Manager Infection Prevention

Built-in 1973, Dignity Health Methodist Hospital of Sacramento is committed to providing daily excellence in health care for residents of Sacramento’s southern suburbs, including the Elk Grove, Wilton, and Galt communities. Methodist Hospital is home to a 158 acute-care bed facility with 1,120 employees, 283 medical staff, and 29 Emergency Department beds. Methodist Hospital also owns and operates Bruceville Terrace – a 171-bed, sub-acute skilled nursing long-term care facility adjacent to the hospital that provides care for the elderly, as well as those requiring extended recoveries. Methodist Hospital is home to the Family Medicine Residency Program, an accredited and nationally recognized program which provides resident physicians with specialty training in primary care family medicine. Together, the hospital and residency program implemented a ground-breaking curriculum addressing the identification, treatment, and assistance of human trafficking victims and created a one-of-a-kind health clinic for victims, the Human Trafficking Medical Home.

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Coordinates all infection prevention related activities associated with surveillance, performance improvement, and education which are intended to ensure that the facility’s patients, personnel, and visitors will be protected from transmission of diseases and infection within the facility’s environment, as identified in the core competency model by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC).

• Responsible for oversight of daily operations of the Infection Prevention Department and Employee Health in regard to the facility compliance with Hospital Accreditation Standards, State and CMS regulations.
• Ongoing assessment and development of programs, policies & procedures and forms to address the Infection Prevention needs of employees, volunteers, contract workers, independent contractors, physicians, registry workers and students in accordance with the guidelines established by the regulatory agencies.
• Works in collaboration with Hospital Administration to develop and manage an Infection Prevention Program that incorporates essential facility strategic plan elements that align with the goals, objectives, and risk assessments of the Infection Prevention Program. Provides expert consultation and education, as needed, and as related to Infection Prevention.
• Develops and operationalizes the Infection Prevention Program’s annual risk assessment, annual plans, and annual evaluations. Identifies and implements updates to the Infection Prevention Program when new regulations and /or Professional guidelines are published.

Required Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree in a healthcare-related field with (5) years of experience or an Associate’s degree in a healthcare-related field with seven (7) years of experience
• Three (3) years of experience as an Infection Preventionist in an acute care facility.

Required Licensure and Certifications

• Certification in Infection Prevention and Control by the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology (CIC) to be obtained during the first two (2) years of hire.

Required Minimum Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Training:

• Demonstrates breadth and/or depth of professional/technical skills and capabilities required for the position; shares knowledge; sets or contributes to the Company’s direction within area of expertise.
• Knowledge of types, methods, tools, and techniques used in infection prevention and control; ability to impede the spread of infection and disease. Able to lead RCAs for HAIs and implement action plans.
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local healthcare-related laws and regulations; ability to comply with these in healthcare practices and activities
• Knowledge of current professional society guidelines. Able to perform literature reviews to support performance improvement and practice changes.
• Ability to assess a situation from an infection prevention perspective and recommend appropriate action within the scope of responsibility to ensure safe and quality patient care.
• Ability to recognize, develop, and provide educational programs on infection prevention for all levels of personnel to improve their infection prevention knowledge base and practice.
• Knowledge of effective self-management practices and ability to manage multiple concurrent objectives, projects, groups, or activities, making effective judgments as to prioritizing and time allocation.
• Actively seeks professional growth, demonstrates professionalism, and exhibits a good working rapport in all interpersonal interactions with departmental staff, healthcare personnel, contract workers, patients and visitors, and community agencies.
• Strong professional, organizational, and interpersonal skills for working with teams, physicians, committees, and senior management
• Excellent communication skills (oral and written), presentation style, including the ability to concisely present data to leaders, clinicians, and staff at all levels of the organization

Strongly Preferred

• California RN License