Director Infection Prevention & Control

About the role

Facility: Administrative Regional Training Cntr; Shift: Shift 1; Status: Full Time; FTE: 1.000000; Bargaining Unit: ACE Associates; Exempt from Overtime: Exempt: Yes; Work Schedule: Days Hours 8-4pm.

Responsibilities

• Management, planning, organizing, coordinating, implementing and monitoring of the Infection Prevention and Control Program for Catholic Health (CH) with matrix oversight responsibility for all ministries.
• Budgeting and determining staffing priorities.
• Assuring that CH meets Infection Prevention and Control Standards applied by external agencies such as the CDC, CMS, DOH, The Joint Commission, OSHA and others.
• Ensuring the Infection Prevention and Control Program provides a safe environment for patients, visitors and staff through prevention and risk reduction interventions.
• Professional responsibilities in the areas of case finding, surveillance, analysis and interpretation, reporting, inspection, education, consultation and recommendations to prevent and control infections.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree (MSN, MPH, PT, OT, RT, RD, Clinical Science)
• Current Professional Licensed by the State of New York as applicable by degree
• Certification in Infection Control or eligible for certification
• Three (3) years of Infection Control experience in an acute care setting
• Five (5) years clinical experience
• Three (3) years Management experience
• Emergency Preparedness experience preferred

Skills

• Strong interpersonal skills to work with other members of Management, Administration, Medical Staff and front line staff
• Ability to lead, challenge, motivate and facilitate others to achieve results
• Understanding of statistics, population health and regulatory agencies
• Ability to lead cross organizational teams to improve identified outcomes
• Experience in planning and presentation of group programs
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient in basic computer skills
• Strong managerial skills to successfully manage Infection Control team
• Valid NYS Drivers License

Schedule

• Work Schedule: Days, Hours 8‑4 pm
• Flexible schedule; able to travel to multiple CH sites
• Carry a cell phone for emergent issues
• Working conditions: normal office environment; occasional exposure to one or more mildly unpleasant physical conditions; intermittent exposure to a few unpleasant physical conditions; frequent exposure to many disagreeable physical conditions; continuous exposure to extremely disagreeable physical conditions.