Director Infection Prevention

Overview

Fort Wayne, IN
• Parkview Health
• Infection Control
• Leadership
• Full Time Benefit Eligible — M-F 8am-5pm

Req #: 185071
• Posted:
February 16, 2026

Under the direction of the Chief Quality Officer and the Medical Director, Infection Prevention & Epidemiology Program, the Director of Infection Prevention is a system‑level directorship of the department of Infection Prevention and Control across Parkview Health and Affiliates, operating in an operational Dyad with the Medical Director. The IPC department is responsible for organizing, implementing and directing system‑wide infection prevention and control programs along the continuum of patient care, including HOPD, ambulatory, Parkview Physician Groups, Home Health and long‑term care oversight.

Responsibilities include:

oversight of data collection and analytics, research initiatives, oversight of departmental support for magnet research projects, departmental project management collaborating with physicians, nursing and leadership.

In the Dyad relationship, the IPC Director will have primary responsibility for operations, work assignments, hiring, firing, budget, project prioritization, and assigning resources. This will be done in close partnership with the Medical Director who will have primary responsibility for departmental vision, implementation of leadership driven goals, projects and initiatives, new lines of business creation, and medical staff relations. Note that in this Dyad, there will be some sharing of responsibilities and projects as agreed by the Directors.

• Lead system‑wide infection prevention and control programs across Parkview Health and Affiliates.
• Oversee data collection and analytics; support research initiatives.
• Provide departmental project management in collaboration with physicians, nursing and leadership.
• Manage operations in the Dyad, including work assignments, hiring/firing, budget, project prioritization, and resource allocation.

• BSN, NP, MD or other advanced health care degree required. If BSN, must have a BSN from an accredited program. Acceptable accrediting agencies: CCNE, ACEN or CNEA. Master’s degree in public health, business administration or similar field desirable.
• Certification in infection control (CIC) within 3 years of hire.
• 5 - 7 years of verifiable leadership experience.
• Project management, leadership, and operations management skills; knowledge of NHSN, INNEDS, Soft Labs, Epic; advanced Excel skills preferred.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Work Schedule:
  
  Full Time — Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm
• Location:
  
  Fort Wayne, IN
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