Manager Infection Prevention

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia•Philadelphia, PA

About The Position

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) offers countless ways to change lives. Our diverse community of more than 20,000 Breakthrough Makers will inspire you to pursue passions, develop expertise, and drive innovation. At CHOP, your experience is valued; your voice is heard; and your contributions make a difference for patients and families. Join us as we build on our promise to advance pediatric care—and your career. This role will lead components of the infection prevention program and oversee members of the infection prevention team. The Infection Prevention and Control Program is an enterprise-wide team working to improve patient care and prevent infections across the continuum of care in all CHOP locations. This role is responsible for the hiring, recruiting, training and performance of their team while cultivating partnerships with key stakeholders throughout the system to support infection prevention practices. Responsibilities include daily infection prevention operations such as consultation, education, liaison with key stakeholders, planning and development, and staff supervision. Under the direction of the Medical Director(s) and System Director, the manager will guide, direct, and implement appropriate infection prevention and control measures to assist in achieving the overall strategy and goals of the infection prevention and control program.

Requirements

Bachelor's Degree Required
At least seven (7) years of infection prevention / control experience Required
At least three (3) years of leadership, management, or supervisory experience Required
Substantial knowledge of regulatory and accreditation requirements
Excellent verbal and written communications skills
Excellent time management skills
Excellent organizational skills
Strong leadership skills
Strong facilitation skills
Strong negotiation skills
Strong conflict resolution skills
Strong relationship building skills
Strong change management skills
Ability to collaborate with stakeholders at all levels
Ability to accept and provide feedback in a constructive manner
Ability to influence others to accomplish tasks outside of the direct span of control
Ability to develop, plan and execute business goals
Certification in Infection Control (CIC) - Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology - within 12 months - Required

Nice To Haves

Master's Degree in healthcare related field Preferred
Fellow of Association of Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (FAPIC) - Association of Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology - upon hire - Preferred
Long-Term Care Cert Infection Prevention (LTC-CIP) - Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (CBIC) - upon hire - Preferred

Responsibilities

Creates and maintains cost effective systems to ensure adequate staffing for the infection prevention and control program.
Assigns coverage of units/departments to staff and appoints staff representatives to organizational committees.
Responsible for working with Talent Acquisition to hire, recruit talent to support Infection Prevention Programs across the continuum of care.
Manages performance, goal setting and development of direct reports to achieve and sustain a high performing team.
Supports regulatory and accreditation activities, including participation in surveys and responses to findings as an IPC team lead
Manages a portfolio of work to support organizational goals to reduce healthcare associated infections and improve patient safety
Provides feedback and input on targeted improvement activities to improve infection prevention practices
May provide clinical coverage of units/departments on an interim or permanent basis
Supports IPC on call and/or IPC Leader Resource on call on a rotational basis
Facilitates multidisciplinary risk assessments to identify gaps in infection prevention and control and ages of priority
Tracks infection trends and escalates findings with suggestions for immediate response
Provides leadership support for the planning and response to outbreak and exposure investigations
Serves as a subject matter expert in healthcare associated infection prevention improvement work, reprocessing, construction, data analytics, and/or product evaluation.
Assists in the development and delivery of education and consultation to healthcare providers, providing leadership support to content developers
Develops, reviews, implements and maintains infection prevention policies and procedures
Other duties as assigned