and procedures.
Under the direction of the Hospital Epidemiologist, participates in regional and national collaboratives and academic societies, utilizes and initiates research to improve departmental functions and patient safety.
Establishes quality measurement and control processes and programs for departmental functions or services provided and monitors quality data.
Participation as content expert and coach in performance improvement team activities and providing actionable IPC data for those teams.