As a primary community healthcare provider, Humboldt Park Health focuses on treating and curing disease while promoting wellness through health education, prevention, and early intervention. Our 200-bed hospital provides inpatient acute care, emergency services, diagnostic services, and primary care. We also support the community through a full-service professional building, neighborhood clinics, and two mobile health units.

We are currently seeking a Manager of Infection Control & Preventionto join our team!

Position Summary:

The Infection Prevention Manager (IP), is responsible for identifying, investigating, monitoring, and reporting healthcare-associated infections. The Infection Prevention Manager, collaborates with teams and individuals to create infection prevention strategies, provide feedback, and sustain infection prevention strategies. The IP Manager identifies, investigates, and records data concerning hospital acquired infections, those present on admission and potential infections and initiates infection control measures as directed by national protocols and regulatory agencies. The IP Manager directs the program utilizing the standards set forth by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN), CMS accrediting organizations, the Illinois Department of Public Health, and the Federal Government to ensure quality patient care.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Program Management

• Develop, implement, and evaluate the organizational infection prevention program.
• Daily Surveillance
• Prepares and presents surveillance reports to designated committees, including but not limited to Infection Control Committee, Quality Assurance Performance Improvement Committee, Patient Safety and Quality Standards Committee.
• Develop an annual surveillance program based on the population(s) served, services provided, and analysis of surveillance data.
• Utilize epidemiologic principles to conduct surveillance and investigations.
• Evaluate and modify the surveillance plan as necessary.
• Develop, interpret and assist with implementation of infection prevention and control policies and protocols.
• Communicate infection prevention information and data to various committees and healthcare workers.
• Assess, design and provide Education
• Create educational goals, objectives, and strategies using learning principles and available educational tools and technology.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of educational programs and learner outcomes.
• Conducts prospective prevalence studies periodically to evaluate surveillance system effectiveness.

Regulatory Requirements

• Comply with regulatory and mandatory reporting requirements at the local, state and federal levels.
• Facilitate compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards.
• Stay current on infection prevention and control regulatory and accreditation standards.

Performance Improvement

• Utilize PI methodology as a means of enacting change.
• Define the scope of the project and select appropriate PI tools to aid in efficiency, reliability, effectiveness and ensure sustainability of the initiative.
• Ensure that customer needs and expectations are considered in the development of and continuous improvement of processes, products, and services.
• Monitor and analyze process and outcome measures to evaluate the effectiveness and sustainability.
• Participate in PI committees, teams and initiatives as indicated.

Experience Required

• 3+ years of similar experience required

Educational Requirements:

• Bachelors degree required; Masters in Public Health or Nursing preferred
• Certificate of Infection Control (CIC) highly preferred or within 1 year of hire
• Masters in Epidemiology or Certification in Infection Control (CIC) preferred

Benefits

Benefits eligibility and offerings vary based on employment status and applicable plan requirements. Eligible employees may have access to:
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Employer-paid life and AD&D insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer match, subject to eligibility requirements
• Paid Time Off (PTO), which may increase with years of service
• Employee discount at the Humboldt Park Health Wellness Center
• Education reimbursement, subject to eligibility requirements
• Employee wellness programs
• Additional voluntary benefits
• Opportunities for additional shifts, where applicable