Infection Prevention Manager

Newport News, Virginia Hiring Range $102,200.00 - $140,525.00/Annual Actual pay is determined based on job-related factors such as relevant experience, education, credentials, skills, internal equity, and business needs.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for the integration of processes to include, coordination/management of infection prevention surveillance, data abstraction and analysis of data, leadership and regulatory reporting and staff education; and the organizing, planning, directing, and evaluation of the services provided.
• Has a strong focus on Performance Improvement activities to include root cause analysis, risk assessments and outbreak investigation.
• Manages infection prevention program in the acute care setting or in the ambulatory care setting.
• Provides leadership, direction and mentorship/support for the infection prevention program.
• Serves as the infection prevention subject matter expert for the local setting.
• What you will do Manages and coordinates the infection prevention surveillance, data abstraction and analysis, regulatory reporting, and staff education.
• Organizes, plans, directs, and evaluates services provided for infection prevention.
• Completes root cause analysis, risk assessments, and outbreak investigations.
• Develops, implements and evaluates the Infection Prevention Plan.
• Reports communicable diseases to the health department, as required.
• Participates/oversees the planning and monitoring of the budget for defined areas to include appropriate resource allocation determination.
• Completes variance review, analysis and action plans based on approved departmental budget.
• Responds to suggestions and concerns from patients, visitors, staff and leadership.
• Demonstrates initiative in professional development and continuing education.
• Assists in the professional development of other Infection Preventionists through guidance and teaching.
• Attends professional meetings and educational offerings.
• Collaborates with all team members and the System Director of Infection Prevention to identify educational needs and plan educational programs.
• Ensures evidence-based guidelines are applied and adheres to facility, department and regulatory standards (CMS, DNV-GL, OSHA, etc.).
• Assists in the professional development of the Infection Preventionists through guidance and teaching.
• Collaborates with team and system Director to identify educational needs and plan educational programs.
• Supervises and performs surveillance for hospital-acquired infections based on National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) guidelines.

Requirements

• Education Masters Degree, Nursing (Required) or Masters Degree, Medical Laboratory Technology (Required) or Masters Degree, Public Health (Required) Program Graduate, Registered Nurse (Required) Experience 10 years
• Recent nursing, public health or laboratory experience (Required) 5-6 years Infection Prevention experience (Required) 1 year
• Supervisory Experience (Preferred) Licenses and Certifications Registered Nurse (RN) - Virginia Department of Health Professions (VDHP) Upon Hire(Required) Certified Board Of Infection Control (CIC) - Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc., Upon Hire(Required) To learn more about being a team member with Riverside Health System visit us at https://www.riversideonline.com/careers .