Director Infection Prevention & Control | CentraCare

Be part of our CentraCare leadership team in this highly impactful role! As the Director of Infection Prevention and Control you will be tasked in developing, implementing, maintaining, and directing the program. Under the functions of Quality and Patient Safety, you will lead planning, direction, process improvement, and assessment for effective infection prevention and control programs for CentraCare Health in the areas of surveillance, reporting, prevention, and control of infections, including related regulatory compliance, accreditation standard compliance, and quality/performance improvement.

This director will serve as the infection control officer as delegated by the Infection Control Medical Director. The role will facilitate compliance with infection prevention and control requirements of regulatory and accrediting agencies. They will also provide direction and support to the Infection Prevention and Control Committee.

• Full-time | 80 hours every two weeks
• Day shifts | Primarily Monday–Friday | 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
• Hybrid role | Remote work plus onsite two days per week at the St. Cloud Hospital | Also requires monthly onsite (and as needed) at other CentraCare facilities.

Pay and Benefits

• Salary range: $131,747.20 - $197,620.80 per year
  • Starting pay begins at $131,747.20 per year; exact wage determined by years of related leadership experience.
  • Salary and salary range are based on a 1.0 FTE, reduced FTE will result in a prorated offer rate
• Full-time Benefits: medical, dental, time off, retirement, employee discounts and more!

Qualifications

• Minimum of a Bachelors Degree in nursing, microbiology, epidemiology or related program is required. Masters Degree in health or health administration-related field is preferred.
• Minimum of two years in infection prevention and control is required.
• Registered Nurse (RN) current licensure in the state of Minnesota is required.
• Certified Infection Control certification in Infection Control (CIC) through the Certification Board of Infection Control & Epidemiology, Inc (CBIC) is required.
• Current Membership in the Association for Professional in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), Minnesota and National is required within one year.
• Minimum of one year of management experience is preferred.
• Effective skills in review of scientific literature and evidence-based research are critical.
• Knowledge of quality/performance improvement and epidemiologic investigative methodologies are necessary.