Infection Prevention Coordinator - RN

Trinity Health; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Trinity Health Des Moines seeks an Infection Prevention Coordinator to lead the infection prevention program across hospital and clinic settings. You will collaborate with the infectious disease physician to ensure evidence-based approaches and strong leadership in preventing healthcare-associated infections.

You will coordinate surveillance, data collection, and reporting to regulatory agencies and quality boards, while promoting hand hygiene and leading improvement initiatives to reduce risk

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing or healthcare related field.
• Infection Control Certification required or obtained within two year s after requirements are met.
• Requires a minimum of five ( 5 ) years experience in healthcare setting.
• Minimum of two (2) years of direct Infection Prevention, infection Control, or related infection prevention experience required.

Responsibilities

• Lead infection prevention program in collaboration with the infectious disease physician.
• Report data to regulatory agencies, governing boards, and senior leadership.
• Develops, coordinates, and implements an overall infection prevention program.
• Leads performance improvement initiatives related to infection prevention.

Skills

Infection prevention

Healthcare leadership

Data reporting

Regulatory compliance

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing or healthcare related field

Infection Control Certification

Job description

Employment Type:Full timeShift:Day ShiftDescription:

T he Infection Prevention Coordinator leads the Infection Prevention P rogram in collaboration with the infectious disease p hysician to ensure an effective infr as tructure, inclusive decision-making, evidence-based appro ach , and effective l eadership style in achi eving excellence in infection pr evention and control . Works collaboratively with key stakeholdersfor d i sease surveillance, prevention , and containment including the collection, correlation, evaluation , and validati o n of data to determine patterns and tr e nds of infection . I mplements effective strategies and actions to mitigate and/or reduce infection risk to patients and colleagues . Reports data to allappropriate regulatoryagencies, governing boards, quality board committees, senior leadership, medical staff executive teams, directors, quality improvement teams and others as appropriate . Implements appropriate infection prevention and control measures set forth by regulator y agencies. Promotescolleagueaccount ability for their own practice and l eads the development and ongoing refinement of efficient and exemplar processes with outcomes that meet or exceed expectations/targets in areas of responsibility . The Infection PreventionCoordinatorprovides oversight, consultation and works collaboratively with the in fection prevention specialist. This individual reports directly to the Manager of Quality and Safety.

General Requirements

• Knows, understands, incorporates,anddemonstratestheMercyOne(TrinityHealth)Mission,Vision,CoreValues, Actions and Promise inbehaviors,practices,anddecisions.

• Provides expert consultation tokey stakeholders including medical staff,senior leadership and colleagues on infection prevention and control.

• Provides leadership in the management of infection prevention to promote quality clinical outcomes across the continuum to ensurecarecontinuity and evidence-based standards of performance.

• Develops, coordinates, and implements an overall infection prevention program consistent with the markets strategic plan.

• Develops a system foridentifying, reporting,and investigating, infections and communicable diseases throughout the markets inclusive of clinic settings.

• Develops a system foridentifying, reporting,and investigating hand hygiene practices throughout the hospital and clinic settings.

• Utilizes internal and external resources to sustainhigh standardsof quality,financialand operational performance in infection prevention.

• Identifiesandutilizesappropriate data/databasesto serve as benchmark comparisons for best practice delivery of clinical care related to infection prevention.

• Collaborates with administration, medical providers, nursing,and other clinical staff leadership toidentifyand evaluate opportunities to improve infection prevention.

• Leads andfacilitatesperformance improvement initiatives at the department and organizational levels related to areas of infection prevention.

• Collects, synthesizes, interprets, prioritizes,and communicates meaningful performance data to support efficient realization of infection prevention and hygiene toreducecost andimprovequalityand safety.

• Continually refines and enhances the infrastructure for infection prevention in unit/department/service lines to support improvements in quality of care and operational efficiency.

• Coordinatestimelysubmission of data/results related to various regulatory, quality organizations and surveys.

• Implements mechanisms for receivingtimelyfeedback from providers and colleaguesregardingbarriers and burdens to providing excellent and safe patient care with regards to infection prevention andcollaboratively worksto address.

• Oversees andoptimizesinfection prevention and control compliance efforts andensurethatmarketsare in compliancewithregulatory and accreditation requirements.

• Authors, monitors, and implements infection prevention and control policiesin accordance withstate regulations, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)requirements, Centersfor Disease Controland Prevention(CDC)recommendations,and The Joint Commission(TJC)standards.

• Educatesonevidence-based practices for illness and disease prevention and control, health promotion, and safe work practices.

• Completes rounding with the providers/leaders/nurses for infective patients in the acute care and clinic settings making practice recommendations as needed.

• Participates in interdisciplinary team rounding toidentifyinfection prevention opportunities with follow up to action plans.

• Regularlyattendsunit/department huddles and meetings to share information on infection prevention practices andinfection trends.

• Participates in investigations of unplanned infective events or infection risks and reports findings to involved units/departments,such investigations may include learning from defects or root cause analyses.

• Identifiespotential or actual serious conditions or workplace hazards and acts effectively to prevent or resolve.

• Consults with facilities management and contractors for building projects to ensure regulations for infection preventionare in compliance.

• Participates in nursingmeetings as appropriate.

• Participates in MedicalStaffmeetingsasappropriate.

• Participates/leadsregional infection prevention workgroup.

• Overseesinfection prevention inthe ownedcritical access hospitals asdeterminedby the manager of quality and safety.This may bemarketspecific.

• Participates in new hire educationfor hospital-acquired conditions, handhygieneandinfection practices.

• Participates in quality and safety meetingsworking collaboratively with members.

• Leads and/orsupportsroot cause analyses related to hospital-acquired infections.

• Completes risk mitigation for construction projects with re-inspectionsas appropriate.

• Participates inenvironmentof care rounds and follow upwith education.

• Works collaboratively with quality and safety excellence nursesand risk managementin improvement efforts for the safety of the patient asappropriate.

• Maintainsa collaborativerelationship with Employee Healthleadershipin order tolimit the likelihood of infection inassociatesandassistsin directing thefollow-upofcolleaguesexposed toadiagnosed or undiagnosed infection.

• Performs otherduties as assigned.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing o r healthcare related field required . Master’s degree preferred .

• Infection Control Certification required or obtained within two year s after requirements are met.

Experience

• Requires a minimum of five ( 5 ) years experience in healthcare setting .

• Minimum of two (2) years of direct Infection Prevention, infection Control, or related infection prevention experience required.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.