Manager of Infection Prevention Full Time Days

About Lakewood Ranch Medical Center (LWRMC):

Lakewood Ranch Medical Center (LWRMC), located in the heart of the Lakewood Ranch community, has served the people of Lakewood Ranch and surrounding areas since 2004. It is an award-winning, high-quality, acute-care hospital accredited by The Joint Commission and it consistently ranks high in terms of quality, safety and patient satisfaction. The medical staff includes more than 750 physicians and allied health professionals who practice in a wide range of specialties. Through the years, LWRMC has expanded its offerings to the people of Manatee and Sarasota counties by growing services and updating technologies to better serve the surrounding communities. Services include emergency services and freestanding emergency department, general and robotic surgery, maternity care, breast health, cardiology, orthopedic surgery, stroke, sleep medicine, urology and wound care. If you want to join a team of professionals providing the highest quality of care, look no further than Lakewood Ranch Medical Center.

LWRMC offers comprehensive benefits such as:

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision, and Prescription Drug Plan
• Generous Paid Time Off
• 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
• Career development opportunities within UHS and its Subsidiaries

Job Overview:

This position is responsible for the oversight of the hospital-wide Infection Prevention (IP) and Control programs. This responsibility includes risk assessment, surveillance, infection prevention and control strategies and includes consultation related to high level disinfection, environmental controls, occupational health, construction and emergency management. This position will partner with Human Resources regarding Employee Health initiatives.

General Responsibilities:

• Plans, organizes, directs, coordinates and monitors all hospital-wide infection prevention activities, to ensure compliance with regulatory, accreditation, licensing and other industry standards.
• Develops, implements and evaluates IP plan and related policies as well as reporting required data to various regulatory agencies.
• Utilizes principles of epidemiology and serves as a resource for federal, state and local requirements regarding infection prevention and occupational health.
• Responsible for collection and analysis of infection data and evaluation of products and procedures. Develops and reviews infection risk assessment, prevention and control strategies.
• Implements changes mandated by regulatory, accrediting, and licensing agencies and reports communicable diseases to health departments; participates in research projects and product evaluation and approval process related to Infection Prevention.
• Provides education and consultation regarding Infection Prevention policies and emerging diseases.
• Demonstrates practices that promote the Mission and Vision of UHS and Lakewood Ranch Medical Center.
• Demonstrates Service Excellence at all times.
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS in Nursing, Epidemiology or other relevant biomedical science. Graduate degree preferred.

• Minimum 3 years in clinical infection prevention role.

• CIC (Certified Infection Control).
• Basic computer skills; Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook proficiency preferred; Cerner experience preferred; NHSN experience preferred.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, and customer service skills required. Knowledge of human resource management, program development, fiscal management skills, and familiarity with regulatory and accrediting agency standards preferred.

You will be considered for all openings for which you qualify; there is no need to apply for multiple positions. If you have already submitted your application online and have a specific question, please feel free to contact Maya Perez at (941) 782-2142. Please allow two to three business days for the manager to review your application. Thank you for your interest!

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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