Manager Infection Prevention and Control

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General Description:

The Infection Prevention and Control Manager is an organizational function under the direction of the Director of Infection Prevention and Control. The IP Manager will assist in implementation and management of the organizational Infection Prevention and Control Program.

Essential Responsibilities:
Responsibilities listed in this section are core to the position and encompass all organization facilities, to include outlying Ambulatory Clinics. Inability to perform these responsibilities with or without an accommodation may result in disqualification from the position.

• Assists in the management of the Infection Prevention and Control Program.
• Assists in the review and hiring of potential candidates, to include conducting interviews.
• Oversees the onboarding of Infection Control Coordinators, to include training.
• Demonstrates knowledge, comprehension, and application of established infection control practice standards as detailed in local, state, and deferral rules, regulations, recommendations of accrediting agencies and recommending bodies.

• Conducts surveillance and epidemiological investigations of infection activities within the organization.
• Identifies infectious disease processes and investigates, communicates, and reports, as appropriate.
• Conducts rounds routinely within the organization facilities to ensure overall compliance with infection control practices and to provide on-the-spot education to staff members.
• Provides education on infection control related practices to staff, students, and volunteers.
• Assist in the development and review of policies and procedures addressing infection control.
• Reviews appropriate laboratory reports, clinical information, and other sources to retrieve surveillance data, using the EMR system to build case events and reports.
• Conducts outbreak investigation according to IPC protocol and Occupational Health Policies.
• Actively participate and serve as a member of the Infection Control Committee and any other assigned committee responsibilities.
• Collaborates with Employee Health, Quality, and Regulatory Departments to ensure organizational compliance with standards.
• Identify process gaps using surveillance data to initiate and assist in organizational process improvement efforts, evaluating sustainability of the initiative.
• Ensure reporting compliance to all local, state, and federal reporting agencies.
• Monitor and analyze process and outcome measures to evaluate the effectiveness and sustainability.

General Responsibilities: Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:
Education: Bachelor of Science in clinical healthcare or health sciences related field required (e.g. nursing, lab sciences, public health, or related field). Master's degree preferred.

Experience: At least 5 years experience in healthcare or closely related field with experience in infection control and prevention practices required. 3 to 5 years of progressive leadership experience required. Epic EMR experience preferred.

License(s)/Certification(s)/Registration(s): Certified in Infection Prevention and Control by the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology required upon hire. Current Basic Life Support issued by the American Heart Association required upon hire.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Requires knowledge of the transmission and prevention of infection and epidemiology.
• Knowledge of performance improvement strategies.
• Ability to collect, analyze, and report data and to utilize information technology for data reporting and analysis.
• Requires analytical skills and the ability to interpret a variety of multi-disciplinary tasks.
• Excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills.
• Ability to manage stressful situations.
• Requires ability to lead teams and implement change.

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