Infection Control Coordinator jobs in Stamford, CT

Setting the Standard for Exceptional Care 

For ninety years, Silver Hill Hospital has been at the forefront of psychiatry and leading the way in providing the best treatment for psychiatric illnesses and addiction. Our track record of success is based on a carefully executed team effort, one that uses an array of powerful tools, talent and knowledge to help people turn their lives around. We have opportunities available for individuals who have a passion to make a difference in the lives of our patients.

Assistant Director Nursing Quality and Infection Control 

Job Purpose                 

The Assistant Director, Nursing Quality and Infection Control provides sophisticated tools, resources, analysis and reporting to support nursing staff in providing high quality patient care.  Nurses are in a pivotal position to improve the quality of patient care through patient safety interventions and strategies, and they are critical to the surveillance and coordination of quality of care that increases opportunities for improvement while decreasing adverse health outcomes.  The Assistant Director, Nursing Quality and Infection Control is responsible for: supporting nursing staff in protecting their patients from errors, injuries, accidents, and infection promoting the translation of research-based evidence into practice, making care safer, of higher quality, and more accessible, equitable, and affordable, providing monitoring, tracking, analysis and reporting of patient safety, quality, and infection control, and increasing staff critical thinking and decision-making skill, making the professional role of nursing staff evident in interactions with patients, families, and the multi-disciplinary team.  The Assistant Director, Nursing Quality and Infection Control is growing in providing transformational leadership, creating change in individual staff as well as the hospital by leading people to where they need to be to thrive in the future, not just seeking solutions to current problems.  Through empowerment, motivation, consideration, and influence a safe, intellectually challenging environment is created with compassion and kindness to assure nursing’s contribution to the SHH mission, vision, and values.

APPLY! if you have:

• Currently a RN Supervisor
• Have 2-5 years of recent experience
• Good Medical Background

Qualifications

Education

Masters degree in nursing

Specialized Knowledge

Experience with psychiatric and substance abuse disorder patient populations

Experience in collection, analysis, and reporting of quality, safety, and/or infection control data

Excel, PowerPoint, R programming, SQL, SAS, SPSS, Jupityr or other analytical and presentation software

Experience in data science preferred

Professional Certification

Licensure as a Registered Nurse in Connecticut

Certification in Substance abuse disorders or Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

Certification or active progress towards certification in one of the following:

American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Nurse Executive, Advanced Certification (NEA-BC)

ANCC Nurse Executive Certification (NE-BC)

AONL Certified in Executive Nursing Practice (CENP)

AONL Certified Nurse Manager and Leader (CNML)

American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Clinical Nurse Leader (CNL)

Experience

At least 3 years experience as a psychiatric nurse

Working Conditions

Monday-Friday

Adjusts hours when needs necessitate