Infection Prevention Director

Facility:

CoxHealth South: 3801 S National Ave Springfield Missouri United States of America 65807

Department:

1658 Infection Prevention

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Hours:

8:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Work Shift:

Day Shift (United States of America)

CoxHealth is a leading healthcare system serving 25 counties across southwest Missouri and northern Arkansas. The organization includes six hospitals 5 ERs and over 80 clinics. CoxHealth has earned the following honors for workplace excellence:

• Named one of Modern Healthcares Best Places to work five times.

• Named one of Americas Greatest Workplaces Greatest Workplaces in Healthcare () Greatest Workplaces for Women () and Greatest Workplaces for Diversity (2024) by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group.

• Acknowledged by Forbes as one of the Best Employers for New Grads.

• Healthcare InnovationsTop Companies to Work for in Healthcare (2025).

Benefits

• Medical Vision Dental Retirement with Employer Match and more (20 hrs/week)

• For a comprehensive list of benefits please click here:Benefits CoxHealth

Job Description:

The Infection Prevention (IP) Director is responsible for the Infection Prevention Program within the CoxHealth scope of service as outlined in the Infection Prevention Plan. The program is designed to protect the overall health of patients families visitors staff (paid or volunteer) and physicians who visit or work in one of our CoxHealth locations. The IP Director is responsible for direct oversight of the Infection Prevention Services Department and all epidemiological : Required: Bachelors degree in Nursing Epidemiology or Public Health Preferred: Masters degree or higher in leadership or Healthcare administrationExperience: Required: 3-5 years experience in Healthcare Preferred: 2 years of supervisory experience Preferred: 3-5 years experience in Infection PreventionSkills: Leadership and team development Data analysis Communication Healthcare systems patient care infectious disease asepsis microbiology and public health practices Regulatory and Quality Improvement Infection Control Risk Assessments Policy DevelopmentLicensure/Certification/Registration: Required: Registered Nurse active in the state of Missouri Preferred: Certification in Infection Control (CIC)