Manager Infection Prevention and Caregiver Health

The Manager of Infection Prevention and Caregiver Health provides system-wide leadership for infection prevention and caregiver health programs across the continuum of care rles Health System. This leader is responsible for the strategic oversight, coordination, and continuous improvement of programs that prevent and control infections, promote caregiver health and safety, and reduce the risk of disease transmission for patients, caregivers, providers, volunteers, and visitors.

Responsibilities include overseeing surveillance, outbreak preparedness and response, exposure management, caregiver health services, occupational health programs, immunization and health screening programs, and the development and implementation of infection prevention policies, procedures, and educational initiatives that ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations, accreditation standards, and evidence-based guidelines. This position provides direct leadership to the Infection Prevention registered nurses and the Caregiver Health Supervisor, ensuring alignment of infection prevention and caregiver health strategies across the health system.

• Develops and maintains collaborative relationships across the health system and medical staff to advance infection prevention, caregiver health, and organizational safety initiatives.
• Responsible for recruitment, hiring, onboarding, coaching, performance management, and professional development of Infection Prevention and Caregiver Health staff.
• Develops, administers, and monitors departmental budgets while ensuring responsible stewardship of resources and achievement of operational goals.
• Leads, coaches, and develops a high-performing team that supports organizational priorities and delivers exceptional service to internal and external customers.
• Ensures departmental compliance with all organizational safety, regulatory, accreditation, and mandatory education requirements.
• Promotes a culture of collaboration, accountability, continuous improvement, innovation, and exceptional customer service throughout the department.

• Oversees system-wide infection prevention activities, including surveillance, infection prevention risk assessment, outbreak preparedness and response, exposure investigations, and implementation of evidence-based infection prevention practices across the continuum of care.
• Completes and maintains the annual system Infection Prevention Risk Assessment and ensures development of the annual Infection Prevention Plan.
• Develops, implements, monitors, and continuously improves infection prevention policies, procedures, standards of practice, and educational programs in accordance with evidence-based guidelines and applicable local, state, and federal regulations, including CDC, CMS, OSHA, accreditation standards, and other applicable regulatory requirements.
• Manages continuous quality assessment and performance improvement activities related to infection prevention, serving as a consultant, facilitator, educator, and resource to operational and clinical leaders.
• Partners with the Infection Prevention Medical Director to evaluate evidence-based practices, establish clinical standards, monitor outcomes, and lead initiatives that improve patient safety and reduce healthcare-associated infections.
• Provides leadership for required public health surveillance and reporting activities and ensures timely reporting of communicable diseases and mandated surveillance data to local, state, and federal agencies.
• Serves as an active leader of the Infection Prevention Committee, analyzing surveillance and outcome data while facilitating multidisciplinary collaboration to improve clinical practice and patient outcomes.
• Collaborates with Environmental Health, Safety and Security, Facilities, Regulatory Affairs, Clinical Operations, and other departments to promote a safe care environment and integrate infection prevention principles into the Environment of Care.

• Provides system-wide leadership and accountability for the Caregiver Health program across the continuum of care, ensuring alignment with organizational quality, safety, regulatory, and workforce health priorities.
• Directly supervises the Caregiver Health Supervisor, who oversees the day-to-day operations of Caregiver Health services, while maintaining overall accountability for program performance, quality, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement across the health system.
• Provides leadership, coaching, and operational direction to ensure the effective delivery of occupational health, communicable disease prevention, immunization, health screening, exposure management, return-to-work, and other caregiver health services throughout the health system.
• Establishes program priorities, performance expectations, quality measures, and operational goals for Caregiver Health while partnering with the Caregiver Health Supervisor to implement, monitor, and…