Infection Prevention Program Manager

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

Job Summary And Responsibilities

As our Infection Prevention Program Manager, you will lead the collaborative approach and implementation of an entity-specific, facility-wide infection prevention and control program. Every day you will work under the direction of the entity Director of Quality and Patient Safety Officer, ensuring all aspects of the program are effectively implemented to safeguard patients, staff, and visitors. To be successful in this role, you will possess expertise in infection prevention and control, strong program management skills, and the ability to effectively collaborate with leadership to maintain high standards of safety and compliance.

• 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 system-based 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 evidence-based 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.

Job Requirements

Required

• 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 the Certified Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology (CBIC) –required within 6 months of eligibility for certification (Colorado State Requirement)

Preferred

• Five (5) years of clinical or related experience

Where You’ll Work

Located in Lakewood, Colorado, St. Anthony Hospital is a Level I Trauma Center where we provide a full range of medical specialties and health care services to Denver and the surrounding region through our state-of-the-art medical campus and home base for Flight For Life Colorado. With four trauma rooms including the T-10 room, a dedicated field-to-surgery suite ready 24/7 for trauma surgeons and specially trained teams, our staff can provide life-saving care to the most severely ill and injured patients. In 2023, we received our exciting Magnet designation! We are so proud of our staff for this achievement, which is awarded to only 10 percent of hospitals around the world. Numerous other awards, certifications, and accreditations have been granted to us from the American Heart Association; Chest Pain Center (CPC); American College of Cardiology; The Joint Commission's National Quality Approval; the Emergency Nurses Association Lantern Award; NAPBC Accreditation; American College of Radiology and many others. At St. Anthony Hospital. We combine a heritage of expert care with the latest in technology and innovation. If you're looking to be part of a fast-paced environment where you can practice to the top of your profession in trauma, cardiology, stroke, neurosciences, breast imaging, cancer/oncology care, surgery and more, we invite you to apply.

Pay Range

$37.76 - $60.47 /hour