Indiana University Health · 1 day ago
Executive Director-Infection Prevention
Indianapolis, IN
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff, Director/Executive
5+ years expIndiana University Health is seeking an Executive Director for Infection Prevention to join their leadership team. This role involves providing expert guidance on infection prevention practices and collaborating with teams to enhance patient and staff safety.
EducationHealth CareHospital
Responsibilities
Provides expert guidance on evidence-based practices, regulatory compliance, and outbreak response
Partners with clinical and operational teams to reduce healthcare-associated infections and promote patient and staff safety
Collaborates with internal leadership and external agencies to strengthen infection prevention infrastructure and readiness for emerging infectious threats
Qualification
Required
Master's degree in healthcare, allied health, or public health is required
Requires clinical or equivalent plus at least 5-10 years of experience working in infection prevention
Requires an active Registered Nurse (RN) or similar clinical license in the state of Indiana or an active Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC) RN license
Requires certification in Infection Control
Requires extensive experience in infection prevention, including leadership, consultation, communication, team building, strategic planning and quality and process improvement strategies
Requires advanced knowledge of quality management tools and techniques
Requires the ability to facilitate/ lead quality improvement initiatives and work groups
Requires strong interpersonal, communication, written, verbal and analytical skills
Requires independent judgment, and the ability to take initiative and meet objectives
Requires strong customer service skills and the ability to communicate sensitive issues across all levels of the organization
Requires demonstrated leadership skills (inspiring; problem solving; marketing ideas; negotiating; communicating across multiple organizations; executing)
Requires ability to manage matrix reporting relationships
Requires flexible work schedule and travel throughout the state
Preferred
Doctorate degree in healthcare, allied health, business or public health or equivalent
Company
Indiana University Health
Indiana University Health is an academic medical center and comprehensive healthcare system. It is a sub-organization of Indiana University Bloomington.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$1.19MKey Investors
Ball Brothers FoundationHealth Resources and Services Administration
2024-11-02Grant· $0.01M
2023-07-21Grant· $1.17M
Leadership Team
Jennifer Alvey
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Kelly Whitaker
Program Manager (Supporting SVP/CFO)
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