MEDICAL DIRECTOR INFECTION PREVENTION AND EPIDEMIOLOGY

General Purpose of Job:

Provide leadership for the Infection Prevention Program at UMH-Sparrow with accountability for healthcare associated infection goals.

Essential Duties

• Work collaboratively with the Infection Prevention Manager to:

- Create and implement an annual infection prevention and control surveillance plan and risk

assessment.

- Oversee a surveillance program to identify and monitor healthcare-associated infections including

but not limited to central line associate bloodstream infections, catheter associated urinary tract

infections, hospital-onset Clostridiodes difficile infection, MRSA bacteremia, and surgical site

infections in targeted surgeries

- Identify and investigate potential outbreaks and initiate appropriate infection control measures

designed to prevent infection of patients, employees, and visitors

- Develop and implement interventions to reduce risk of HAIs

- Provide clinical expertise as subject matter expert

• Chair Infection Prevention and Control Committee

- Create and maintain relevant infection prevention policies as required by regulatory bodies

• Educate, engage, and collaborate with physicians and other providers as needed to achieve infection prevention goals
• Collaborate with the Antimicrobial Stewardship Program to monitor antimicrobial-resistance.
• Collaborate with Regulatory and Accreditation colleagues to assure readiness and compliance with regulatory requirements
• Collaborate with Employee Health Services to develop policies related to prevention of infectious diseases
• Perform other related tasks identified by the Chief Quality Officer or Chief Medical Officer.

• Demonstrate good medical citizenship, which includes the following:
• Have complete, legible, timely, and appropriately coded outpatient and inpatient charts and billing
• documentation.
• Exhibit courteous civility in dealing with staff, patients, families, and peers.
• Exhibit cooperative attitude in dealing with all aspects of Sparrow Health System

• Be constructive, creative, and proactive in dealing with issues that need to be addressed either personally or professionally.

• Exhibit cooperative behavior in handling telephone messages, medication refills, call backs to patients,
• and other activities, as needed.
• Be cognizant, knowledgeable, and compliant with Hospital and University of Michigan Health-Sparrow policies on Conflict of Interest and Corporate Compliance.