What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director of Quality, Infection Prevention and Risk Management position at Daviess Community Hospital?
Posted: Dec 23, 2024
- Category Nursing
- Department Quality
- Schedule Full-Time
- Shift Mon-Fri 8a-5p
- Facility Daviess Community Hospital
- Responsible for oversight of hospital-wide Quality, Infection Prevention, Risk Management and Patient Safety.
- Responsible for identification, investigation, reporting, prevention and prevention of healthcare associated infections (HAIs) and healthcare acquired conditions (HACs) among patients and personnel.
- Plans, implements and facilitates performance improvement activities focusing on quality improvement and infection prevention to meet the needs of the hospital.
- Provides education to medical staff, hospital staff and Governing Body. Acts as resource person to administrative team, department managers and medical staff.
- Assists managers with departmental quality and infection prevention preparation for all regulatory surveys, i.e. Joint Commission, State Licensing Review, and CMS Validation Surveys.
- Ability to facilitate performance improvement activities throughout the hospital, including Root Cause Analysis and Failure Mode Effect and Analysis.
- Demonstrates effective organizational skills through ongoing interaction with Chairpersons, department managers, administrative team and Governing Body to assist in facilitating the hospital-wide quality and infection prevention programs.
- Demonstrates knowledge of current methodology and practices related to quality and infection prevention and maintains awareness of changes in the regulations and requirements by accrediting bodies.
- Communicates professionally and clearly to physicians, staff, Quality Board and other team members.
- Accurately demonstrates use of computer systems to track performance data, document occurrences, medical staff review functions, committee review/actions and compiles reports accordingly.
- Investigates infections housewide related to patient and hospital personnel.
- Monitors proper use of germicides, cleaning products, antiseptics and disinfectants in use throughout the facility.
- Prepares statistics and other pertinent data and reports to the Infection Prevention Committee at least quarterly.
- Submits community risk assessment for Infection Prevention Committee approval on an annual basis.
- High School diploma with 5 years of applicable cumulative job-specific experience with 2 of those years being in leadership/management.
- OR Associate's/Bachelor's degree with 3 years of applicable cumulative job-specific experience required, with 2 of those years being in leadership/management.
- Certification in Infection Control preferred.
- Member of the Association of Practitioners of Infection Control and Epidemiology preferred.
- Working knowledge of microbiology, epidemiology, infectious diseases, aseptic techniques, and current infection prevention practices.
- Working knowledge of local, state, and federal Standards and Regulations pertaining to quality and infection control practices.
- Able to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing.
- Strong written and verbal skills.
- Advanced computer knowledge.
- Word processing and database management preferred.