Director, Infection Prevention, Regional Program (KFH/HP) Job Listing at Kaiser Permanente in Clackamas, OR (Job ID 3343769-2024-04-09)

Description

At Kaiser Permanente, our focus on total health allows us to work as one. As one team driven by talented, passionate health care professionals. One community focused on making healthy choices. One organization using the latest innovations and most advanced care to serve 12.5 million people across the country. If you're looking for an opportunity to make a real difference in each member's mind, body, and spirit, join us at the heart of health care.

This position is responsible for serving as a liaison between KP and public health departments and regulatory agencies; evaluating progress and providing recommendations on standardization of care across the continuum of care; developing programs of surveillance and regulatory reporting for the medical centers and facilities within the region; providing guidance and information to regional facilities regarding protocols and workflows to be implemented; ensuring reporting (e.g., regional scoreboard, scorecard, dashboard) across the region; advising medical centers, facilities, and physician groups on region-specific infection prevention and control protocols and policies; communicating and driving region-wide infection prevention educational programs and partnering with local and regional leaders during implementation; leading multidisciplinary teams during situation management related to exposures, recalls, and other events that put patients and the organization at exposure risk; collaborating with regional and local leaders to promote continuous regulatory preparedness; and partnering with medical centers and facilities during regulatory and contracted site visits and directing implementation of corrective action(s).

Essential Responsibilities:

• Oversees the operation of multiple units within a department by identifying member and operational needs; ensures the management of work assignment completion; translates business strategy into actionable business requirements; ensures products and/or services meet member requirements and expectations while aligning with organizational strategies. Gains cross-functional support for business plans and priorities; assumes responsibility for decision making; sets standards, measures progress, and fosters resolution of escalated issues. Communicates goals and objectives; analyzes resources, costs, and forecasts and incorporates them into business plans; prioritizes and distributes resources. Removes obstacles that impact performance; guides performance and develops contingency plans accordingly; ensures teams accomplish business objectives.
• Educates others on infection prevention and control by: developing and presenting educational sessions on new initiatives and regulatory affairs; ensuring all client and organizational needs are being consistently met and proactively monitoring alignment with KP and national (e.g., Center for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], National Healthcare Safety Network [NHSN]) standards; and providing leadership in the development and dissemination of best practices in infection prevention and control.
• Provides expertise in epidemiology by: participating in preparations and responses to emerging infection disease threats and/or exposures and leading response to emerging infection disease threats and/or exposures; and evaluating initiatives to protect and prevent injuries from occupational exposure to infectious disease(s).
• Utilizes epidemiological principles to conduct surveillance by: integrating findings from investigations and interviews and developing action plans to address infection control problems, disease outbreaks, exposure, epidemics, and pandemics; facilitating deployment of surveillance programs to monitor infection control problems, disease outbreaks, exposure, epidemics, and pandemics; and advising key agencies (Center for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], Department of Health, Occupational Safety and Health Administration [OSHA]) on resolution progress targeting infection control problems, disease outbreaks, exposure, epidemics, and pandemics.
• Engages in ongoing surveillance by: driving and guiding implementation of annual infection prevention and control program plan; identifying and defining infection prevention and control program goals and objectives with emphasis on proactive programming; defining and developing infection prevention and control policies and protocols and guiding adherence to KP and national (e.g., Center for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], National Healthcare Safety Network [NHSN]) standards; providing recommendations to alleviate problems in clinical space and practices related to infection prevention/control (e.g., patient waiting areas, respiratory etiquette station, cleaning procedures, sterilization); ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal regulatory and accreditation standards and mandatory reporting requirements.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Minimum two (2) years of experience managing operational or project budgets.
• Minimum three (3) years of experience in a leadership role with direct reports.
• Minimum five (5) years of experience in infection prevention, clinical quality management, or a directly related field.
• Master's degree in Nursing, Public Health, Epidemiology, Microbiology, or related field AND eight (8) years of health care/professional experience INCLUDING minimum five (5) years of experience in patient management, occupational health, clinical rounds, laboratory, public health, or a directly related field OR Bachelors degree in Nursing, Public Health, Epidemiology, Microbiology, or related field AND minimum ten (10) years of health care/professional experience INCLUDING minimum seven (7) years of experience in patient management, occupational health, clinical rounds, laboratory, public health, or a directly related field OR Minimum thirteen (13) years of experience in patient management, occupational health, clinical rounds, laboratory, or a directly related field.
• Infection Control Certificate
• Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs): Information Gathering; Change Management; Business Documentation; Business Process Improvement; Critical Facility Operations Knowledge; Facilities Management/Operations; Operational Excellence; Preventative Maintenance; Risk Management; Issues and Crisis Management; Written Communication; Compliance Management; Confidentiality; Safety and Environmental Health Management; Health Care Compliance; Maintain Files and Records; Health Care Data Analytics; Health Care Outcome Data; Trend Analysis; Consulting; Quality Assurance Process; Hazard Mitigation; Emergency Preparedness; Patient Safety; Laboratory Procedures; Bloodborne Pathogen Knowledge

Preferred Qualifications:

• Registered Nurse License in the state where care is provided.

Kaiser Permanente is an equal opportunity employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), age, sexual orientation, national origin, marital status, parental status, ancestry, disability, gender identity, veteran status, genetic information, other distinguishing characteristics of diversity and inclusion, or any other protected status.

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with federal and state laws, as well as applicable local ordinances, including but not limited to the San Francisco and Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinances.

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Compensation Information:
$178800.0 / Annually - $178800.0 / Annually