Title: Infection Prevention Program Manager

Location: Laguna Hills

Department: Quality Assurance

Status: Full-time

Shift: Day

Pay Range*: $132,558.40 - $192,192.00 /annually

MemorialCare is a nonprofit integrated health system that includes four leading hospitals, award-winning medical groups – consisting of over 200 sites of care, and more than 2,000 physicians throughout Orange and Los Angeles Counties. We are committed to increasing access to patient-centric, affordable, and high-quality healthcare; your personal contributions are integral to MemorialCare's recognition as a market leader and innovator in value-based and other care models.

Across our family of medical centers, we support each one of our bright, talented employees in reaching the highest levels of professional development, contribution, collaboration, and accountability. Whatever your role and whatever expertise you bring, we are dedicated to helping you achieve your full potential in an environment of respect, innovation, and teamwork.

Position Summary

This position will oversee the day to day Infection Prevention program while maintaining an in-depth understanding of and demonstrated leadership of state and federal regulations, disease control and preventions as well as quality/safety agency standards.

The Infection Prevention Program Manager position provides leadership for our infection prevention program within the Performance Improvement department at Saddleback Medical Center.The Program Manager provides strategic oversight, program development, and regulatory alignment by setting program priorities, establishing policies, and ensuring regulatory compliance with NHSN, CDC, OSHA, Joint Commission, CMS, and state/federal standards.The Program Manager is responsible for driving performance improvement to prevent healthcare-associated infections (HAI) and safeguarding patient and staff health and well-being by ensuring proper infection control precautions are in place. This position serves as an advisor to staff, leadership, physicians, and committees, leads surveillance and outbreak investigations, and directs the infection control professional to ensure program success.

Essential Functions and Responsibilities of the Job

1. Provides leadership for the infection prevention program, including setting goals, priorities, and standards.

2. Directs and oversees infection prevention policies, procedures, and protocols.

3. Chairs or co-chairs infection prevention committees and serves as the liaison for regulatory agencies.

4. Reviews infection surveillance data, analyzes trends, and makes strategic recommendations to leadership.

5. Oversees reporting of infection data to both internal and external databases or agencies.

6. Ensures compliance with NHSN, CDC, OSHA, Joint Commission, CMS, and state/federal regulations.

7. Partners with the medical staff and clinical and operational leaders to embed best practices and foster a culture of safety.

8. Submits reports to leadership on program performance, risks, and improvement opportunities.

9. Develops and delivers organization-wide education and training initiatives.

10. Leads outbreak investigations and coordinates responses.

11. Works with the Antimicrobial Stewardship committee to analyze reports for the appropriate use of antimicrobial and disseminate the reports.

12. Ability to be at work and be on time.

13. Ability to follow company policies, procedures and directives.

14. Ability to interact in a positive and constructive manner.

15. Ability to prioritize and multitask.

*Placement in the pay range is based on multiple factors including, but not limited to, relevant years of experience and qualifications. In addition to base pay, there may be additional compensation available for this role, including but not limited to, shift differentials, extra shift incentives, and bonus opportunities. Health and wellness is our passion at MemorialCare—that includes taking good care of employees and their dependents. We offer high quality health insurance plan options, so you can select the best choice for your family. And there’s more...Check out our MemorialCare Benefits for more information about our Benefits and Rewards.

Minimum Requirements

Qualifications/Work Experience:

• Minimum three (3) years’ experience in infectious disease prevention at a healthcare organization, required.
• Possesses a solid understanding of medical and nursing principles, patient care management, and foundational sciences including microbiology, pathology, and immunology. Demonstrates ability to apply medical statistics and biostatistics in clinical and quality improvement settings preferred.
• Working knowledge of and experience in the practice of epidemiological principles and infectious diseases as related to infection prevention and control preferred.
• Knowledge of and ability to demonstrate a comprehension of medical statistics/biostatistics, data analysis, and reporting of metrics to external agencies preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership and program management skills preferred.

Education/Licensure/Certification:

• Bachelor’s degree in science or clinically related field required. A combination of equivalent knowledge and/or relevant experience may be accepted in lieu of a degree.
• Post-secondary education in a health-related field including but not limited to medicine, nursing, laboratory technology, public health, or biology, preferred.
• Certification in Infection Control (CIC) required.