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About UI Health
The University of Illinois Hospital & Health SciencesSystem (UI Health) provides comprehensive care, education, and research to thepeople of Illinois and beyond. A part of the University of Illinois at Chicago(UIC), UI Health comprises a clinical enterprise that includes a 495-bedtertiary care hospital, 30+ outpatient clinics, and 13 Mile Square HealthCenter facilities, which are Federally Qualified Health Centers. It alsoincludes the seven UIC health science colleges: the College of Applied HealthSciences; the College of Dentistry; the School of Public Health; the JaneAddams College of Social Work; and the Colleges of Medicine, Pharmacy, andNursing, including regional campuses in Peoria, Quad Cities, Rockford,Springfield, and Urbana. UI Health is dedicated to the pursuit of healthequity.
This position is intended to be eligible for benefits. This includes Health, Dental,Vision, Life Insurance, a Retirement Plan, Paid time Off, and Tuitionwaivers for employees and dependents.

Under general supervision of the Chief Nursing Officer this position provides expertise to all levels of leadership and staff of UI Hospital & Health Sciences System in the areas of prevention, control, and documentation of healthcare associated infections and communicable diseases. Manages Infection Prevention & Control team, partners with the Medical Director for Infection Control, and directs all infection related activities and priorities. Maintains knowledge of relevant state and federal
regulations, national standards, and guidelines to ensure regulatory compliance. Develops strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders. Contributes leadership and assistance to enterprise-wide initiatives as a member of the Chief Nursing Officers leadership team.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of anorganization-wide infection prevention and control plan that is evaluated andrefined annually.
• Exercise direct authority for development and administrationof programs and special projects for UI Health's
  Infection Prevention and Control program in partnership withthe Medical Director for Infection Control and in accordance with establishedstandards of practice.
• Direct the day-to-day operations of the unit. Set andimplement operational policies and procedures for handling daily administrativematters, such as finances, facilities, and staffing.
• Serve as primary advisor to the Chief Nursing Officerregarding overall programs, management, and operations of the unit, with majorprogram development, program analysis, staff supervision, and policymakingresponsibility.
• Assist with the management of resources, determination ofstaff functions, and development of operating policies for the unit. Review andinitiate programs and operations that commit departmental resources, establishpolicies related to utilization of departmental resources.
• Coordinate andfacilitate organizational, financial, programming, and physical planning.
• Serve as the subjectmatter expert in the field of Infection Prevention & Control. Exerciseknowledge and methodology for infection outbreaks and exposures
• Research and define Infection Prevention & Control ideasand issues; recommend actions, pursue solutions, and implement appropriatecourses of action. Coordinate with clinical and operational leaders and staffto develop policy recommendations for the Chief Nursing Officer.
• Serve as primary contact for The Joint Commission (TJC)surveys and survey preparations to assure medical center compliance with allinfection-related TJC standards.
• Keep abreast of relevant Illinois Departmentof Public Health (IDPH), Illinois Department of Health (DOH), OccupationalHealth & Safety Administration (OSHA), Centers for Disease Prevention andControl (CDC), and National Health Safety Network (NHSN) standards andrequirements.
• Act as liaison to campus and university departments andrepresent the Chief Nursing Officer on committees.
• Serve as a primary contact for UniversityBioterrorism/Pandemic influenza preparedness as related to Infection Control.
• Plan, assign, and review work of staff to ensure that groupobjectives are met. Hire, train, develop, and manage staff to ensure that aqualified staff exists to meet group objectives.
• Perform other related duties and participate in specialprojects as assigned