Ensures implementation of infection prevention and control programs. Evaluates and drives programs to address infection control problems, disease outbreaks, exposure, epidemics, and pandemics. Manages and plans data collection efforts to assess effectiveness of infection prevention and control programs. Develops and implements infection prevention and control educational programs. Collaborates with occupational health department to evaluate and refine policies and procedures related to occupatio... more details
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Job Summary:
Ensures implementation of infection prevention and control programs. Evaluates and drives programs to address infection control problems, disease outbreaks, exposure, epidemics, and pandemics. Manages and plans data collection efforts to assess effectiveness of infection prevention and control programs. Develops and implements infection prevention and control educational programs. Collaborates with occupational health department to evaluate and refine policies and procedures related to occupational health.
Essential Responsibilities:
Creates and advocates for developmental opportunities for others; builds collaborative, cross-functional relationships.
Solicits and acts on performance feedback; works with leaders and employees to set goals and provide open feedback and coaching to drive performance improvement.
Pursues professional growth; hires, trains, and develops talent for growth opportunities; strategically evaluates talent for succession planning; sets performance management guidelines and expectations across teams / units.
Oversees implementation, adapts, and stays up to date with organizational change, challenges, feedback, best practices, processes, and industry trends; shares best practices within and across teams.
Fosters open dialogue amongst team members, engages, motivates, and promotes collaboration within and across teams; motivates teams to meet business objectives.
Delegates tasks and decisions as appropriate; provides appropriate support, guidance and scope; encourages development and consideration of options in decision making; fosters access to stakeholders.
Manages designated units or teams by translating business plans into tactical action items; oversees the completion of work assignments and identifies opportunities for improvement; ensures all policies and procedures are followed; partners with key stakeholders and business leaders to ensure products and/or services meet requirements and expectations while aligning with departmental strategies.
Aligns team efforts; builds accountability for and measuring progress in achieving results; assumes responsibility for decision making; fosters direct reports to resolve escalated issues as appropriate.
Communicates goals and objectives; incorporates resources, costs, and forecasts into team and unit plans; ensures matrixed resources are fulfilling service or performance requirements across reporting lines.
Removes obstacles that impact performance; identifies and addresses improvement opportunities; guides performance and develops contingency plans accordingly; influences teams and units to operate in alignment with operational and business objectives.
Educates others on infection prevention and control by: developing and implementing education programs for hospital and clinical staff and patients on infection prevention and control and new patient care equipment; collaborating with leadership teams to ensure learning needs of customers are aligned with KP and national (e.g., Center for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], National Healthcare Safety Network [NHSN]) standards; and identifying and disseminating best practices in infection prevention and control to key leaders.
Provides expertise in epidemiology by: implementing recommendations following occupational exposure to infectious disease(s) and leading response to emerging infection disease threats and/or exposures; and collaborating with occupational health department to evaluate and refine infection prevention and control policies and/or workflows related to occupational health.
Utilizes epidemiological principles to conduct surveillance by: identifying and proactively monitoring infection control problems, disease outbreaks, exposure, epidemics, and pandemics; leading and proactively monitoring surveillance programs to monitor infection control problems, disease outbreaks, exposure, epidemics, and pandemics; and evaluating and driving program progress to address findings from investigations following infection control problems, disease outbreaks, exposure, epidemics, and pandemics.
Participating in performance improvement initiatives by: managing and planning the data collection to assess the effectiveness of infection prevention and control programs; interpreting and translating strategic initiatives and vision for employees; ensuring infection prevention and control programs encompass the scope of services provided; implementing recommendations to alleviate routine and complex issues or blockers to performance improvement initiatives; and maintaining ongoing communications with internal committees.
Engages in ongoing surveillance by: ensuring implementation of annual infection prevention and control program plan; directing the development and implementation of organizational infection prevention and control program(s); overseeing the implementation of and communicating infection prevention and control policies and protocols; monitoring routine and specialized on-site visits to assess clinical space and practices related to infection prevention/control (e.g., patient waiting areas, respiratory etiquette station, cleaning procedures, sterilization); and identifying and escalating failure to comply with local, state, and federal regulatory and accreditation standards.
Minimum Qualifications:
Minimum one (1) year(s) of experience managing operational or project budgets.
Minimum five (5) years of experience in a leadership role with or without direct reports.
Minimum three (3) years of experience in infection prevention, clinical quality management, or a directly related field.
Masters degree in Nursing, Public Health, Epidemiology, Microbiology, or related field AND six (6) years of health care/professional experience INCLUDING minimum three (3) years of experience in patient management, occupational health, clinical rounds, laboratory, public health, or a directly related field OR Bachelors degree in Nursing, Public Health, Microbiology, or related field AND minimum eight (8) years of health care/professional experience INCLUDING minimum five (5) years of experience in patient management, occupational health, clinical rounds, laboratory, public health, or a directly related field OR Minimum eleven (11) years of experience in patient management, occupational health, clinical rounds, laboratory, or a directly related field.
Infection Control Certificate
Additional Requirements:
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): Information Gathering; Change Management; Business Documentation; Business Process Improvement; Critical Facility Operations Knowledge; Facilities Management/Operations; Operational Excellence; Preventative Maintenance; Risk Management; Issues and Crisis Management; Written Communication; Compliance Management; Confidentiality; Safety and Environmental Health Management; Health Care Compliance; Maintain Files and Records; Health Care Data Analytics; Health Care Outcome Data; Trend Analysis; Consulting; Quality Assurance Process; Hazard Mitigation; Emergency Preparedness; Patient Safety; Laboratory Procedures; Bloodborne Pathogen Knowledge
Preferred Qualifications:
Registered Nurse License in the state where care is provided.
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