Assistant Director, Infection Prevention - Mount Sinai ...

Job DescriptionThe Assistant Director of Infection Prevention is a professional with a Master's or nursing degree with broad knowledge and skill in infection control and epidemiology. This individual is responsible for the coordination and management of daily operations of the Infection Control and Blood Body Fluid Exposure programs, project management of infection prevention initiatives designed to improve outcomes and for ensuring compliance with The Joint Commission, NYSDOH, NYCDOH and other regulatory requirements. The Assistant Director reports directly to the Hospital Epidemiologist.ResponsibilitiesRoles & Responsibilities:Assistant Director, Infection Prevention and Surveillance, Mount Sinai BrooklynThe Assistant Director of Infection Prevention is a professional with a Master's or nursing degree with broad knowledge and skill in infection control and epidemiology. This individual is responsible for the coordination and management of daily operations of the Infection Control and Blood Body Fluid Exposure programs, project management of infection prevention initiatives designed to improve outcomes and for ensuring compliance with The Joint Commission, NYSDOH, NYCDOH and other regulatory requirements. The Assistant Director reports directly to the Hospital Epidemiologist.Acts as liaison between the Infection Prevention Officer, Director of Performance Improvement, and Infection Prevention staff members on matters of relevance.Prioritizes tasks and spearheads special projects focused on Infection Prevention initiatives.Supervises professional staff, including and support personnel in collaboration with the Infection Prevention Officer.Responsible for organization, staffing and participation on the Infection Prevention Committee.Provides coverage and back up to Infection Prevention staff as needed.Oversees NYSDOH Hospital Acquired Infection Reporting ( HAI) using the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) and NYSDOH, HERDS Health Alert Network.Other relevant duties assigned.Conducts National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance (NHSN) for nosocomial infectionInvestigates and documents possible infectious outbreaks and works with administration and the departments involved to correct the problem.Ensures that infection control guidelines for all departments are current and appropriate.Ensures that JCAHO mandated Infection Control manual is complete and current.Conducts ongoing infection control in-service education programs for all departments.Prepares and delivers specific infection control lectures as needed.Participates in Infection Control Committee meetings by presenting data collected and throughout surveillance periods.Prepares and delivers specific Infection Control lectures as needed.Prepares Infection Control educational materials as needed.Knows CDC Guidelines (NHSN) of Nosocomial Infections.Serves as liaison to Facilities regarding interim life infection control safety issues as they pertain to construction.Serves as liaison to Supply Chain Transformation Initiative regarding safety devices and all Nursing Products that are infection control related.Assists in follow-up of exposures to blood borne pathogens.Serves as member of Hospitals Emergency Management Team.Demonstrates the knowledge and skills necessary to provide care, based on physical, psychological, educational, safety, and related criteria, appropriate to the age of the patients serves in assigned areaQualificationsRequirements:Master?s Degree in Nursing, or Health Care Administration, Public Health or relatedNew York State License in Nursing with current registration preferredInfection Control Practices and Barrier Precautions certificationCertificate in Infection Control (CIC) or proof of registration towards certificateProgressive job-related experience specific to infection prevention and epidemiologyGood investigative skills. Ability to write, educate and work independently. Excellent written and oral communication skills. Decision making skills.Non-Bargaining Unit, ACJ - Infection Control - BKL, Mount Sinai BrooklynAbout UsStrength Through Diversity The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai's unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by: Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential. Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination. Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers. At Mount Sinai, our leaders strive to learn, empower others, and embrace change to further advance equity and improve the well-being of staff, patients, and the organization. We expect our leaders to embrace anti-racism, create a collaborative and respectful environment, and constructively disrupt the status quo to improve the system and enhance care for our patients. We work hard to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong and are able to advance professionally. Explore more about this opportunity and how you can help us write a new chapter in our history! "About the Mount Sinai Health System: Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 43,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time - discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients' medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 7,400 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics and top 20 in CardiologyHeart Surgery, DiabetesEndocrinology, GastroenterologyGI Surgery, NeurologyNeurosurgery, Orthopedics, PulmonologyLung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report's "Best Children's Hospitals" ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country's best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 14 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek's "The World's Best Smart Hospitals" ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally. The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer. We comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude, or treat people differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. We are passionately committed to addressing racism and its effects on our faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve. Our goal is for Mount Sinai to become an anti-racist health care and learning institution that intentionally addresses structural racism." EOE MinoritiesWomenDisabledVeterans

Created: 2025-01-05