Director of Infection Prevention

Company: HCA Healthcare
Location: Englewood
Posted on: February 24, 2021

Job Description:

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Category: Directors and Managers --- Job ID: 03167-97311 Description SHIFT: No Weekends
SCHEDULE: Full-time
Salary Estimate: $85280.00 - $127920.00 / year
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Swedish Medical Center

We are seeking a Director of Infection Prevention for our hospital to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high quality, efficient care. We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply now!

We offer you an excellent total compensation package, including competitive salary, excellent benefit package and growth opportunities. We believe in our team and your ability to do excellent work with us. Your benefits include 401k, PTO medical, dental, flex spending, life, disability, tuition reimbursement, employee discount program, employee stock purchase program and student loan repayment. We would love to talk to you about this fantastic opportunity.

Healthcare Corporation of America (HCA) is a community of 94,000 Registered Nurses and 38,000 active physicians. We have over 1,900 facilities ranging from hospitals, freestanding ER's, ambulatory surgery centers, and urgent care clinics. Our facility based staff continues to raise the bar in patient care. Ten HCA hospitals have been named in IBM Watson Health's top 100 best-performing hospitals based on patient satisfaction and operational data.

Swedish Medical Center Level I Trauma Center
Swedish Medical Center, part of HCA's HealthONE, is located in the south metro Denver area where it has been a proud member of the community for more than 110 years. An acute care hospital with 408 licensed beds, annually Swedish cares for more than 200,000 patients with a team of 2,000 dedicated employees, 500 volunteers and more than 1,400 physicians.

With stroke door to treatment times averaging just 20 minutes, faster than any other facility in the world, Swedish serves as the Rocky Mountain Region's referral center for the most advanced stroke treatment and was the state's first Joint Commission certified Comprehensive Stroke Center. Swedish also serves as the region's neurotrauma and orthopedic trauma provider and is the area's only level I trauma facility with a dedicated burn and reconstructive center.

Swedish Medical Center offers patients the highest quality care and the most advanced technologies and treatments in nearly every medical specialty including adult and pediatric emergency, heart care, neurology/neurosurgery, pregnancy and childbirth, orthopedics and joint replacement, cancer care, gastroenterology and liver care, gynecology and urology.

Offering Quality Care and Excellent Outcomes:

Swedish consistently provides some of the highest quality patient care and has been recognized for excellence by many organizations:

Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade - "A"
Hospital Compare - 4-Star Overall Rating
Accredited by the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer
Healthgrades Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Sepsis - (2013-2018)
Cardiopulmonary

Joint Commission Certification in Coronary Artery Disease, Coronary Artery Bypass Graft and Open Heart Surgery
AHA/ASA Heart Attack Receiving Gold Plus
AHA/ASA STEMI Receiving Center
Healthgrades Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Heart Failure - (2012-2018)
Healthgrades Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease - (2017-2018)
Healthgrades Five-Star Recipient for Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism - (2015-2018)
Neuro/Spine

NAEC Level 4 Epilepsy Center
Blue Distinction Center for Spine Surgery
Center of Excellence for Spine Surgery from United Health
Designated Aetna Institute of Quality Orthopedic Care Spine Surgery
Gynecology

Recipient of the Healthgrades Gynecologic Procedures Excellence Award--- - (2016-2017)
Recognized by Healthgrades for Superior Performance in Gynecologic Procedures - (2016-2017)
Among the Top 10% of Hospitals Evaluated by Healthgrades for Gynecologic Procedures - (2016-2017)
Healthgrades Five-Star Recipient for Gynecologic Procedures - (2016-2017)
Acute Rehabilitation

Named Top Performer by the Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation
Top 10% of all Uniform Data System Medical Rehabilitation subscribers
Only rehabilitation facility in the Denver Metro Area with Telemetry
Bariatrics

Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence-- - American Society for Metabolic Bariatric Surgery
Designated member of OptumHealth Centers of Excellence network for Bariatric Resources Services This position supports the mission of Swedish Medical, its clinics and campuses, in realizing the care and improvement in human life. The Infection Prevention Director is responsible for the prevention, detection and control of infections in the facility and responsible for the direction of the Infection Prevention Program. The individual is responsible for establishing, instituting and maintaining an effective system for evaluation and reporting infections in patients. All of this shall be accomplished based on a systematic body of professional knowledge. When need arises, will perform other duties as assigned by supervisor. Swedish Medical Center expects our Code of Conduct Value Statements to be reflected in the way every employee interacts with co-workers, patients and family members, and with others in the community.

• We recognize and affirm the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual
• We treat all those we serve with compassion and kindness
• We act with absolute honesty, integrity and fairness in the way we conduct our business and the way we live our lives.
• We trust our colleagues as valuable members of our healthcare team and pledge to treat one another with loyalty, respect and dignity
  If you are looking for an opportunity that provides satisfaction and personal growth, we encourage you to apply. We promptly review all applications. If you are highly qualified you will hear from one of our managers. Come unlock the possibilities and apply today! Qualifications
  • Completion of Infection Control Surveillance course is required.
  • Certification in Infection Control is required.
  • Certification on Healthcare Quality preferred.
  • BS degree required. Master's in Public Health or related field, preferred.
  • Demonstrated five years of previous infection control experience, or related areas such as nursing or microbiology. Skills and Training: Ability to communicate effectively with patients, families, physicians, and other health care team members. Strong critical thinking skills and project management. Demonstrates knowledge of microbiology, normal flora, pathogens and antimicrobial susceptibility testing **We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.**Notice Our Company's recruiters are here to help unlock the next possibility within your career and we take your candidate experience very seriously. During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Gmail or Yahoo Mail. If you feel suspicious of a job posting or job-related email, let us know by clicking-- here .For questions about your job application or this site please contact HCAhrAnswers at 1-844-422-5627 option 1.Apply Now Get job notifications based
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