Director Infection Prevention & Control

Catholic Health; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Catholic Health in New York State is seeking a senior leader to manage the Infection Prevention and Control Program across sites. You will oversee budgeting, staffing priorities, and ensure adherence to external standards and agencies to provide a safe environment for patients, visitors and staff.

The role requires strategic leadership, strong communication, and the ability to guide cross-functional teams in surveillance, education, and prevention of infections across the organization.

Qualifications

• Masters degree or higher in a health-related field.
• Current NYS professional license as applicable by degree.
• Current Certification in Infection Control or eligible for certification.

Responsibilities

• Oversee Infection Prevention and Control program for Catholic Health with matrix oversight across ministries.
• Budgeting and staffing prioritization to maintain regulatory compliance.
• Ensure compliance with CDC, CMS, DOH, Joint Commission, OSHA and other standards.
• Create a safe environment through prevention and risk-reduction interventions.
• Lead activities in case finding, surveillance, reporting, education and recommendations.

Skills

Leadership

Infection prevention expertise

Communication skills

Budgeting and staffing

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Masters Degree

MSN

MPH

Licensed by NYS

Infection Control Certification or eligible

Job description

Facility

Administrative Regional Training Cntr

Shift

Shift 1

Status

Full Time

Bargaining Unit

ACE Associates

Exempt from Overtime

Exempt: Yes

Work Schedule

Days

Hours

8-4pm

Summary

Responsible for the 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. Responsibilities will include budgeting and determining staffing priorities. Responsible for 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. Assures that the Infection Prevention and Control Program provides a safe environment for patients, visitors and staff through prevention and risk reduction interventions. This position involves professional responsibilities in the areas of case finding, surveillance, analysis and interpretation, reporting, inspection, education, consultation and recommendations to prevent and control infections.

Education

• Masters Degree, MSN, MPH, PT, OT, RT, RD, Clinical Science
• Current Professional Licensed by the State of New York as applicable by degree
• CurrentCertification in Infection Control or eligible for certification

Experience

• 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

Knowledge, Skill And Ability

• Strong interpersonal skills to work with other members of Management, Administration, Medical Staff and front line staff
• Demonstrate the 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
• Requires excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Proficient in basic computer skills
• Strong managerial skills to successfully manage Infection Control team
• Valid NYS Drivers License

Working Conditions

• Flexible schedule and able to travel to multiple CH sites
• Will carry a cell phone to be available for emergent issues

Environment

• Normal heat, light space, and safe working environment; typical of most office jobs.
• 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.