Registered Nurse Infection Prevention and Control Manager

Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium • Juneau, AK

97d • $38 - $54

About The Position

The Infection Prevention & Control Manager (IPCM) is responsible for the surveillance, analysis, interpretation, and reporting of healthcare-associated infections (HAI); monitoring reportable conditions, educating employees about infection prevention; and the development of health system policies and procedures to ensure rigorous infection prevention and control standards that meet Joint Commission, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), Centers for Medicaid/ Medicare Services (CMS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Federal Drug Administration (FDA), and other nationally recognized agencies and evidence-based infection prevention and control practices. Ensures timely reporting of infection prevention and control measures and outcomes based on CMS requirements. Working at SEARHC is more than a job, it's a fulfilling career. We offer generous benefits, including retirement, paid time off, paid parental leave, health, dental, and vision benefits, life insurance and long and short-term disability, and more.

Requirements

• Current full, unrestricted Registered Nursing license in Alaska or other U.S. state required.
• Bachelor's degree in health-care related field (nursing, public health, epidemiology, microbiology, or similar).
• Certification in Infection Control and Prevention (CIC).
• BLS (Basic Life Support) current within 3 months of hire, and biannually thereafter.
• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum 3 years of acute care/infection control experience and/or data collection and performance improvement/risk management experience.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in a healthcare-related field (MPH, MSN) preferred.
• Long-Term Care experience a plus.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the development, implementation, maintenance, and updating of the SEARHC Infection Prevention and Control Plan.
• Collects, trends, prepares, and maintains all infection control data and statistical reports.
• Serves as an expert for Infection Prevention and Control, facilitating and promoting IPC education and training.
• Conducts new and annual employee IPC orientation and training.
• Serves as chair for IPC committee and participates in other committees/teams as needed.
• Travel is required to various sites within SEARHC to assess, educate, and train.

Benefits

• Generous benefits including retirement.
• Paid time off.
• Paid parental leave.
• Health, dental, and vision benefits.
• Life insurance.
• Long and short-term disability.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees