UCLA Health · 12 hours ago
Program Manager- Hand Hygiene/Antimicrobial Stewardship Program (On-Site)
Los Angeles, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid Level
$95K/yr - $208K/yr
3+ years expUCLA Health is seeking a Program Manager for their Hand Hygiene and Antimicrobial Stewardship Program. This role involves leading initiatives to enhance safety and quality in healthcare settings, partnering with clinical teams to implement and sustain best practices in infection prevention and control.
Hospital & Health Care
Responsibilities
Lead systemwide hand hygiene and antimicrobial stewardship initiatives
Develop and implement assessment, measurement, and improvement protocols
Coordinate analytics, reporting, and data-driven requests across departments
Collaborate with clinical and operational teams to operationalize and sustain CEIP/ASP goals at the department level
Utilize Lean and performance improvement methodologies to identify and drive process improvements
Manage program metrics, reports, and standard work
Facilitate and lead multidisciplinary performance improvement teams
Coordinate analytics, reporting, and data-driven requests across departments
Collaborate with clinical and operational teams to operationalize and sustain CEIP/ASP goals at the department level
Utilize Lean and performance improvement methodologies to identify and drive process improvements
Manage program metrics, reports, and standard work
Facilitate and lead multidisciplinary performance improvement teams
Qualification
Required
A Bachelor's degree and/or equivalent experience
Three or more years of experience managing increasingly complex projects or scopes of work
Strong knowledge of infection prevention and control principles, with specific emphasis on hand hygiene practices and antimicrobial stewardship in healthcare settings
Understanding of healthcare quality improvement frameworks including performance improvement, high reliability principles, and zero-harm initiatives
Working knowledge of regulatory, accreditation, and institutional requirements, including HIPAA, Department of Public Health, The Joint Commission, and organizational policies related to infection prevention and patient safety
Proficiency in Lean methodology, process improvement tools, and change management principles to drive sustainable operational improvements
Ability to plan, manage, execute complex programs and projects, including scope development, timelines, resources, budgets, and deliverables across multiple initiatives
Experience with data management, analysis, reporting, including interpretation of performance metrics, dashboards, and program outcomes to support decision-making
Ability to conduct assessments (e.g. current-state analysis, gap analysis, literature review, and risk assessments to identify improvement opportunities in inpatient and outpatient settings
Strong facilitation and coaching skills to lead interdisciplinary performance improvement teams and engage frontline staff and clinical leaders
Proven ability to develop and implement standard work and sustainability plans to ensure long term adoption of hand hygiene and antimicrobial stewardship interventions
Effective stakeholder engagement and collaboration, including effective partnership with medical directors, executive leadership, quality teams, and operational departments
Ability to identify, analyze, and mitigate program and project risks, while balancing competing priorities in a complex healthcare environment
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly to diverse audiences, including executive leadership, medical staff, and frontline teams
Ability to prioritize work, meet deadlines, and manage multiple concurrent initiatives
Preferred
A Master's degree
A Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
One or more years of experience in project management in a healthcare environment
Company
UCLA Health
For more than half a century, UCLA Health has provided the best in healthcare and the latest in medical technology to the people of Los Angeles and throughout the world.
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Alexis Sexton
Chief Financial Officer, Semel Institute
Andrew Titus
Chief Financial Officer - Department of Family Medicine
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