Director-Infection Prevention & Quality

About the role

Responsible for the coordination and management of all infection prevention program activities across the continuum of care, including surveillance, data abstraction and analysis, internal and regulatory reporting, staff education and collaboration with all disciplines and departments. Directs the development, implementation and evaluation of the Infection Prevention Plan. Provides leadership, direction and mentoring to the Infection Prevention staff. Maintains a strong focus on performance improvement activities to include root cause analysis, risk assessments and outbreak investigation.

Responsibilities

• Surveillance and data abstraction and analysis
• Internal and regulatory reporting
• Staff education and collaboration with all disciplines and departments
• Development, implementation and evaluation of the Infection Prevention Plan
• Leadership, direction and mentoring to the Infection Prevention staff
• Maintain a strong focus on performance improvement activities including root cause analysis, risk assessments and outbreak investigation

Requirements

• Five (5) years of clinical experience as a registered nurse required.
• Minimum of three years of experience in Infection Prevention preferred.
• Management experience preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• Current licensure as registered nurse
• Certification in Infection Control (CIC) required or attain within 1 year