Infection Prevention Program Director

St. Anthony Hospital; Lakewood (CO); On-site; USD 52,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado, is seeking an Infection Prevention Program Manager to lead a facility-wide infection prevention and control program.

You will report to the Director of Quality and Patient Safety Officer and ensure adherence to safety and regulatory standards. You will develop annual plans, educate physicians, and oversee surveillance and environmental cleaning across the entity, including ambulatory settings.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of adult learning concepts.
• Meeting or project facilitation skills.
• Ability to create and present quality data using tools such as Microsoft Office.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, statistical and analytical abilities.
• Knowledge in epidemiological principles.
• Bachelor in Healthcare related field required.
• Certification in Infection Control (CIC) from CBIC – required within 6 months of eligibility for certification (Colorado State Requirement).

Responsibilities

• Plans, develops, implements, administers, and evaluates the Annual Infection Prevention Plan and programs for entity.
• Ensures all regulatory requirements are continually complied with including the public reporting of hospital acquired infections, reportable diseases, and other data as requested.
• Educates physicians and other practitioners on the systembased causes for infections, collaborates with medical staff in the review of hospital acquired infections, identifies and engages with physician champions, and develops and implements standardized yet flexible evidencebased programs that support effective infection prevention and control strategies.
• Responsible for the entity infection prevention/surveillance program, which may include outpatient and/or ambulatory facilities or entities, in accordance with the hospital license.
• Develops and maintains systems for identifying, reporting, investigating, and controlling infections/communicable diseases and the maintenance of a database of infections and communicable diseases.
• Provides strict and continuous oversight on equipment and environmental cleaning, as well as low and high level disinfection and sterilization processes throughout the operating group.

Skills

Adult learning concepts

Facilitation

Data presentation

Communication

Epidemiology

Education

Bachelor in Healthcare related field

CIC Certification (CBIC)

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado, is seeking an Infection Prevention Program Manager to lead a facility-wide infection prevention and control program.

You will report to the Director of Quality and Patient Safety Officer and ensure adherence to safety and regulatory standards. You will develop annual plans, educate physicians, and oversee surveillance and environmental cleaning across the entity, including ambulatory settings.