What are the responsibilities and job description for the Manager, Infection Control/Prevention position at Humboldt Park Health?
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Description
Program Management
Professional Accountability
Collaboration
Description
Program Management
- Develop, implement, and evaluate the organizational infection prevention program.
- Surveillance
- Develop an annual surveillance plan based on the population(s) served, services provided, and analysis of surveillance data.
- Utilize epidemiologic principles to conduct surveillance and investigations.
- Evaluate and modify the surveillance plan as necessary.
- Develop, interpret and assist with implementation of infection prevention and control policies and protocols.
- Communicate infection prevention and control information and data to various committees and healthcare workers across the organization as assigned.
- Assess and address learning needs of those served.
- Create educational goals, objectives, and strategies using learning principles and available educational tools and technology.
- Evaluate the effectiveness of educational programs and learner outcomes.
- Comply with regulatory and mandatory reporting requirements at the local, state and federal levels.
- Facilitate compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards.
- Stay current on infection prevention and control regulatory and accreditation standards.
- Utilize PI methodology as a means of enacting change.
- Define the scope of the project and select appropriate PI tools to aid in efficiency, reliability, effectiveness and ensure sustainability of the initiative.
- Ensure that customer needs and expectations are considered in the development of and continuous improvement of processes, products, and services.
- Monitor and analyze process and outcome measures to evaluate the effectiveness and sustainability.
- Participate in PI committees, teams and initiatives as indicated.
- Participate in the development/review of occupational health policies and procedures related to IPC.
- Assess risk of occupational exposures to infectious disease.
- Develop (or assist with) rates and trends of occupational exposures.
- Develop (or assist with) immunization and screening programs.
- Apply work restrictions and recommendations related to communicable diseases or following an exposure.
Professional Accountability
- Pursue professional growth and development of required knowledge and skills.
- Maintain certification and licensure requirements.
- Establish at least 1 professional goal per year.
- Advocate for patient safety, health worker safety, and safe practices.
- Participate in an infection prevention and control professional organization/association (i.e.:
Collaboration
- Consult and collaborate, as needed, with local, state, and federal public health officials, and community health organizations.
- Involve multidisciplinary teams to ensure changes are vetted by all stakeholder groups.
- Utilize principles of influence, leadership and change management.
- Bring enthusiasm, creativity and innovation to practice.
- Work collaboratively with others, providing direction when necessary.
- Readily share knowledge and expertise.
- Contribute to the development of less-experienced healthcare providers through education and mentorship.
- Prepare and deliver infection prevention presentations to external groups.
- Evaluate (critically) research and evidence-based practices and incorporate appropriate findings into routine practice.
- Integrate evidence-based practices into policies, guidelines, protocols and educational strategies.
- Identify barriers for implementation and develop strategies to minimize or remove barriers.
- Implement strategies to sustain efforts such as audit tools and meaningful feedback.
- Be familiar with infection prevention software and other technology.
- Collaborate with IT to create meaningful electronic reports to enhance infection prevention initiatives.
- Consider the financial/safety implications and clinical outcomes when making recommendations, evaluating technology and products, and developing policies and procedures.
- Use a systematic approach to evaluate costs, benefits, and efficacy.
- Incorporate fiscal assessments into program evaluations and/or reports.
- Develop and maintain departmental budgets.