Director, Infection Prevention

Ventura•Ventura, CA

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director of Infection Prevention serves as the Health System’s clinical expert in the prevention and control of infection and is responsible for strategic planning and implementation of the Infection Prevention and Control program at all CMHS hospitals, Ambulatory Clinics and Skilled Nursing Facility. The Director of Infection Prevention is responsible for evaluating, managing and implementing processes to minimize infection risks to patients and personnel through extensive surveillance and an effective reporting system.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health Epidemiology, Nursing, or Current California licensure as a Clinical Laboratory Scientist or ASCP certified
Five (5) years as an infection preventionist or related role in an acute care setting
Three (3) years of management experience
National Certification in Infection Control (CIC)

Nice To Haves

Master’s Degree
Current licensure in California as a Registered Nurse

Responsibilities

Serves as the Health System’s clinical expert in the prevention and control of infection.
Responsible for strategic planning and implementation of the Infection Prevention and Control program at all CMHS hospitals, Ambulatory Clinics and Skilled Nursing Facility.
Responsible for evaluating, managing and implementing processes to minimize infection risks to patients and personnel through extensive surveillance and an effective reporting system.
Supervises the Infection Prevention RN, Infection Control Coordinator and the Infection Control Liaison Team.
Leadership shifts during Infectious Disease event(s) and is flexible dependent upon the situation.
20% of time is allocated to OVCH oversight with a minimum of 32 hours of monthly onsite commitment and 6% to CFH for semi-annual onsite training and monitoring.