Director of Infection Prevention & Control
About The Position
The Director of Infection Prevention & Control provides strategic leadership, direction, and oversight for the ministry-wide Infection Prevention Program. This role is responsible for establishing the program's vision, strategic priorities, governance framework, and accountability structures while leading the development and execution of an enterprise-wide prevention strategy across all hospitals, ambulatory settings, and care locations. Serving as the organization's infection prevention subject matter expert, the Director collaborates with executive, clinical, operational, and physician leaders to foster a culture of safety and advance organizational objectives related to infection prevention, workforce safety, quality outcomes, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence. Through the development, implementation, standardization, and continuous advancement of evidence-based infection prevention practices, this leader drives sustainable improvement across the health system. The Director leads system-wide efforts to reduce healthcare-associated infections, strengthen organizational performance, promote adoption of leading practices, and advance the organization's commitment to achieving zero preventable harm.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree in a clinical field or public health, nursing, microbiology, epidemiology, or related healthcare discipline.
- 5 years of experience in Infection Prevention experience.
- 3 years of leadership experience.
- Current licensure in clinical area of expertise.
- Certification in Infection Control (CIC).
- Strategic leadership and program management.
- Advanced infection prevention and epidemiology expertise.
- Performance improvement and change management skills.
- Strong analytical and communication abilities.
- Ability to influence across a complex health system.
- Proficiency with healthcare analytics and Microsoft Office applications.
Nice To Haves
- Master's degree
- Demonstrated leadership effectiveness through experience within a complex multi-hospital system.
Responsibilities
- Provides strategic leadership, direction, and oversight for the ministry-wide Infection Prevention Program.
- Establishes the program's vision, strategic priorities, governance framework, and accountability structures.
- Leads the development and execution of an enterprise-wide prevention strategy across all hospitals, ambulatory settings, and care locations.
- Serves as the organization's infection prevention subject matter expert.
- Collaborates with executive, clinical, operational, and physician leaders to foster a culture of safety and advance organizational objectives related to infection prevention, workforce safety, quality outcomes, regulatory compliance, and operational excellence.
- Develops, implements, standardizes, and continuously advances evidence-based infection prevention practices.
- Drives sustainable improvement across the health system.
- Leads system-wide efforts to reduce healthcare-associated infections.
- Strengthens organizational performance.
- Promotes adoption of leading practices.
- Advances the organization's commitment to achieving zero preventable harm.
Benefits
- Comprehensive and market-competitive total rewards package
- Benefits, compensation, recognition and well-being offerings
- Focus on the whole person
- Engage with their current stage of life and career
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
