Director Infection Prevention

With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals.

Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

The Director, Health System Infection Prevention provides recommendations, to enterprise leadership, for the design, execution, and sustained advancement of infection prevention and control across UT Southwestern Health System. This role reports to the Associate Vice President of Quality & Operational Excellence and is accountable for translating the Performance Excellence System and High Reliability principles into consistent, measurable, and reliable infection prevention practices across all sites of care.

Serving as the system's subject matter expert in infection prevention, the Director leads a coordinated, system-wide approach to reducing healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), mitigating transmission risk, and strengthening a culture of safety and accountability. This role ensures that strategy is operationalized through aligned systems, standard work, and disciplined execution, advancing UT Southwestern's mission, academic distinction, and commitment to exceptional patient care.

UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

• Education:
  
  Bachelor's Degree in Nursing, Public Health, Microbiology, or related field required
• Experience:
  
  10 years of progressive experience in infection prevention, epidemiology, or quality improvement with a Bachelor's degree or 7 years of progressive experience with a Master's degree and 5 years leading infection prevention or quality professionals. Demonstrated success leading enterprise or system-level initiatives in complex, matrixed healthcare environments.

• Education:
  
  Master's Degree in Nursing, Public Health, Microbiology, or related field required
• Licenses and
  
  Certifications:
  
  MT (ASCP) or M (ASCP) (CIC);
  Cert in Infection Control within 2 Years or (A-IPC) Associate Infection Prevention and Control within 2 Years

• Enterprise Infection Prevention Strategy & System Alignment
  • Recommend the development and execution of a comprehensive, system-wide infection prevention strategy aligned with the Performance Excellence System, High Reliability principles, and organizational priorities.
  • Establish and standardize enterprise policies, frameworks, and expectations for infection prevention across inpatient, ambulatory, and procedural settings.
  • Integrate infection prevention into the broader Performance Excellence System, ensuring alignment with quality, patient safety, workforce, and operational priorities.
  • Translate strategic priorities into clear execution pathways, enabling consistency across a complex, matrixed academic health system.
  • Partner with Quality & Operational Excellence leaders, entity leadership, and Infection Prevention teams to ensure alignment and disciplined execution of infection prevention priorities, driving consistency, reducing variation, and advancing system-wide performance.
• Execution of the Performance Excellence System
  • Drive consistent application of the Performance Excellence System within infection prevention across all sites of care.
  • Assess system and entity performance to identify variation, emerging risks, and improvement opportunities related to HAIs and transmission prevention.
  • Recommend enterprise and entity-level initiatives that translate surveillance and learning into standard work, measurable outcomes, and sustained results.
  • Enable the spread and adoption of effective infection prevention practices and innovations across the health system.
• System-Wide Performance Improvement & Monitoring
  • Establish and oversee a comprehensive, system-wide infection prevention performance monitoring structure aligned with the Balanced Scorecard.
  • Monitor and trend key infection metrics (CLABSI, CAUTI, SSI,
    
    C. difficile, respiratory infections),…