Infection Prevention Program Manager

Where You’ll Work

Penrose - St. Francis Health Services is a full-service, 712-bed acute care provider in Colorado Springs comprising Penrose Hospital, St. Francis Hospital and St. Francis Hospital - Interquest. Penrose Hospital serves as the anchor hospital of Penrose-St. Francis Health Services with 300-licensed beds and the ability to provide tertiary (high tech) medical-surgical services with an emphasis on elective and outpatient care. Established in 1890, Penrose Hospital has grown to become a major health treatment and referral center, specializing in cancer care, cardiac care, emergency trauma care and physical rehabilitation. It's an incredible time to join us as we are a proud Magnet Hospital with designation from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) for superior quality in nursing care. With more than 300 days of annual sunshine, mild winters and easy-to-access recreational areas like Pikes Peak, Garden of the Gods and some of Colorado's top destination resorts, you will enjoy an incredible lifestyle while having the career you've always wanted.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As our Infection Prevention Program Manager, you will lead the collaborative approach and implementation of an entity-specific, facility-wide infection prevention and control program. Every day you will work under the direction of the entity Director of Quality and Patient Safety Officer, ensuring all aspects of the program are effectively implemented to safeguard patients, staff, and visitors. To be successful in this role, you will possess expertise in infection prevention and control, strong program management skills, and the ability to effectively collaborate with leadership to maintain high standards of safety and compliance.

• Plans, develops, implements, administers, and evaluates the Annual Infection Prevention Plan and programs for entity.
• Ensures all regulatory requirements are continually complied with including the public reporting of hospital acquired infections, reportable diseases, and other data as requested.
• Educates physicians and other practitioners on the systembased causes for infections, collaborates with medical staff in the review of hospital acquired infections, identifies and engages with physician champions, and develops and implements standardized yet flexible evidencebased programs that support effective infection prevention and control strategies.
• Responsible for the entity infection prevention/surveillance program, which may include outpatient and/or ambulatory facilities or entities, in accordance with the hospital license.
• Develops and maintains systems for identifying, reporting, investigating, and controlling infections/communicable diseases and the maintenance of a database of infections and communicable diseases.
• Provides strict and continuous oversight on equipment and environmental cleaning, as well as low and high level disinfection and sterilization processes throughout the operating group.

Job Requirements

Required

• Knowledge of Adult learning concepts.
• Meeting or project facilitation skills.
• Ability to create and present quality data using tools such as Microsoft Office.
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, statistical and analytical abilities.
• Knowledge in epidemiological principles.
• Bachelor in Healthcare related field required
• Certification in Infection Control (CIC) from the Certified Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology (CBIC) –required within 6 months of eligibility for certification (Colorado State Requirement)

Preferred

• Five (5) years of clinical or related experience