Infection Prevention Manager — Lead Systemwide Quality

Piedmont Healthcare Inc.; Athens (GA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Piedmont Clinic is seeking an Infection Prevention Manager primarily based at Piedmont Athens, with support across multiple Piedmont facilities in Georgia. The role leads infection prevention operations, drives safety and quality improvements, and promotes Lean-based continuous improvement across the system.

The position requires a Nursing degree with Georgia RN/Licensure (or NLC/eNLC), a Master’s in a health science field, and at least 5 years in hospital quality/epidemiology/performance

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing with a current license in the State of Georgia as a Registered Nurse or NLC/eNLC Multistate License Required.
• Master’s degree in Microbiology, Public Health, Biology, Epidemiology, Medical Technology, or other related health/science field Required.
• 5 years of previous work experience in a hospital setting, clinical quality, epidemiology or performance improvement, preferably in infection prevention Required

Responsibilities

• Oversee day-to-day operations of the infection prevention function across Piedmont facilities.
• Lead and drive safety and quality performance improvement initiatives to address trends and deficiencies as identified by the Surveillance and Analysis team and set by PHC QSS.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement to reduce infections using Lean methodology, coaching, data analysis, reliability and sustainability.
• Manage and support a portfolio of strategic projects using the performance improvement model.
• Ensure all performance improvement activities comply with regulatory and accreditation bodies.

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing with current Georgia RN or NLC/eNLC Multistate License

Master’s degree in Microbiology, Public Health, Biology, Epidemiology, Medical Technology, or related health/science field

Job description

Piedmont Clinic is seeking an Infection Prevention Manager primarily based at Piedmont Athens, with support across multiple Piedmont facilities in Georgia. The role leads infection prevention operations, drives safety and quality improvements, and promotes Lean-based continuous improvement across the system.

The position requires a Nursing degree with Georgia RN/Licensure (or NLC/eNLC), a Master’s in a health science field, and at least 5 years in hospital quality/epidemiology/performance