Director Infection Prevention & Control | CentraCare
About The Position
The Director of Infection Prevention and Control develops, implements, maintains, and directs CentraCare Health’s infection prevention and control program within Quality and Patient Safety. The role leads planning, direction, process improvement, and assessment of programs for infection surveillance, reporting, prevention, and control, including regulatory and accreditation compliance and quality/performance improvement. Serving as infection control officer as delegated by the Infection Control Medical Director, the director facilitates compliance with infection prevention and control requirements of regulatory and accrediting agencies and provides direction and support to the Infection Prevention and Control Committee. This is a full-time, hybrid position requiring onsite work two days per week at St. Cloud Hospital, plus monthly onsite work—and additional onsite work as needed—at other CentraCare facilities. The schedule is primarily Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., for 80 hours every two weeks.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
- At least 6 years of clinical experience.
- At least 3 years of experience in infection prevention and control.
- At least 2 years of leadership and/or management experience.
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) licensure in Minnesota.
- Certification in Infection Control (CIC) through the Certification Board of Infection Control & Epidemiology, Inc. (CBIC).
- Membership in the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), Minnesota and National, within one year of hire.
- Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, with strong organizational and project management skills.
- Effective skills in reviewing scientific literature and evidence-based research.
- Knowledge of quality/performance improvement and epidemiologic investigative methodologies.
- Proficiency in Epic Bugsy and infection surveillance systems.
Nice To Haves
- Bachelor’s degree in microbiology, epidemiology, or a related program.
- Master’s degree in nursing, public health, epidemiology, or a health administration-related field.
Responsibilities
- Develop, implement, maintain, and direct CentraCare Health’s infection prevention and control program.
- Lead planning, direction, process improvement, and assessment for infection surveillance, reporting, prevention, and control.
- Oversee related regulatory compliance, accreditation standard compliance, and quality/performance improvement.
- Serve as infection control officer as delegated by the Infection Control Medical Director.
- Facilitate compliance with infection prevention and control requirements of regulatory and accrediting agencies.
- Provide direction and support to the Infection Prevention and Control Committee.
Benefits
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Time off
- Retirement benefits
- Employee discounts
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
