Infection Prevention and Immunization Program Manager

clarkcountywashington; United States; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Clark County Public Health seeks a Program Manager for Infection Prevention (IP) and Immunization (IZ) to provide leadership, strategic planning, and operational management for the program within the Infectious Disease portfolio. You will guide outbreak response, vaccination programs, and community health education while promoting health equity.

The role collaborates with internal program managers and external partners to meet national standards, ensure grant deliverables, and manage budgets.

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of related experience, including at least one year in a leadership role managing people.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• Master's in Public Health (MPH) preferred; licensure in WA as RN with BSN preferred.
• Experience in public health nursing, epidemiology, and infection control (CIC) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Define goals and coordinate implementation of Infection Prevention and Immunization strategies and policies.
• Provide leadership and supervise program staff; support workforce development and equity goals.
• Analyze epidemiology data to inform program and policy efforts and equity approaches.
• Provide subject-matter expertise for Immunization, Infection Prevention, and Healthcare-Associated Infection case investigation; ensure policy compliance.
• Lead and develop partnerships for community engagement and health promotion.
• Represent the department with external partners; coordinate care and outbreak response; identify opportunities to improve immunization and infection prevention in service delivery.

Skills

Leadership

Program management

Data analysis

Epidemiology

Public health knowledge

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's in Public Health (MPH)

RN with BSN licensure

Job description

Clark County Public Health's Infection Prevention (IP) and Immunization (IZ) Program Manager provides expertise, leadership, and management for this program within the Infectious Disease portfolio. The program assesses and supports infection prevention practices and outbreak management for highly pathogenic infections and other infectious diseases in health care and congregate settings. It also prevents transmission of vaccine-preventable diseases through community health education and promotion, community partnerships, and assuring quality management of community provider vaccine programs, as well as focused community-based vaccine administration for special settings or as part of outbreak response.

The Program Manager coordinates closely with other program managers in the division. This position represents the department with relevant state and federal agencies, healthcare provider partners and community partners to respond to infectious disease situations and outbreaks, participate in epidemiologic surveillance and prevention, and meet national and state standards for PH IZ and IP practice. The incumbent will promote and prioritize health equity approaches. The incumbent will work with CCPH leadership when responding to sensitive inquiries and complaints and when working to resolve applicable policy and operational issues.

KEY OR TYPICAL TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Define goals and objectives; forecast, plan and coordinate implementation of Infection Prevention and Immunization strategies, program and system plans; develop, implement and monitor program policies and procedures; and manage daily operations.
• Provide leadership and technical expertise for the program team. Select, train, supervise and evaluate program staff, supporting workforce development and equity goals.
• Analyze data on disease epidemiology, community needs and service provision to share with public and key community partners; use data to inform and evaluate program and policy efforts and equity approaches; broadly evaluate options and present plans to executive level leadership.
• Provide subject matter expertise for the appropriate implementation of public health policy and practice in the areas of Immunization, Infection Prevention, and Healthcare Acquired Infection case investigation. Participate with the Health Officers in creating and updating nurse standing orders. Asure compliance with department, county, state, and federal policy and law.
• Provide leadership and partner development for effective and inclusive community engagement, collaboration, and health promotion activities and so the program may serve as a regional multi-county resource as needed, applying expertise to unite others in support of goals.
• Interact with and represent the department to diverse external partners to provide assessments and recommendations, coordinate care, resolve immunization management and infection prevention control problems, and identify new opportunities to improve immunization practice and infection prevention control throughout service delivery based on best and emerging practices.
• Assure required grant deliverables and reporting obligations are completed accurately and on time.
• Develop and maintain processes and systems for managing program inventory and supplies. This includes medication management procedures and policies.
• Provide program fiscal management including development and presentation of the program's operating budget, monitoring of revenues and expenditures, development or improvement of funding mechanisms and sources, ensuring that program activities are within budget and as cost effective as possible.

This position has the option of a remote/hybrid work schedule possibility. However, the candidate selected must reside in OR or WA. No Exceptions. Candidate must be available for all in person meetings.

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

Applicants must demonstrate a minimum of five years (5) years of related experience including at least one year of experience in a leadership role managing people or a combination of education, experience and training that demonstrates the ability to perform the work. Applicants must have a Bachelor's degree.

All relevant experience, including lived, volunteer, or professional, or a combination of experience and education that demonstrate the ability to perform the work will be considered for the position. Preferred qualifications include a Master's degree in Public Health (MPH) or licensure in the state of Washington as registered nurse with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN). Experience in public health nursing, epidemiology, and certification in infection control (CIC) are preferred.

Incumbent must be a resident of Oregon or Washington to finalize and complete processes to onboard as an employee of Clark County.

Knowledge and expertise in:

Public health principles, practices and values. Communicable disease and infection prevention, control and surveilla