Regional Manager - Infection Control (Il) - Prime Healthcare Management Inc

Prime Healthcare is an award-winning health system headquartered in Ontario, California. Prime Healthcare operates 45 hospitals and has more than 300 outpatient locations in 14 states providing more than 2.6 million patient visits annually. It is one of the nation’s leading health systems with nearly 50,000 employees and physicians. Fourteen of the Prime Healthcare hospitals are members of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit public charity. Prime Healthcare is actively seeking new members to join our corporate team! 

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The Regional Manager of Infection Control oversees, assesses, plans, implements and evaluates the hospital surveillance, prevention/control of infection management for all assigned facilities. Assists with policy and procedure development and implementation while maintaining CDC, OSHA, TJC or AOA HFAP/DHS/CMS and other regulatory agency directives.  Will supervise and guide education consultant to hospital employees, physicians, patients, volunteers and visitors in safe Infection Control/Prevention practices. Will oversee all hospital infection control activities and interventions with the Pharmacy, Therapeutics, Nutrition and Infection Control (PTNIC) Committee, Medical Staff and hospital employees. Will be supervising and involved in local facility responses to potential exposures by communicating with patients, physicians, employees and regulatory agencies.  Will have an oversite on the local process which includes Employee Health Nurse and assists in coordinating the hospital employee health and workman’s comp program. Additionally, receive regulatory updates on performed safety rounds of the physical plant to ensure basic Infection Control/Prevention and safety practices are adhered to in all hospital departments in order to maintain a safe environment for patients, physicians, volunteers, visitors and hospital employees.

Regional Manager of Infection Control will conduct and or facilitate internal audits, reviewing supporting documentation, and appraise preparedness of the other Infection prevention personal in the all assigned hospital/ department.

Required to work closely with Quality Dept. in producing information analysis for retro, concurrent, and real time monitoring. The position is required to provide written updated to VP of Quality and Value Based Care on quarterly basis.

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING

1.    Graduate from an accredited school with a Bachelor’s degree in medicine, nursing, epidemiology, microbiology, public health or other life science related field. Masters Degree Preferred.

2.    Certification in infection prevention (CIC) preferred.

3.    If RN, then current and valid state Registered Nurse license.

4.    Current BLS (AHA) certificate upon hire and maintain current.

5.    Starting in April 2014, all new hires will require a certification by a recognized national association in Infection Control within 18 months of hire.

6.    Minimum three (3) years of experience in acute care required.

7.    APIC membership and attendance.

8.    Desired expertise in microbiology, antibiotic usage, and clinical practices.

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