DIRECTOR INFECTION PREVENTION (FT DAYS) SPRING VALLEY HOSPITAL
Full Time
Las Vegas, NV 89118
Posted
Job description
Responsibilities
Spring Valley Hospital is a member of The Valley Health System, a network of six acute care hospitals that provide care for patients throughout Southern Nevada and nearby communities. Located in southwest Las Vegas, the 364-bed hospital offers emergency care, advanced cardiovascular and neurological surgeries and procedures, surgical services, women’s health, comprehensive maternity services, a level III neonatal intensive care unit, and specialty programs in stroke, chest pain, advanced wound care and hyperbaric medicine with a limb salvage program.
https://jobs.uhsinc.com/the-valley-health-system
Job Description:
Directs the facility Infection Prevention (IP) and Control programs. Assesses regulatory compliance and ongoing IP readiness. Overseas clinical IP programs while promoting patient safety. Assesses reporting compliance with centers for Medicine and Medicaid Services (CMS), state and local reporting agencies, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) standard surveillance definitions. Overseas IP surveillance and the collection, analysis and reporting of IP data.
Qualifications
Education:
Master’s in Nursing, Education, Epidemiology, Public Health, clinical Microbiology or other health related science, required.
Experience:
Three (3) to five (5) years clinical experience in health related field required. Two (2) years experience in Infection Prevention or epidemiology Leadership role required.
Technical Skills:
Computer knowledge and proficiency of Office Word, Excel, PowerPoint and statistical analysis programs, with strong overall computer skills.
License/Certification:
Current State of Nevada license in Nursing, Medical Laboratory Sciences, or other related health science if applicable. Current national certification in Infection Control (CIC).
Other:
Must be able to demonstrate the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care/service appropriate to the age of the patients served on the assigned unit/department.
Note:
Expert knowledge of National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN)
Compensation Range
$92,139.29 - $122,084.56 / year
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