Infection Control Manager

• • Under the guidance and oversight of the ICP/Infectious Disease Physician, the position is responsible for monitoring, controlling and reducing nosocomial infections. Also responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating infection control and prevention within the hospital.

   

• Provides orientation/review classes for hospital employees on the policies, standards and practices of Infection Control relative to their scope of responsibilities.
• Conducts educational programs for Nursing Staff and other associates.
• Serves as principal working member of the Infection Control Committee, by influencing, coordinating, implementing and evaluating policies and procedures developed by the Committee.
• Collaborates with Nursing and Medical Staff in assessing known or suspected infection in patients, and implementing appropriate control measures to insure that care is not compromised for patients requiring isolation.
• Participates in establishing and evaluating policies for the Employee Health Department with regard to infection prevention and control, assists EHD Staff in investigations of patient-to-employee and employee-to-patient cross-infections.
• Consults with, and makes recommendations to hospital employees in ancillary departments regarding isolation procedures, environmental cleaning, handling of infectious waste, disinfection, sterilization and in the selection of equipment.
• May act in consultative capacity to other health care agencies or providers by assisting in investigation of suspect problem, staff development/education, etc.
• Reviews and disseminates new information on infection control measures to appropriate individuals or departments within the hospital.
• Plans and supervises on-going surveillance of known or suspected infection in patient or employees.
• Detects outbreaks or other special problems; provides recommendations of activities to control/prevent infection in patients and employees.
• Evaluates effectiveness of adherence to Infection Control Policies to identify practices, equipment, supplies and/or new products which constitute a risk or breakdown in infection control measures.
• Analyzes data collected to institute appropriate remedial measures. Utilizes reporting mechanisms to inform and motivate hospital employees and provides data to the Infection Control Committee and appropriate others.
• Assists members of the Medical Staff in reporting reportable communicable disease to local, county, state and federal health authorities as appropriate.
• Makes environmental rounds throughout hospital and clinics for the purpose of alerting the professional and nursing staffs to possible infections, as well as monitoring compliance with Infection Control Procedures.
• Conducts studies relevant to Infection Control Programs to assist the Infection Control Committee in policy development and evaluation.
• Disseminates and interprets infection surveillance data to various committees.
• Assists Infection Control Committee in planning corrective actions and establishing future goals and objectives.
• Translates Committee decisions into action, assists in distributing guidelines to hospital personnel, assesses implementation of same documents and reports outcome to Committee, making recommendations for further action as appropriate.
• Other duties as assigned.

Bachelor’s degree in nursing or health care related field required.

Minimum 3 years acute care experience.

Bilingual preferred (English/Spanish/Chinese/Vietnamese)

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

CIC Certification preferred