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**Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center** : Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community of individuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniqueness is sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

Organization:

Infection Control

Job Summary:

The Infection Preventionist is a registered nurse who is responsible for coordination, management, and evaluation of the Infection Prevention programs. This position is responsible for monitoring and limiting or preventing hazardous and infectious exposure.

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Hours of Position:

Full-time, 40 hours/week, Flexible start time between 7a-8a to 4p or 5p.

The successful candidate will be interacting regularly with staff and leaders in all clinical departments, including inpatient departments, providing guidance on appropriate isolation precautions and PPE, hand hygiene, and other infection prevention topics. This person will also work closely with our Facilities and EVS departments to ensure all Infection Control Risk Assessments (ICRA) are completed prior to any construction work.

The successful candidate will work closely with the VTHH Quality Team and will share a large office with the two members of Quality that are on the team. This person will also work closely with the VBCH and VWCH Infection Preventionists as well as the Regional Infection Prevention Manager. Other resources and training for position will include Infection Preventionists and Leaders with the VUH QSRP Infection Prevention team. This person will have interaction and resources available to them with the State of TN Health Department, NHSN, CDC, and THA.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure employees receive training in health care prevention as well as prevention of employee health exposures.

• Supervises/conducts surveillance for healthcare associated infections and epidemiologically significant organisms as specified in the Infection Prevention as Control Plan.

• Aggregates surveillance data and analyzes trends.

• Reports diseases/conditions to state and local public health authorities as required by state law.

• Monitors infection control/safety compliance in the environment of care. Coordinates outbreak investigation.

• Consults with administration, directors, physician, and staff for infection control and maintains open channels of communication with administration, medical staff and employees.

• Monitors compliance with infection prevention processes including but not limited to hand hygiene, isolation precautions, use of standardized PPE and care bundles

• Participates in hospital committees, providing reference and guidelines in policy, standards and practice development.

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

• Leadership (Intermediate): Formulates a vision while motivating & guiding employees promoting engagement. Leaders state precise goals, ensures the commitment of individuals to those goals, defines the methods of measurement, and provides the incentive to accomplish measureable outcomes.

• Continuous Process Improvement (Intermediate): Identifies, analyzes and improves upon existing business processes for optimization and to meet standards of quality. Coaches senior and executive leadership in defining metrics and goals.

• Infection Prevention Research (Intermediate): Incorporates research constructs into the IP program in order to synthesize, apply and evaluate research while applying evidence based IP principles in challenging and complex situations.

• Infection Prevention Informatics (Intermediate): Has a working knowledge of surveillance technology and leverages data inputs to help identify healthcare associated infections and other reportable infections as well as managing automated reporting.

• Professional Stewardship (Intermediate): Demonstrates accountability through communication, education, relationship building, and behavior change.

• Infection Prevention (Intermediate): Demonstrates infection prevention skills in practical applications. Trains and educates by setting the example and giving technical instruction.

Our Nursing Philosophy:

We believe highly skilled and specialized nursing care is essential to Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s mission of quality in patient care, education and research. We believe nursing is an applied art and science focused on helping people, families and communities reach excellent health and well-being.

As a Vanderbilt University Medical Center employee, you make a difference to our patients and their families by bringing compassion and care to those in need of hope and healing. Please see our current employee benefits offered:

+ Affordable High Quality Health Plan Options

+ Dental and /or vision plan

+ 403 (b) retirement plan

+ Paid Time off (flex PTO)

+ Tuition Reimbursement and adoption assistance (maximums applied)

+ Short-Long term disability

+ Subsidized backup childcare

+ And many more... **Ask us about our current inpatient nursing supplemental Pay Program!**

Achieve the Remarkable:

Learn more about VUMC Nursing here (http://www.vumc.org/careers/nursing-careers) .

Core Accountabilities:

Organizational Impact: Executes job responsibilities with the understanding of how output would affect and impact other areas related to own job area/team with occasional guidance. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Analyzes moderately complex problems using technical experience and judgment. Breadth of Knowledge: Has expanded knowledge gained through experience within a professional area. Team Interaction: Provides informal guidance and support to team members.

Core Capabilities** **:

Supporting Colleagues:- Develops Self and Others: Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance e and gain knowledge in new areas.- Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.- Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences. Delivering Excellent Services:- Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.- Solves Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.- Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness. Ensuring High Quality: - Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.- Ensures Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve them. - Fulfills Safety and Regulatory Requirements: Understands all aspects of providing a safe environment and performs routine safety checks to prevent safety hazards from occurring. Managing Resources Effectively: - Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.- Stewards Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.- Makes Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities. Fostering Innovation:- Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.- Applies Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges.- Adapts to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.

Position Qualifications:

Responsibilities:

Certifications:

LIC-Registered Nurse - Licensure-Others

Work Experience:

Relevant Work Experience

Experience Level:

3 years

Education:

Bachelor's

_Vanderbilt Health is committed_ _to fostering an_ _environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled._