ASSISTANT NURSING DIRECTOR, ADMINISTRATION (INFECTION PREVENTION & CONTROL)

Los Angeles County (CA)•Los Angeles, CA

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About The Position

The Los Angeles County Department of Health Services (DHS) is the second largest municipal health system in the nation. Through its unified system of 23 health centers and four hospitals - and expanded network of community partner clinics - DHS annually provides direct care for over 500,000 outstanding patients, employs over 23,000 staff, and has an annual budget of over $8.4 billion. For additional information regarding DHS please visit www.dhs.lacounty.gov. Through academic affiliations with the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), the University of Southern California (USC), and the Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Sciences (CDU), DHS hospitals are training sites for physicians completing their Graduate Medical Education in nearly every medical specialty and subspecialty. In addition to its direct clinical services, DHS also runs the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency and the County's 911 emergency response system, as well as Housing for Health and the Office of Diversion and Re-entry, each with a critical role in connecting vulnerable populations, including those released from correctional and institutional settings, to supportive housing. Our mission is to ensure access to high-quality, patient-centered, cost-effective health care to Los Angeles County residents through direct services at DHS facilities and through collaboration with community and university partners. Under general direction, the Assistant Nursing Director, Administrator (ANDA), Infection Control provides supervision, management, and leadership for the hospital's Infection Prevention & Control Division. The ANDA is responsible for the overall facility compliance and adherence to infection prevention and control standards. This individual works collaboratively as resource and consultant across the organization, including associated clinics and clinic sites, in policy development, employee education, department specific infection prevention and control projects, and assessment and management of infectious or communicable diseases. The ANDA will work with administrative and clinical leaders to implement prevention measures hospital wide.

Requirements

A Bachelor's degree in Nursing from an accredited nursing program.
Three (3) years of experience at the level of Supervising Staff Nurse I or higher, supervising an infection control unit in a large hospital (200+ beds), or large correctional institution, or rehabilitation hospital, or comprehensive health center offering multiple ambulatory care services.
A current license to practice as a Registered Nurse issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
A current certification issued by the American Heart Association's Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers (CPR & AED) Program.
A valid California Class C Driver's License or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation when needed to carry out job-related essential functions.

Nice To Haves

A Master's degree or higher in Nursing from an accredited nursing program.
A National Certification in Infection Prevention and Control (CIC) issued by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc.
Additional experience at the level of Supervising Staff Nurse I or higher, supervising an infection control unit - in excess of the Selection Requirements.

Responsibilities

Provides supervision, management, and leadership for the Infection Prevention & Control Division.
Responsible for the overall hospital compliance and adherence to federal, state and county infection prevention and control standards.
Maintains currency with, interprets and converts government regulations and agency guidelines into applicable facility-based policies and procedures.
Ensures facility compliance with government and accrediting body regulations related to infection prevention and control.
Monitors operational compliance with licensure, accreditation and regulatory standards, and recommends changes as needed.
Plans, selects and devises nursing administrative methods, procedures, work flow and standards for quality and quantity of work, including staffing standards.
Interprets and directs the implementation of nursing philosophy and objectives, Department policies and procedures, and applies recognized standards of nursing care.
Advises nursing managers and other nursing executives on management, administrative or technical procedures and techniques.
Conducts high level and detailed process flow studies to evaluate infection prevention and control clinical issues and researches best practices to develop reasonable solutions to identified problems.
Performs outbreak investigations by collecting data from multiple sources, conducting research on relevant issues, and reporting to stakeholders.
Answers inquiries on individual patient cases for public health department.
Identifies patients at risk of infection, clustering or outbreaks of infection, variation from baseline HAI rates, and unusual presentations of infection, and takes appropriate steps to mitigate identified issues.
Assumes primary responsibility for all aspects of project management for infection prevention and control projects.
Determines personnel, material, equipment and facilities needed to accomplish program goals.
Assigns, directs and reviews the work of subordinate supervisors and/or other employees.
Conducts educational rounds related to infection prevention and control initiatives.
Supports the organization's risk management program related to follow up on infection prevention and control-related Patient Safety Net (PSN) notifications and potential/actual litigated cases.
Completes ICRAs which involve reviewing the applicable project, assigning risk/class level, and monitoring facility construction sites for compliance with applicable regulations.
Participates in disaster preparedness (e.g. terrorist attack, influx of infectious diseases, earthquake, floods, fires, etc.) and updates/revises emergency policy content as needed.
Participates in DHS-Wide committees and project groups to provide facility specific input and make recommendations for system-wide improvements.