Mgr Infection Prevention

About the role

The Manager Infection Prevention organizes and manages integrated key activities related Infection Prevention for the organization. He/she works with leader to align department goals and tactics with hospital and system strategic goals under the direction of the Executive Director of Infection Prevention or Hospital Designee. This leader is facility-based and reports to the Executive Director of Infection Prevention at the System level or hospital designee as appropriate. The Manager is a subject matter expert and oversees infection surveillance and analysis activities to advance operational performance related to infections. This leader manages day to day operations for the infection prevention and control program. This includes ensuring appropriate data is collected and reported to national public reporting organization and for audit requirements. In addition, this individual is expected to maintain his/her current skillset and competency to actively practice in the daily function of an Infection Preventionist. Responsibilities include compliance with The Joint Commission, CMS, OSHA, NHSN and State regulation, outbreak investigation, and education of physicians and team members of CDC and State Health Department guidelines and regulations. The individual in this role will build and maintain a strong working relationship with Nursing and quality leadership. He/she will influence protocol and outcomes and through presentation of information to drive operations decisions and support consistency across the organization. The manager will be a Visible known leader within the facility, including leadership rounding. The individual in this role is expected to support consistent adherence to System-level policies and protocol. He/she may be required to cross-cover to other facilities as a subject matter expert and to ensure continuous leadership presence. This manager will be available to mentor team members for personal