Regional Director Infection Prevention

CommonSpirit Health Mountain Region is committed to building healthier communities, advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable, and innovating how and where healing can happen—both inside our hospitals and out in the community. With locations throughout Colorado, Utah, and Kansas, we deliver the same high standard of care to our employees as we do to our patients. Our 20 hospitals, emergency and urgent care centers, home care and hospice, Flight for Life Colorado^TM , telehealth and over 240 physician practices and clinics offer endless opportunities! Here, you can grow your career and impact the people in the communities you serve.

CommonSpirit Health is one of the nation’s largest nonprofit, faith-based health systems, with a team of over 150,000 employees and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians. CommonSpirit operates more than 2,200 care sites and 140 hospitals, serving some of the most diverse communities across the nation, letting humankindness lead the way.

You have a purpose, unique talents and now is the time to embrace it, live it and put it to work. We value incredible people with incredible skills – but your commitment to a greater cause is something we value even more. This is the heartbeat of our organization and your time will be spent in a supportive, team environment with resources to help you flourish and leaders who care about your success.

The Regional Director of Infection Prevention is accountable for the design and maintenance of a comprehensive infection prevention program and provides support in all infection prevention related activities associated with accreditation standards, state and CMS regulations, Board of Stewardship Trustees established goals, performance
improvement, mentorship of new Infection Preventionists, and education within their respective geography, which are intended to ensure that the facility’s patients, staff & visitors will be protected from transmission of diseases & infection as identified in the core competency model by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC).

In addition to bringing humankindness to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following:

• Bachelor’s degree in related healthcare field (e.g. Nursing, Microbiology, Public Health) with minimum of three years’ experience in acute care and five years of Infection Prevention leadership
• Must demonstrate adeptness in supporting the development of programs focused on achieving positive outcomes within infection prevention
• Experience in an integrated health system is preferred.
• Experience in a matrix management environment involving integration of multiple entities is preferred
• Certification in Infection Prevention and Control by the Certification Board of infection Control and Epidemiology (CBIC)

We believe in the healing power of humanity and serving the common good through our dedicated work and shared mission to celebrate humankindness. 

We believe investing in our employees lets them know they truly matter. Your Total Rewards package includes compensation, benefits, retirement, wellness, leave, and other programs. Designed with your well-being in mind, we offer: 

• Several Medical, Dental, & Vision options.
• Spending Accounts including a Dependent Care FSA that can include an employer contribution
• Retirement account options with a generous employer match
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Student Loan Forgiveness, and so much more!

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