System Infection Prevention Consultant RN
Job in
Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, 75215, USA
Listing for:
Children's Health
Full Time
position
Listed on 2025-12-02
Job specializations:
-
Healthcare
Infection Control, Public Health
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Job Title & Specialty Area:
System Infection Prevention Consultant
Department:
Infection Prevention Control
Location:
This position is based in Dallas, and provides support system wide
Shift: Mon - Fri 8:00 am to 4:30 pm
Job Type: On Site (requires travel)
Why Children’s Health?
At Children's Health, our mission is to Make Life Better for Children, and we recognize that their health plays a crucial role in achieving this goal.
Through our cutting-edge treatments and affiliation with UT Southwestern, we strive to deliver an extraordinary patient and family experience, ensuring that every moment, big or small, contributes to their overall well-being.
Our dedication to promoting children's health extends beyond our organization and encompasses the broader community. Together, we can make a significant difference in the lives of children and contribute to a brighter and healthier future for all.
Summary:In collaboration with the Senior Director of Infection Prevention, the Enterprise Infection Prevention Consultant will develop programs that guide the planning and coordinating of infection prevention and control activities throughout the Children's Health Enterprise (including inpatient and ambulatory areas), that leverages current infection prevention and control science in order to provide a safe environment for patients, healthcare workers and visitors. The Enterprise IP Consultant facilitates and/or collaborates with teams throughout CHST to prevent and control hospital acquired infections and to maintain a constant state of regulatory readiness in alignment with The Joint Commission Infection Control standards.
Using advanced epidemiological knowledge, the Enterprise IP consultant serves as a subject matter expert and consultant on various infection prevention issues, according to all hospital and legislated standards.
Responsibilities:
Creates innovative surveillance strategies for the inpatient and ambulatory settings, including collection, analysis and feedback of infectious outcomes in patients, healthcare workers and visitors. Using advanced analytics, identifies trends and patterns in surveillance data, develops or consults on the development of conclusions and designs appropriate interventions to improve patient outcomes to various teams and committees.Prepares and presents enterprise-level data in a variety of narrative and visual formats taking the audience into consideration.Maintains understanding of regulatory standards and guidelines from authoritative agencies including Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organization, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Texas Department of State Health Services, and Centers for Disease Prevention and Control and collaborates with other departments to facilitate compliance with these standards.Develops and consults with education of healthcare workers on Infection Prevention topics upon hire, annually and on an as needed basis.Develops processes for monitoring compliance with established infection prevention standards through rounding and auditing.Consults and serves as the evidence-based practice expert in the creation and revision of evidence-based hospital wide Infection Prevention policies and procedures.Consults on construction and renovation projects, and participates in pre-planning, construction and pre-occupancy activities in collaboration with Project Management, Engineering and Facilities Services departments.Consults and serves as a subject matter expert for recognition and investigation of clusters and outbreaks of epidemiologically significant organisms; collaborate and communicate with state and local health departments in investigation of diseases with public health impact.Serves and provides insight as an expert resource for infectious diseases and actively prepares for new and emerging infectious diseases as well as known high consequence infectious diseases.Serves on and chairs various internal and external committees, meetings and collaborations.Performs other duties and special projects as assigned.WORK EXPERIENCE
At least 5 years clinical (nursing) experience required.Incumbent will have at least 2 years of experience working in infection prevention.EDUCATION
BSN required.LICENSES AND CERTIFICATIONS
Current license to practice professional nursing in the State of Texas Upon Hire required.Certification in Infection Control within 2 years of hire required.JOB PROFILE
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