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Infection Preventionist, Ambulatory Piedmont Clinics
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Piedmont Healthcare Inc.
Atlanta, GA (In Person)
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Overview This position will require travel to Piedmont clinics across the Piedmont system. 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 practices in 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.