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Quality Management - Acute
Full Time
Day Shift
8a-430p, Mon-Fri
Consistently named best hospital, Lexington Medical Center dedicates itself to providing quality health services that meet the needs of its communities. Ranked #2 in the state and #1 in the Columbia metro area by U.S. News & World Report, Lexington Medical Center is the only hospital named one of the Best Places to Work in South Carolina.
The 607-bed teaching hospital anchors a health care network that includes five community medical centers and employs more than 8,000 health care professionals. The network includes a cardiovascular program recognized by the American College of Cardiology as South Carolina’s first HeartCARE CenterTM and an accredited Cancer Center of Excellence affiliated with MUSC Hollings Cancer Center for research and education. The network also features an occupational health center, the largest skilled nursing facility in the Carolinas, an Alzheimer’s care center and nearly 80 physician practices. Its postgraduate medical education programs include family medicine and transitional year.
The Infection Control Manager is responsible and accountable for the development and maintenance of infection surveillance, prevention and control activities for Lexington Medical Center patients and staff (Hospital, Ambulatory Surgery Centers/Urgent Care, and Physician practices). Focus is on identification, investigation, monitoring, and reporting healthcare-associated infections. The Infection Control Manager works in direct partnership with the Infectious Disease Medical Director and Specialists to create infection prevention strategies and drive prevention and control initiatives. The IFC Manager collaborates with leadership and clinical teams and individuals to provide feedback and sustain infection prevention strategies.
Minimum Education: Bachelors or Masters of Science in Nursing
Minimum Years of Experience: 10 Years of Experience in Acute Care;
3 Years of Leadership in Infection Prevention (Can be Concurrent with Above).
Substitutable Education & Experience (Optional): None.
Required Certifications/Licensure: Currently Licensed as a Registered Nurse by the South Carolina State Board of Nursing;
Certification in Infection Control and Epidemiology or Achieved APIC Approved Training (will obtain within 2 years of entry into manager role).
Required Training: Experience in healthcare database systems with data abstraction experience;
Demonstrates leadership and teaching abilities.
We are committed to offering quality, cost-effective benefits choices for our employees and their families:
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of LMC to provide equal opportunity of employment for all individuals, and to remain compliant with applicable state and federal laws and regulations. LMC strives to provide a discrimination-free environment, and to recruit, select, on-board, and employ all employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including but not limited to, lactation. LMC endeavors to upgrade and promote employees from within the hospital where possible and consistent with the employee’s desires and abilities and the hospital’s needs.
Full Time
Ancillary Healthcare
$84k-109k (estimate)
02/18/2024
05/14/2024
lexmed.com
COLUMBIA, SC
3,000 - 7,500
1971
Private
JOSEPH CAVANAGH
$500M - $1B
Ancillary Healthcare
Lexington Medical Center owns and operates a chain of hospitals that offers orthopedic, rehabilitation and cancer care treatment.
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