(RN) Infection Control Manager - Relocation Offered!
Company: MEDSTAR HEALTH
Location: Baltimore
Posted on: July 4, 2025
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Job Description:
General Summary of Position Plans, coordinates, and directs the
hospital-wide infection control program to minimize the risk of
exposure to infectious and/or communicable diseases for patients,
employees, staff, and visitors in accordance with the established
hospital plans, state and federal regulations, and TJC standards.
Evaluates the program and implements changes as needed to improve
program and ensure compliance. Plans daily departmental operations,
maintains appropriate staffing, training, and supervision. Plans
and implements department budget and program priorities. Primary
Duties and Responsibilities - Develops department goals,
objectives, policies, and procedures. Ensures compliance with
business unit policies and procedures and governmental and
accreditation regulations. - Develops and recommends department
operating budget and manages resources according to approved
budget. - Collects, analyzes, synthesizes, and organizes data for
reporting to appropriate personnel, committees and regulatory
agencies. - Designs, implements and maintains a hospital-wide
system for prevention, investigation and control of infection
within the hospital. Manages processes to reduce the risk of
acquiring endemic or epidemic nosocomial infections in patients,
healthcare workers and visitors. - Establishes goals for the
Infection Control programs in conjunction with the Infection
Control Committee, Safety Committee, or other related committees.
Coordinates and is involved in setting quality standards related to
hospital infections and in monitoring of infections. - Oversees the
development or appropriate modification of policies related to
hospital Infection Control and consults in regard to Occupational
Health. Develops presentation of education to hospital associates
regarding Infection Control policies, procedures and current
practices and issues. - Provides consultation to managers in
clinical and non-clinical areas. Works collaboratively with other
departments to ensure infection control standards and practices
meet hospital and regulatory agency requirements. - Provides
leadership during infection outbreaks to quickly contain the spread
of infection, to minimize harm and to support confidence in the
system. - Reports communicable diseases to public health officials
as required by regulatory standards. Maintains current knowledge
base of infection control guidelines and practices to be
incorporated into daily operations within the hospital. -
Participates in meetings and on committees and represents the
department and business unit in community outreach efforts. -
Participates in multidisciplinary quality and service improvement
teams and maintains effective working relationships with other
departments. - Performs other duties as assigned. Minimum
Qualifications Education - Bachelor's degree in Nursing; required
and - basic understanding and education related to infection
control regulatory standards, microbiology, epidemiology, public
health and in-depth knowledge of patient care practices. required
Experience - Experience in infection control/hospital epidemiology
required Licenses and Certifications - RN - Registered Nurse -
State Licensure and/or Compact State Licensure Valid RN license in
the State of Maryland. required and - CIC - Certified in Infection
Control CIC (Certification in Infection Control) preferred
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities - Investigative data collection
and analysis skills. - Ability to use computer to collect data and
prepare reports. - Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to
exercise independent judgment. - Business acumen and leadership
skills. - Strong verbal and written communication skills with
ability to effectively interact with all levels of management,
internal departments and external agencies. - Working knowledge of
various computer software applications. This position has a hiring
range of $100,588 - $190,340
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