Infection Prevention Liaison

Director Infection Control

Are you passionate about quality and committed to excellence? Consider joining our Tidelands Health team. As our region's largest health care provider, we are also one of our area's largest employers. More than 2,500 team members at more than 70 Tidelands Health locations bring our healing mission to life each day.

A Brief Overview

The Director of Infection Control provides strategic and operational leadership for the enterprise-wide infection prevention and control program for the Healthcare Organization. This role is responsible for developing, implementing, evaluating, and continuously improving infection prevention practices to ensure regulatory compliance, reduce infection risk, support patient and workforce safety, and strengthen organizational readiness across all care settings. The director serves as a key advisor to leadership, collaborates with internal and external stakeholders, and oversees program performance, reporting, education, investigations, and team leadership.

What You Will Do

• Direct the design, implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement of the organization's infection prevention and control program across the enterprise.
• Ensure compliance with applicable standards and regulations, including Joint Commission, CMS, OSHA, and state and local public health requirements.
• Lead surveillance, outbreak investigation, and response activities related to infection prevention and control concerns.
• Develop and oversees annual infection prevention and control risk assessments, action plans, and mitigation strategies for high-risk areas.
• Monitor, analyze, and report infection prevention data, trends, process measures, and outcomes to leadership and relevant committees.
• Provide subject matter expertise, consultation, and education to leaders, providers, and staff regarding infection prevention practices and regulatory expectations.
• Partner with federal, state, and local health authorities, as well as internal stakeholders, on infection prevention communications, reporting, and response activities.
• Lead infection prevention rounds, assesses adherence to established practices, and drives corrective actions and performance improvement initiatives.
• Review and approves infection prevention considerations and interim life safety measures related to construction, renovation, and other environmental risk activities.
• Supervise infection prevention team members and direct reports, including setting priorities, supporting professional development, and ensuring program effectiveness.

Education Qualifications

• Master's Degree in healthcare administration, public health, nursing, or related field Required

Experience Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of progressive leadership experience in healthcare quality, performance improvement, or operations Required
• Minimum of five (5) years hospital-based nursing experience Required or
• Minimum of five (5) years hospital-based MT/MLT experience Required
• Minimum of three (3) years Infection Prevention and Control experience (including but not limited to: identification of infectious disease processes, surveillance and epidemiologic investigation, and preventing and controlling the transmission of infectious agents) Required
• Experience leading large-scale initiatives Required
• Experience with data analytics platforms (e.g., Epic, PowerBi, Tableau, Vizient) and familiarity with MS Office Products (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc..) Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Advanced knowledge of performance improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma, Just Culture, High Reliability Organization principles) required.
• Strong leadership presence, change management expertise, and the ability to influence across complex healthcare systems required.

Licenses and Certifications

• Registered Nurse - South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation Required or
• Medical Laboratory Technician - American Medical Technologist Required or
• Medical Laboratory Scientist - American Medical Technologist Required or
• Medical Technologist - American Medical Technologist Required
• Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality - National Association for Healthcare Quality Preferred or
• Certified Professional in Patient Safety - Certification Board for Professionals in Patient Safety Preferred
• Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification - Council for Six Sigma Certification Preferred

Physical Demand Light-Medium Physical Demand

The intent of this job description is to provide a representative and level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will be required of positions given this title and shall not be construed as a contract for employment nor a declaration of the total of the specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Employees may be directed to perform tasks other than those specifically presented in this description. Tidelands Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.