Director of Infection Prevention

Description

This position is incentive eligible.

Last year alone, HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours impacting our communities. As a Director of Infection Prevention with Medical City Dallas, you can be a manager in an organization that is devoted to giving!

Medical City Dallas, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free Air Med medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing.
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service).
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock.
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more.
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts.
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships.
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships).
• Colleague recognition program.
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence).
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Note:

Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Come join our team as a Director of Infection Prevention. We care for our communities and employees! HCA Hope Fund in fourteen years reached a historic milestone: $50 million in help to our colleagues in need. Last year, HCA Healthcare and our colleagues donated $13.8 million dollars to charitable organizations. Apply Today!

The Director of Infection Prevention is responsible for all processes that pertain to infectious diseases, including trending, tracking, monitoring and evaluating infection control (IC) parameters as defined by the CDC, The Joint Commission, TX DSHS, CMS, NHSN, OSHA and other accrediting bodies. Coordinates all aspects of the facility infection control program. Directly involved with programs that prevent, and control hospital acquired infections.

Serve as an infection control consultant for facility staff. Interacts with physicians, outside agencies, corporate/divisional staff as well as all departments within the facility.

• Ensure patient/personal safety by maintaining a safe and therapeutic environment and adhering to Safety Program and Infection Control Programs.
• Support hospital and departmental Performance Improvement Goals.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with patients, families, volunteers, visitors and other health care members.
• Develop and maintain the infection prevention and control program policies and procedures governing control of infections/communicable diseases.
• Responsible for the development and implementation of the annual Infection Control Plan and Infection Control Policy Manual of all policies and procedures.
• Develop and maintain a system for identifying, investigating and controlling infections/communicable diseases.
• Develop and maintain reporting systems and databases in order to provide clinical data regarding all aspects and processes of infection/communicable diseases; as well as required Quality/Risk computer documentation systems.
• Maintain comparative data systems and assist with benchmarking analysis.
• Performance of process evaluation and qualitative/quantitative and benchmarking analysis for organization wide infection prevention and control improvement opportunities.
• Performance of workflow analysis and deployment of business improvement activities related to infection control using information systems (integration of computational and graphical methods).
• Ongoing development, education and maintenance of organization wide performance improvement processes, evaluations and tools related to infection control through regular interaction with department directors, staff and physicians.
• Ensures the reliability and maintainability of organization infection control data and collection practices by active participation and leadership in infection prevention and control performance improvement efforts.
• Provide support and leadership for departments as needed.
• Facilitate the organization…