Full Job Description
Job Summary
The Infection Prevention Manager directs and coordinates the infection control program in the hospital. The designated person will be given the authority to implement and enforce the Program policies, coordinate all infection prevention, and control activities within the hospital, and facilitate ongoing monitoring of the effectiveness of prevention and/or control activities and interventions. The Infection Prevention Manager will ensure the IP program is in compliance with professional, state, federal and regulatory standards designed to reduce or eliminate spread of infections in the facility and to monitor patient care for compliance with established standards.
Responsible for program planning and policy development and implementation; data collection, reporting, education and regulatory compliance; budget planning; Manages the department and staff; has the ability to hire, fire and discipline; may be responsible for surveillance activities; evaluates the effectiveness of the program; provides education to staff, patients, visitors as needed. and families.
Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:
Minimum Education: Bachelor's in Healthcare related field. Preferred: Masters Degree
Required: 2 years of infection prevention experience in an acute care setting
Preferred: 3 - 5 years experience in an acute care setting.
Required: AHA BLS. CIC within 2 years in role.
Facility Description:
DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital is DMC's largest hospital, offering a comprehensive heart center, cancer care, gerontology, emergency medicine, obstetrics/gynecology and cosmetic services. Sinai-Grace's joint replacement program features a revolutionary minimally invasive knee and hip replacement surgery that attracts patients from all over the country. Sinai-Grace operates more than 21 outpatient care sites and ambulatory surgery centers throughout Wayne and Oakland Counties and is one of 10 hospitals in the nation to be awarded a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant to help set the standards of cardiac care for hospitals and physicians throughout the nation.
