Manager Infection Prevention

Founded as a faith-based hospital in 1931 by the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word Dignity Health – St. Bernardine Medical Center is a 342-bed acute care nonprofit hospital located in San Bernardino California. The hospital offers a full complement of services including the Inland Empire Heart and Vascular Institute, an award-winning orthopedics program, surgical weight loss, and is an official Neurovascular Stroke Center as designated by ICEMA. The hospital shares a legacy of humankindness with Dignity Health, one of the nation’s five largest health care systems.
Visit https://www.dignityhealth.org/socal/locations/stbernardinemedical for more information.

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As our Manager Infection Prevention at St. Bernardine Medical Center, you’ll coordinate 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).

To thrive in this role, you must be competent and confident. Utilizing your expertise and excellent communication skills you will work in collaboration with Hospital Administration and Market Leaders for Quality and Infection Prevention to develop and manage an Infection Prevention Program that incorporaes essential facility strategic plan elements that align with the goals, objectives, and risk assessments of the Infection Prevention Program. 

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 required.
• Three (3) years of experience as an Infection Preventionist in an acute care facility required.

Required Licensure:

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

Required Special Skills 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 recommends appropriate action within 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.

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