Regional Director Infection Control

** Job Details
** The Regional Infection Prevention Director under the direction of the Enterprise VP of Infection Prevention is responsible for directing and coordinating the overall infection prevention program for a regional division of Jefferson Health. The Regional Director will ensure that the daily operations of their regional hospitals comply with regulations as provided by county or state agencies, all accreditation bodies, national Infection prevention standards, and aligns with the enterprise infection prevention program goals.
** Job Description
*** Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
* Collaborates and coordinates with the Enterprise VP of infection prevention to ensure the enterprise infection prevention programs and initiatives are integrated into the local hospitals.
* Partners with local and regional Leadership, in alignment with enterprise leadership , to identify, clarify and communicate a shared vision and related core strategies to prioritize goals.
* Collaborates with the regional hospital’s Infection Control Officer /Chairman of the Infection Prevention and Control  Committee to determine infection prevention/epidemiology program objectives and methodology including the periodic review, and revision of the infection prevention and control plan and identification of specific goals and objectives to achieve continuous improvements in effectiveness.
* Directs the activities of the Infection Preventionists (and any other staff within the department)  including recruitment of new staff as needed, evaluation of performance and disciplinary action when necessary, and oversight of programs for staff development and retention.
* Provides operational leadership for the departments which includes directing policy/procedure, budget coordination, meeting performance assessment standards and human resource functions to ensure guidance, support and quality of services of the Regional hospitals’ Infection Prevention and Control Department
* Leads all aspects of outbreak investigation, evidence-based practice implementation, cleaning, disinfection and sterilization methods, products, and design and planning for the built environment across the system
* Serves on leadership committees/meetings to act as a liaison for infection prevention and control related information to facilitate communication, make recommendations, and provide guidance  to the Infection Prevention and Control Committees.
* Coordinates mandatory reporting of hospital-associated infections to state and federal agencies and ensuring compliance with all regulatory agencies (CMS, TJC, and DOH).
* Performs other duties as assigned.
** Work Shift
** Workday Day (United States of America)
** Worker Sub Type
** Regular
* * Employee Entity
** Albert Einstein Medical Center
** Primary Location Address
** 609 West Germantown Pike, East Norriton, Pennsylvania, United States of America Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients;

making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. , home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students.

, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region.  is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.
Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.
** Benefits
* * Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide…