Overview
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HonorHealth is one of Arizona's largest nonprofit healthcare systems, serving a population of five million people in the greater Phoenix metropolitan area. The comprehensive network encompasses nine acute-care hospitals, an extensive medical group with primary, specialty and urgent care services, a cancer care network, outpatient surgery centers, clinical research, medical education, a foundation, an accountable care organization, community services and more. With more than 16,000 team members, 4,000+ affiliated providers and over 1,100 volunteers, HonorHealth seamlessly blends collaborative care and approachable expertise to improve health and well-being. People often say care feels different here -- because it does. Learn more at HonorHealth.com.
Responsibilities
Job Summary
The Supervisor, Infection Prevention manages processes for the hospital - based infection prevention program. Interprets data, evidence-based guidelines and implements them into the practice throughout the system. Identifies and reduces the risks of acquiring and transmitting infections amongst others. The manager functions as the clinical expert in day to day operations in the prevention and control of infection and is responsible for assessment and implementation of the Infection Prevention Program, in order to minimize the probability of transmission of infection, thus providing a safer hospital for our patients and personnel.
- Oversees the hospital infection prevention programs, policies, and procedures that prevent infections and promotes patient safety. Leads implementation of programs to accomplish targets and provide measurements related to infection prevention and surveillance to meet patient safety goals and meet regulatory requirements at the local, state, and federal level.
- Ensures infection prevention and control rounds, outbreak investigations, and post-intervention follow-up is effective, standard, and timely.
- Collects, organizes, analyzes, interprets and reports data including trends and occurrences of infections to be included in performance measures, outbreak or cluster investigations, and distributes findings.
- Reviews, analyzes and applies existing regulations, standards and/or guidelines in order to ensure compliance. Reviews and develops policies and procedures to prevent the spread of infection. Assists in preparation of sites for State and Federal surveys.
- Collaborates in the development, delivery, and evaluation of educational programs or tools.
- Ensures infection prevention and control rounds, outbreak investigations, and post-intervention follow-up is effective, standard, and timely. Applies epidemiological principles and statistical methods, including risk stratification, to identify target populations, analyze trends and risk factors, and design and evaluate prevention and control strategies.
- Assists with human resource responsibilities, which may include interviewing and selection of new employees, staff development, providing performance feedback, resolution of employee concerns, and employee morale. Identifies performance improvement opportunities within the department and facilitates change.
- Leads with evaluation and/or product review in relation to infection prevention and control standards and/or guidelines.
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, Medical Lab-Technology or health related field Required
Master's Degree in Nursing, Public Health, Nursing or health related field, 8 years of relevant experience can meet this criteria. Required
Experience
6 years of relevant experience in Infection Prevention and Control Required
Licenses and Certifications
Certified Infection Control (CIC) Required
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