Infection Prevention Manager

Christiana Care Health Services, Inc.; Rutherford (DE); On-site; USD 102,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Retirement plans

Work-life support

Paid time off

Job summary

ChristianaCare in Wilmington, Delaware seeks an Infection Prevention Manager to lead a system-wide program, guiding practice and patient safety improvements. You will mentor a team, analyze infection data, and implement evidence-based policies across the care continuum.

The role requires CIC certification, 5+ years in infection prevention, and prior leadership experience, with a focus on reducing healthcare-associated infections and ensuring regulatory readiness across departments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in nursing, public health, biology, or related health/science field.
• CIC certification required.
• Minimum five years in infection prevention and control.
• Three or more years of leadership/management experience preferred.
• Knowledge of NHSN reporting, CMS and regulatory requirements, infection surveillance, data analysis, and performance improvement.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of infection prevention professionals.
• Direct infection surveillance, risk identification, prevention, and mitigation activities.
• Lead improvement initiatives to reduce healthcare-associated infections and advance patient safety.
• Analyze infection trends and data to identify risks and interventions, and evaluate results.
• Serve as SME on infection prevention standards, NHSN reporting, regulatory readiness.
• Partner with multidisciplinary teams on outbreak response, risk assessments, and product evaluation.
• Develop evidence-based policies and education supporting compliance and goals.

Skills

Infection prevention

Leadership

Data analysis

NHSN reporting

Regulatory knowledge

Collaboration

Decision making

Outbreak response

Education/training

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nursing/public health/biology

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Epic

Bugsy

Job description

Job Details Lead a team. Influence practice. Advance patient safety across ChristianaCare. ChristianaCare is seeking an experienced Infection Prevention Manager to provide clinical and operational leadership for our system-wide Infection Prevention and Control Program. This is an opportunity for an accomplished infection prevention professional to move beyond surveillance and reporting to lead people, influence practice, and drive meaningful improvements in patient safety. Partnering with physicians, clinical teams, operational leaders, and executives, you will help shape and implement strategies to reduce healthcare-associated infections and strengthen infection prevention practices across the continuum of care. If you’re ready to take your infection prevention career to the next level and help shape strategies that protect patients, caregivers, and communities, we’d like to hear from you.

What You’ll Do

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of infection prevention professionals, creating a culture of accountability, engagement, and high performance.
• Direct infection surveillance, risk identification, prevention, and mitigation activities across the health system.
• Lead improvement initiatives focused on reducing healthcare-associated infections and advancing patient safety outcomes.
• Analyze infection trends and data to identify risks, recommend interventions, and evaluate results.
• Serve as a subject matter expert on infection prevention standards, NHSN reporting, regulatory requirements, and accreditation readiness.
• Partner with multidisciplinary teams on outbreak response, reprocessing, construction, risk assessments, product evaluation, and other infection prevention priorities.
• Develop and advance evidence-based policies, practices, and education that support regulatory compliance and organizational goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing, public health, biology, or another health/science-related field required; master’s degree preferred.
• Certification in Infection Control (CIC) required.
• Five years of infection prevention and control experience required.
• Three or more years of leadership, management, or supervisory experience preferred.
• Knowledge of NHSN reporting, CMS and regulatory requirements, infection surveillance, data analysis, and performance improvement.
• Demonstrated ability to lead, collaborate, make independent decisions, and influence physicians, clinical teams, and leaders across an organization.
• Epic and Bugsy experience preferred.

Benefits

• Day-one medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Retirement plans including 403(b) and defined contribution options
• Work/life support, including backup dependent care and wellness programs
• Generous paid time off and lifestyle benefits

About ChristianaCare Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, ChristianaCare is one of the country’s most dynamic health care organizations, centered on improving health outcomes, and innovating to make high-quality care more accessible and affordable. ChristianaCare includes an extensive network of primary care and outpatient services, home health care, urgent care centers, three hospitals (1,430 beds), a freestanding emergency department, a Level I trauma center and a Level III neonatal intensive care unit, a comprehensive stroke center and regional centers of excellence in heart and vascular care, cancer care and women’s health. It also includes the pioneering Gene Editing Institute. ChristianaCare is nationally recognized as a great place to work. ChristianaCare is rated by Newsweek as one of the World’s Best Hospitals and is continually ranked among the best in the U.S. in national quality and safety ratings. ChristianaCare is a nonprofit teaching health system with more than 300 residents and fellows. With its groundbreaking Center for Virtual Health and a focus on population health and value-based care, ChristianaCare is shaping the future of health care.

#LI-LL Annual Compensation Range $102,148.80 - $163,446.40 This pay rate/range represents ChristianaCare’s good faith and reasonable estimate of compensation at the time of posting. The actual salary within this range offered to a successful candidate will depend on individual factors including without limitation skills, relevant experience, and qualifications as they relate to specific job requirements.

Christiana Care Health System is an equal opportunity employer, firmly committed to prohibiting discrimination, whose staff is reflective of its community, and considers qualified applicants for open positions without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity or expression, age, veteran status, disability, pregnancy, citizenship status, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

Post End Date Oct 3, 2026

EEO Posting Statement ChristianaCare offers a competitive suite of employee benefits to maximize the wellness of you and your family, including health insurance, paid time off, retirement, an employee assistance program. To learn more about our benefits for eligible positions visit https://careers.christianacare.org/benefits-compensation/

Christiana Hospital, Newark, Delaware.

This 1,007-bed, 1.3-million-square-foot modern facility provides a level of care only available in large-scale teaching hospitals.

Christiana Hospital includes Delaware's only Level-I Trauma center (as verified by the American College of Surgeons), which is prepared to handle the most extreme medical emergencies.

In fact, it is the only Level-I Trauma center on the East Coast corridor between Baltimore and Philadelphia.

Christiana Hospital has also been nationally recognized in U.S. News & World Report's Best Regional Hospitals rankings as #1 in Delaware and #3 in the Philadelphia metro area, plus High Performing in 9 Adult Procedures/Conditions

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