Director - Infection Prevention Control
Director - Infection Prevention Control
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Day 08 Hour (United States of America)
This is a Stanford Health Care job.
A Brief Overview
The Director Infection Prevention & Control (IPC) in collaboration with the Medical Director of Infection Prevention is responsible for planning directing and coordinating the IPC program for Stanford Health Care. The IPC director sets the vision for the organizations IPC program through a strategic and operational plan that is reviewed and revised annually.
Reporting to the Executive Director of Quality and Safety the IPC Director ensures compliance with IPC national and state regulatory standards and alignment with evidencebased practices in infection prevention.
Locations
Stanford Health Care
What you will do
Provide strategic direction oversight and direction of the implementation of a comprehensive infection control program for the hospital.
Develop execute and organize periodic review of a comprehensive infection prevention plan aligned with organizational goals. Including policies procedures and educational initiatives.
Integrate technology and digitalize the management of the infection prevention plan.
Ensure adherence to all local state and federal regulations related to infection control including Joint Commission standards.
Partner in a dyad with the Medical Director of Infection Prevention to address imminent infectious disease threats and disseminate information across the organization.
Report diseases to applicable county health departments according to the requirements of the State of California.
Collaborate with the Health Department to report address and manage outbreaks exposures and communicable diseases.
Work with stakeholders across the organization to address infections risks in the environment and the clinical care processes and develop and implement strategies for prevention.
Supervise and mentor a team of infection prevention specialists across different entities.
Manage the budget allocated for the infection prevention department and oversees resource allocation to adequately support the infection prevention initiatives.
Education Qualifications
Masters Degree in Public Health Nursing Epidemiology Microbiology Business Administration Health Care Administration Public Administration or other healthrelated field from an accredited college or university.
Required
Experience Qualifications
Five years of experience in a leadership role in infection prevention and control. Required
OR
Five years of progressive experience leading to a leadership role in infection prevention quality nursing or other healthrelated fields. Required.
Licenses and Certifications
CIC Certified Infection Control required Within 2 Years of Hire
These principles apply to ALL employees:
SHC Commitment to Providing an Exceptional Patient & Family Experience
Stanford Health Care sets a high standard for delivering value and an exceptional experience for our patients and families. Candidates for employment and existing employees must adopt and execute CICARE standards for all of patients families and towards each other. CICARE is the foundation of Stanfords patientexperience and represents a framework for patientcentered interactions. Simply put we do what it takes to enable and empower patients and families to focus on health healing and recovery.
You will do this by executing against our three experience pillars from the patient and familys perspective:
Know Me: Anticipate my needs and status to deliver effective care
Show Me the Way: Guide and prompt my actions to arrive at better outcomes and better health
Coordinate for Me: Own the complexity of my care through coordination
Equal Opportunity Employer Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and nondiscrimination inall ofits policies and practices including the area of employment. Accordingly SHC does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race color sex sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression religion age national or ethnic origin political beliefs marital status medical condition genetic information veteran status or disability or the perception of any of the above. People of all genders members of all racial and ethnic groups people with disabilities and veterans are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment of the conviction and the job requirements.
Base Pay Scale: Generally starting at $86.41 $114.50 per hourThe salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors including but not limited to internal equity experience education specialty and training. This pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
