What are the responsibilities and job description for the MEDICAL DIRECTOR INFECTION PREVENTION AND EPIDEMIOLOGY position at University of Michigan Health Sparrow?
Job ID: 48421
Positions Location: Lansing, MI Job Description General Purpose of Job: Provide leadershipDescription:
Positions Location: Lansing, MI
Job Description
General Purpose of Job:
Provide leadership for the Infection Prevention Program at UMH-Sparrow with accountability for healthcare associated infection goals.
Essential Duties
- Work collaboratively with the Infection Prevention Manager to:
- Create and implement an annual infection prevention and control surveillance plan and risk
assessment.
- Oversee a surveillance program to identify and monitor healthcare-associated infections including
but not limited to central line associate bloodstream infections, catheter associated urinary tract
infections, hospital-onset Clostridiodes difficile infection, MRSA bacteremia, and surgical site
infections in targeted surgeries
- Identify and investigate potential outbreaks and initiate appropriate infection control measures
designed to prevent infection of patients, employees, and visitors
- Develop and implement interventions to reduce risk of HAIs
- Provide clinical expertise as subject matter expert
- Chair Infection Prevention and Control Committee
- Create and maintain relevant infection prevention policies as required by regulatory bodies
- Educate, engage, and collaborate with physicians and other providers as needed to achieve infection prevention goals
- Collaborate with the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program to monitor antimicrobial-resistance.
- Collaborate with Regulatory and Accreditation colleagues to assure readiness and compliance with regulatory requirements
- Collaborate with Employee Health Services to develop policies related to prevention of infectious diseases
- Perform other related tasks identified by the Chief Quality Officer or Chief Medical Officer.
- Demonstrate good medical citizenship, which includes the following:
- Have complete, legible, timely, and appropriately coded outpatient and inpatient charts and billing
- documentation.
- Exhibit courteous civility in dealing with staff, patients, families, and peers.
- Exhibit cooperative attitude in dealing with all aspects of Sparrow Health System
- Be constructive, creative, and proactive in dealing with issues that need to be addressed either personally or professionally.
- Exhibit cooperative behavior in handling telephone messages, medication refills, call backs to patients,
- and other activities, as needed.
- Be cognizant, knowledgeable, and compliant with Hospital and University of Michigan Health-Sparrow policies on Conflict of Interest and Corporate Compliance.
Job Requirements
Learn more about this position by contacting::
Barbara Hilborn, MSA, CMSR
Director, Physician and APP Recruitment
University of Michigan Health-Sparrow
barbara.hilborn@UMHSparrow.org
University of Michigan Health - Sparrow is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or protected Veteran status.
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