RN Infection Prevention Director - Ambulatory Surgical Center - Leading Industry Pay

Ambulatory Surgical Center RN Infection Preventionist Director needed to support clinic. '..Responsible for planning, developing, organizing, implementing, and evaluating ASC services and updating of policies and procedures related to ambulatory services and functions.

Adopts and implements innovative nursing practices to improve facilities.• Ensures that surgical staff remains in compliance with professional development, Company, and regulatory standards .• Ensures appropriate personnel are fulfilling duties as safety officer and infection control officer .• Fills in as Infection Control and Safety Officer, as needed.• Ensures appropriate staffing levels through the maintenance of the ASC facilities.• Maintains a healthy, collaborative team environment.• Mentors/trains all ASC staff• Creates, maintains and updates reports, as directed.• Ensures operation of medical and administrative equipment by verifying emergency equipment availability; completingpreventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling forrepairs; maintaining equipment inventories; evaluating new equipment and techniques.• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications;establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.• Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information; responding to requests;building rapport; participating in team problem-solving methods.• Fills in for nursing vacancies, as needed; performing the roles and responsibilities of an ASC Nurse Administrator.• Consults and coordinates with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans.• Deals compassionately, professionally, and courteously with patients, their families, physicians, and fellow employees.• Implements, creates, and follows safety and infection control procedures.• Adheres to all federal, state and nursing regulations and protocols including but not limited to patient safety procedures such as verification of patient identification prior to procedures' Ensures that immediately prior to the start of any procedure in the procedure room, initiate a time -out and ensure correct patient, procedure, site and side, and that there are no additional concerns' Identifies every patient with three identifiers: full name, date of birth, and zip code .o Documents this information in the Procedure Safety Checklist, including the time of the time -out.• Identifies an emergency situation and is able to appropriately intervene.• Understands and administers regulatory policies (i.e.: Joint Commission , AAAHC, Medicare, CDC, and State), and assists in the preparation for appropriate audits.• Develops goals and objectives for the quality assurance division of the Compliance Department and its components.• Serves as the designated patient infection control subject matter expert.• Serves as the Infection Control Officer.• Develops, coordinates, and administers ASC-wide systems for risk identification, investigation and reduction.• Develops, reviews, and revises policies and procedures related to Quality/Compliance/Risk Management, Infection Control in relation to ASC’s.• Deploys, monitors, and ensure that the facilities’ operational processes are appropriately integrated within the facility’s quality programs.• Implements a program of job-based orientation, training, and on-going evaluation for all employees.• Promotes the implementation of positive customer relations by the employees and physicians.• Ensures staff complete daily, quarterly, annual and QAPI reports and paperwork and submitted to management.• Identifies areas that require additional reinforcement through education, consultation, or practicum.• Maintains patient, physician, and employee privacy and confidentiality in accordance with HIPAA, Company and other regulatory standards.• Ensures that the surgical programs and clinical services are in compliance with the respective components of regulatory body and accrediting body standards.• Maintains working knowledge of all equipment and procedures.• Leads and actively participates in safety, infection control, and quality control committees/meetings.• Monitors and enforces staff compliance to established safety policies.• Undergoes annual competencies specific to safety surveillance and monitoring...'