Infection Prevention Quality RN
United Surgical Partners International
- Nashville, TN
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Culture: Family oriented, collaborative efforts, open door policy
- Quality Care: One of the only hospitals in Nashville with a Five-Star Rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Top 5% in the U.S. for spinal surgery, numerous Health grades awards for spinal and joint replacement surgery
- Benefits: Health, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, PTO, 401K with company match, competitive compensation, Employee Assistance Program reimbursement for certification/licensure renewals
- Education: Tuition reimbursement, training/in-services
- Recognizing and listening to our employees: Good Catch awards, employee appreciation week, Employee Leadership Committee, Employee bonuses
- Responsible for maintenance and organization of Infection Prevention activities and data collection.
- Actively supports staff education across Infection Prevention and Quality Improvement.
- Participates in activities of performance improvement investigation and follow-up by educating staff on findings.
- Responsible for assisting in writing policy and procedure related to updated standards with The Joint Commission, also to provide education to the staff after the approval of such policies.
- Supports evaluation of quality of care and patient outcomes as assigned
- Collects, prepares and analyzes healthcare-associated infection data
- Collaborates with director on presentation of infection data and makes data and research supported recommendations for actions
- Monitors employee compliance in use of barriers and infection prevention measures
- Prepares and presents educational offerings for the staff
- Supports departmental rounding to support facility excellence
- Serves as a resource to all departments and personnel for quality improvement in all areas
- Implements programs to protect the healthcare workers, visitors, and others in the healthcare environment
- Sets and recommends policies and procedures to prevent adverse events
- Provides internal and external reporting of information and data
- Promotes compliance with regulations, guidelines, and accreditation requirements.
- Supports orientation education as assigned.
- Other duties as assigned.
- Health, Dental, Vision, disability, and life insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Flexible Spending Account
- Retirement plan with company match
- Tuition reimbursement
- 7 paid holidays
- Reimbursement for license renewals
- Paid Time Off
- Competitive compensation
- Employee Assistance Program
- A minimum of two years of progressive clinical experience in an acute facility preferred.
- A minimum of two years experience in Quality Management and/or infection control preferred.
- A minimum of one-year experience with internal and external data management systems.
- Current license as a Registered Nurse or related healthcare field in the State of Tennessee.
- Knowledge of hospital organizations, committees, department functions, and performance improvement activities.
- Effective communication, organizational and leadership skills, independent decision-making, and ability to handle multiple projects.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Working knowledge of TJC, Medicare, and The State of Tennessee standards.
- A minimum of two years of progressive clinical experience in an acute facility preferred.
- A minimum of two years experience in Quality Management and/or infection control preferred.
- A minimum of one-year experience with internal and external data management systems.
- Current license as a Registered Nurse or related healthcare field in the State of Tennessee.
- Knowledge of hospital organizations, committees, department functions, and performance improvement activities.
- Effective communication, organizational and leadership skills, independent decision-making, and ability to handle multiple projects.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Working knowledge of TJC, Medicare, and The State of Tennessee standards.