Infection Preventionist-Ops

Piedmont Healthcare; Athens (GA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Piedmont Healthcare is seeking a senior Infection Prevention leader to drive safety and quality improvement across hospital settings in Georgia. You will educate teams, address infection trends, and apply Lean and reliability tools to reduce infections and sustain improvements.

The role emphasizes collaboration with surveillance analysts, system committees, and clinical staff to ensure compliance and transformative outcomes across Piedmont facilities.

Qualifications

• Must hold GA RN license or NLC/eNLC multistate license or nursing degree with license, as applicable.
• Bachelor's in Medical Technology and a Master's in Microbiology/epidemiology or related science required.
• Certification in Infection Control (CIC) preferred; Lean Six Sigma or QPI certifications are a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety and quality improvement initiatives to reduce infections.
• Provide ongoing IP education and address trends identified by IP Surveillance and Analysis.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory and accreditation bodies during performance projects.

Skills

Infection prevention leadership

Lean improvement

Data analysis

Education and training

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Medical Technology

Master's Degree in Microbiology, Public Health, Biology, Epidemiology, or related science

Nursing program Graduate with RN or NLC/eNLC license (GA)

Job description

Overview:

Based on the recommendations of the medical staff leadership and nursing leadership, this individual is appointed to be responsible for leading and driving safety and quality performance improvement initiatives to provide ongoing education, to address trends and deficiencies in Infection Prevention (IP) practices as identified by the IP Surveillance and Analysis team and set by the system HAI Committee and Piedmont Healthcare QSS. Promotes a culture of continuous improvement in the reduction of infections through use of Lean methodology, coaching, tools, data analysis, reliability, sustainability and spread. Manages and supports a portfolio of strategic projects using the performance improvement model. Ensures all performance improvement activities are in compliance with regulatory and accreditation bodies. Assists in evaluations of infection prevention practicesin Piedmont facilities and owned physician office practices.

Responsibilities:

Based on the recommendations of the medical staff leadership and nursing leadership, this individual is appointed to be responsible for leading and driving safety and quality performance improvement initiatives to provide ongoing education, to address trends and deficiencies in Infection Prevention (IP) practices as identified by the IP Surveillance and Analysis team and set by the system HAI Committee and Piedmont Healthcare QSS. Promotes a culture of continuous improvement in the reduction of infections through use of Lean methodology, coaching, tools, data analysis, reliability, sustainability and spread. Manages and supports a portfolio of strategic projects using the performance improvement model. Ensures all performance improvement activities are in compliance with regulatory and accreditation bodies. Assists in evaluations of infection prevention practicesin Piedmont facilities and owned physician office practices.

Qualifications:

Education

• Graduate of a Nursing program with a current license in the State of Georgia as a Registered Nurse or NLC/eNLC Multistate License Required or
• Bachelor's Degree in Medical Technology Required and
• Master's Degree in Microbiology, Public Heath, Biology, Epidemiology, or other related science field Required

Work Experience

• 4 years of previous work experience in a hospital setting, clinical quality, or performance improvement, preferably in infection prevention OR two (2) years of previous work experience with a Masters degree Required

Licenses and Certifications

• RN - Registered Nurse - Georgia State Licensure and/or NLC/eNCL Multistate Licensure If the degree is in nursing Upon Hire Required or
• If a certified Medical Technologist, the certification must be from one of the following: Required
• Certified Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT)-AMT AMT (American Medical Technologists) or
• ASCP - American Society of Clinical Pathologist American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP), or
• AAB (American Association of Bioanalysts)
• CIC - Certified in Infection Control Certification in Infection Control (CIC) from the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology (CBIC), Preferred
• CPHQ - Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality Certification in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) Preferred
• Lean Six Sigma Certification-IASSC Lean Six Sigma Healthcare or QPI Certifications Green and/or Black Belt. Preferred

Business Unit : Company Name:

Piedmont Clinic