Infection Prevention Program Lead

CommonSpirit Health; 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 the facility-wide infection prevention and control program under the Director of Quality and Patient Safety.

You will develop and evaluate annual plans, ensure regulatory compliance, educate physicians on infection causes, supervise surveillance, and oversee cleaning and disinfection across the operating group, contributing to patient and staff safety.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of Adult learning concepts.
• Meeting or project facilitation skills.
• Ability to present quality data using Microsoft Office.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, statistical and analytical abilities.
• Knowledge in epidemiological principles.

Responsibilities

• Plans, develops, implements, administers, and evaluates the Annual Infection Prevention Plan and programs for entity.
• Ensures regulatory requirements are complied with including reporting of infections and other data.
• Educates physicians on system-based causes for infections and collaborates with medical staff on prevention.
• Responsible for the entity infection prevention/surveillance program across facilities.
• Develops and maintains systems for reporting, investigating, and controlling infections.
• Oversees equipment and environmental cleaning and disinfection throughout the group.

Skills

Adult learning concepts

Facilitation skills

MS Office data presentation

Communication & analytics

Epidemiological principles

Education

Bachelor in Healthcare related field

CIC certification

Job description

St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, Colorado, is seeking an Infection Prevention Program Manager to lead the facility-wide infection prevention and control program under the Director of Quality and Patient Safety.

You will develop and evaluate annual plans, ensure regulatory compliance, educate physicians on infection causes, supervise surveillance, and oversee cleaning and disinfection across the operating group, contributing to patient and staff safety.