Why work for Nebraska Methodist Health System?
At Nebraska Methodist Health System, we focus on providing exceptional care to the communities we serve and people we employ. We call it The Meaning of Care – a culture that has and will continue to set us apart. It’s helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient’s needs, or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits and a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.
Location: Methodist Jennie Edmundson Hospital
Address: 933 E Pierce St, Council Bluffs, IA
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:00pm.
Responsible for the requirements and essential job functions for the effective operation of the infection prevention and control program.
Responsibilities:
1. Promotes positive relations when interacting with patients, visitors, families, physicians, providers, customers and co-workers.
2. Conducts investigations according to department procedures to provide management of actual and potential infections.
3. Plans and completes projects and workload in timely and efficient manner by utilizing time-management and prioritization skills to ensure customer satisfaction with product and timeliness of completion.
4. Conducts and communicates findings of annual/biannual on-site visits of clinical and supporting departments according to epidemiological principles and standards of practice to ensure compliance or identify opportunities for improvement. Serves as a resource to hospital or clinic personnel regarding isolation/precaution policy.
5. Designs, plans, presents, and evaluates assigned educational activities to ensure desired objectives and outcomes are met utilizing adult learning principles.
6. Guides the implementation of evidence based practices for identified improvement opportunities related to Infection Prevention across the organization. Utilizes appropriate Performance Improvement principles. MPC & Ambulatory Surgical Center attends system-wide Infection Prevention Workgroup.
Additional NMH Essential Job Functions:
1. Conducts on-going surveillance activities by applying approved criteria to clinical data to ensure identification of healthcare associated infections.
2. Prepares epidemiology reports by utilizing epidemiological and statistical knowledge to aggregate, statistically analyze, synthesize, and interpret surveillance data to ensure accurate, concise, meaningful information.
3. Serves as resource to Health System and community by utilizing current professional journals, professional organization's guidelines/standards, regulatory agencies and accrediting agencies requirements in order to provide a quality infection control program. Assure compliance with JCAHO and OSHA standards as they relate to Infection Control.
Additional MPC & Ambulatory Surgical Center Essential Job Functions:
1. Conducts on-going surveillance activities by applying approved criteria to clinical data to ensure proper infection prevention practices are being followed.
2. Coordinates education and compliance program specific to sterilization and high level disinfection. Also, monitors infection control during construction activity.
3. Assure compliance with healthcare standards as they relate to Infection Control for both the clinics and ambulatory surgical center through consistent rounding, education (from CDC, Department of Health, WHO, etc.), and training, including just in time support.
Schedule:
Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:00pm.
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About Methodist:
Nebraska Methodist Health System is made up of four hospitals in Nebraska and southwest Iowa, more than 30 clinic locations, a nursing and allied health college, and a medical supply distributorship and central laundry facility. From the day Methodist Hospital was chartered in 1891, service to our communities has been a top priority. Financial assistance, health education, outreach to our diverse communities and populations, and other community benefit activities have always been central to our mission.
Nebraska Methodist Health System is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other classification protected by Federal, state or local law.
Our mission is simple: improving the health of our communities by the way we care, educate and innovate. Formed in 1982 as the area’s first integrated health system, we set out to establish a level of care and quality that is second to none.
Methodist Health System includes four hospitals, the region’s only campus dedicated to women’s health, over 800 licensed beds, over 1,000 physicians and nearly more than 30 clinic locations with over 25 specialties across eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. We’re also proud to serve our communities with a nursing and allied health college, a medical supply distributorship, and a central laundry that serves health care systems in Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and Kansas.
All of Methodist’s 8,000-plus employees exemplify The Meaning of Care through their commitment to compassion and our core values. At Methodist, we value diversity, respect and excellence in all aspects of care. Learn how you can bring The Meaning of Care to life at https://bestcare.org/jobs.
