Manager, Infection Prevention & Control

Alameda Health System • oakland, CA

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About The Position

The Infection Prevention Manager coordinates, oversees, and manages the identification, investigation, monitoring, and reporting of healthcare-associated infections. The manager collaborates with teams and individuals to create infection prevention strategies, provide feedback, and sustain those strategies. The role works under the direction of the Infection Prevention and Control Director.

The position develops, implements, and evaluates the organizational infection prevention program, including surveillance plans and methodologies. It applies epidemiologic principles, quality improvement methods, research, and evidence-based practices to improve infection prevention processes and outcomes. The manager communicates infection prevention information and data across the organization, supports regulatory compliance and reporting, consults with public health and community organizations, and considers fiscal, safety, and clinical implications when making recommendations.

The role also performs supervisory functions, including recruitment, onboarding, training, coaching, task assignment, and performance evaluation, and develops and allocates staff resources. It collaborates with the Chair of the Infection Control Committee and provides infection prevention guidance to patients and families when requested.

Requirements

• Baccalaureate degree in nursing, public health, epidemiology, clinical laboratory science, medical technology, or a healthcare-related field.
• At least five years of clinical healthcare experience.
• At least three years of full-time Infection Preventionist experience.
• Certification in Infection Control and Epidemiology by the Certification Board of Infection Control (CBIC).
• If an RN, an active unrestricted license.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree preferred.
• Acute care hospital experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Participate in quality improvement assessments and use PI methodology to enact change.
• Define project scope and select appropriate PI tools to improve efficiency, reliability, effectiveness, and sustainability.
• Assist with communicable disease outbreak investigations and provide outbreak education, counseling, guidance, and resources.
• Attend required safety training and education programs and understand and fulfill safety responsibilities.
• Collect and report data to the CDC National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN).
• Collaborate with IT to create useful electronic reports that support infection prevention initiatives.
• Communicate infection prevention and control information and data to committees and healthcare workers as assigned.
• Comply with local, state, and federal regulatory and mandatory reporting requirements, and facilitate compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards.
• Stay current on infection prevention and control regulatory and accreditation standards.
• Consider financial and safety implications and clinical outcomes when making recommendations, evaluating technology and products, and developing policies and procedures.
• Use a systematic approach to evaluate costs, benefits, and efficacy; incorporate fiscal assessments into program evaluations or reports; and assist with departmental budgets.
• Consult and collaborate with local, state, and federal public health officials and community health organizations as needed.
• Develop an annual surveillance plan based on populations served, services provided, and surveillance data; use epidemiologic principles; and evaluate and modify the plan as necessary.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate the organizational infection prevention program and coordinate active and passive surveillance methodologies.
• Develop, interpret, and assist with implementing infection prevention and control policies and protocols.
• Consider customer needs and expectations in the development and continuous improvement of processes, products, and services.
• Monitor and analyze process and outcome measures to evaluate effectiveness and sustainability.
• Participate in PI committees, teams, and initiatives as indicated.
• Critically evaluate research and evidence-based practices and incorporate appropriate findings into routine practice, policies, guidelines, protocols, and educational strategies.
• Identify implementation barriers and develop strategies to minimize or remove them; sustain efforts through tools such as audits and meaningful feedback.
• Involve multidisciplinary teams to ensure changes are reviewed by stakeholder groups.
• Perform supervisory functions, including recruitment, hiring, onboarding, training, coaching, mentoring, task assignment, performance evaluation, and progressive conflict resolution.
• Develop and allocate staff resources needed for program management.
• Plan, coordinate, and collaborate with the Chair of the Infection Control Committee in accordance with Alameda Health System Medical Staff Bylaws.
• Provide complete and accurate responses to safety questions; operate assigned equipment and perform procedures safely; maintain work areas and equipment to department standards; and use proper body mechanics.
• Provide infection prevention information and guidance to patients and family members when requested.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager