Clinical Abstractor Nurse

United Surgical Partners International; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage

Life and AD&D coverage

Short- and long-term disability options

401(k) and retirement planning access

Paid holidays and vacation

Job summary

United Surgical Partners International is hiring a Clinical Abstractor Nurse full-time in Phoenix, Arizona. The role involves providing education on infection prevention, conducting infection control surveillance, and ensuring compliance with health standards. Candidates must hold a nursing degree, be a licensed RN in Arizona, and have infection control experience. Additional requirements include CPR and advanced life support certifications. A comprehensive benefits package is included.

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
• Currently licensed RN in the state.
• Infection control experience required.
• CPR and advanced life support certification needed.
• Demonstrates clinical competency, leadership, and teaching capabilities.
• Physically and emotionally capable of performing responsibilities.

Responsibilities

• Provides employee education for infection prevention.
• Conducts post-operative surveillance related to infection control.
• Serves as the facility resource for infection control.
• Acts to maintain confidentiality and professionalism.
• Reports infection control activities to the Quality Assessment Committee.

Skills

Infection control experience

Clinical competency

Leadership

Teaching capabilities

Education

Graduate of an approved school of nursing

Currently licensed RN in the state

Tools

CPR certification

Advanced life support certification

Job description

Clinical Abstractor Nurse

USPI St Joesphs Outpatient Surgery Center is hiring a Clinical Abstractor Nurse Full Time

Job Summary

Provides a program in the environment of care. These responsibilities are in addition to the primary role concerning patient care. Demonstrates the primary goal of efficiently providing surgical services that exceed customer expectations and improve clinical and financial operations.

Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities

The following description of the job responsibilities and performance expectations are intended to reflect the major responsibilities of the job, but is not intended to describe the minor duties or other responsibilities as may be assigned from time to time. Reasonable accommodations may be made to perform the essential functions

• Provides employee education for the prevention of infection.
• Provides Infection Control post-operative surveillance, data collection, assessment, measurement, and reports findings to the Quality Assessment Committee.
• Provides surveillance and assessment of infection control practices related to Standard Precautions, Transmission Precautions, and Exposure Control.
• Provides facility surveillance related to infection control.
• Serves as the facility resource person for infection control.
• Provides review for the appropriateness of agents used for disinfecting and antisepsis.
• Reports activities related to infection control to the Quality Assessment Committee.
• Reviews the Infection Control policies and guidelines for program scope, objectives, performance and effectiveness at least annually and provides recommendations to the PI committee for revision/approval.
• Assists with employee Infection Control orientation and in-services.
• Follows the Center's professional conduct and dress code policy.
• Maintains patient, physician, and employee privacy and confidentiality per policy.
• Acts in accordance with the vision, mission, and business philosophy of the Center.
• Assists with other responsibilities of center as deemed necessary by management.
• The timely management and reporting of any safety/security issue or occurrence.

What We Offer

As an organization, one way we care for our communities and each other is by providing a comprehensive benefits package that includes the following, subject to employment status:

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
• Life and AD&D coverage
• Availability of short- and long-term disability
• Flexible financial benefits including FSAs and HSAs
• 401(k) and access to retirement planning
• Paid holidays and vacation

Qualifications

• Graduate of an approved school of nursing.
• Currently licensed RN in the state.
• Infection control experience.
• CPR required, advanced life support certification required.
• Demonstrates clinical competency, leadership, and teaching capabilities.
• Physically and emotionally capable of performing responsibilities of position.