Duke Regional Hospital Duke Regional Hospital offers the personal touch and hometown feel of a community hospital while serving as an essential arm of internationally recognized Duke University Health System. Duke Regional has served Durham, Orange, Person, Granville and Alamance counties for more than 45 years. To be successful at caring for our community and have a strong reputation among patients who seek our care, we have 3,500 team members who work together to provide exceptional, compassionate and equitable healthcare 24/7. We are a place of learning and acceptance for team members just starting their careers, as well as an institution of family culture and professional development for employees who have served for decades in our hospital units.Duke Regional has 388 inpatient beds and offers a comprehensive range of medical, surgical and diagnostic services, including orthopedics, weight-loss surgery, women's services, and heart and vascular services. We also offer care at our Duke Rehabilitation Institute, Davis Ambulatory Surgical Center, Duke Ambulatory Surgery Center Arringdon, Health Services Center, and Duke Behavioral Health Center North Durham. In fiscal year 2021, Duke Regional Hospital admitted 16,422 patients, performed 18,152 surgeries and welcomed 2,673 babies into the world. U.S. News & World Report ranked Duke Regional Hospital as #9 in North Carolina and #4 in the Raleigh-Durham area for 2021-22. The Human Rights Campaign consistently names us a Healthcare Equality Leader, and we are a Joint Commission-accredited and Magnet-designated hospital.

Program Manager- Infection Prevention- Duke Regional Hospital

 

Want to be a part of excellent, work alongside talent professionals with proven record of accomplishment for results, and continue to build a talented team. Duke Regional Hospital Infection Control department seeks to hire a talented program manager who will embrace our mission of Advancing Health Together.

 

 

Summary

Program manager will manage, coordinate and participate in a variety of administrative and/or clinical activities related to the infection control program at Duke Regional hospital. Incumbent will prepare and manage budgets, supervise staff of three-infection prevention specialist, two hand hygiene auditors. Program manager will develop policies and procedures consistent with program objectives, and work collaborative with hospital surveillance, and Dicon network.

 

Provide administrative direction to assigned program to include managing and coordinating financial development and administration, special programs such as speakers and lecturers programs, publications and special conferences or other events to ensure fulfillment of the program objectives.

 

Schedule

Monday-Friday with possible on call

 

 

Work Performed

Program manager will administer and coordinate operational activities of assigned program or hospital unit within Nursing Services. Coordinate and participate in meetings with faculty members to determine objectives of the program and/or center and to identify internal and external resources available to meet those objectives. Develop and implement program protocol, procedures, and operating policies. Prepare applications for grants and contracts to include development of budgets; administer departmental gr ants and contracts in accordance with University policies and sponsors 'requirements regarding records, reports, controls and conditions governing expenditures of funds. Coordinate arrangements for special programs such as speaker series to include inviting appropriate speakers or other participants, arranging schedules, facilities, and publicity and ensuring necessary financial arrangements. Prepare brochures, bulletins and other publications to describe the program's academic goals, and events such as conferences and special programs; publish, develop and implement other communications vehicles such as newsletters to include compiling news and educational articles of local interest; write and edit text and coordinate printing and mailing or distribution. Maintain liaison with outside educational and professional organizations and agencies to explore implementation of specialized programs at Duke and to encourage participation in specified programs. Coordinate the compilation of and prepare operational and financial reports and analyses setting forth progress, adverse trends and appropriate recommendations or conclusions. Correspond with interested students and other universities to provide information concerning activities, policies and procedures of the program. Compile and maintain records, reports and documentation of program and/or unit activities to be used for program evaluation.

 

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Supervision budget projections
• Ability to analyze trends
• Ability to effectively communicate, both written and orally.
• Proven record implementing quality projects
• Ability to coach and lead others
   

 

Level Characteristics

N/A

 

Minimum Qualifications

 

Education

• Work requires communications, analytical and organizational skills generally acquired through completion of a bachelor's degree program.
• BSN preferred.

 

Experience

• Work requires the ability to plan and administer programs and direct program activities within a specific functional area, generally acquired through four years of related experience. Or any other equivalent combination of relevant education and/or experience.
• Nursing experience preferred.
• Infection prevention experience (highly preferred).

 

Degrees, Licensures, Certifications

• CIC certification (preferred)

 

 

Duke is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer committed to providing employment opportunity without regard to an individual's age, color, disability, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

 

Duke aspires to create a community built on collaboration, innovation, creativity, and belonging. Our collective success depends on the robust exchange of ideas—an exchange that is best when the rich diversity of our perspectives, backgrounds, and experiences flourishes. To achieve this exchange, it is essential that all members of the community feel secure and welcome, that the contributions of all individuals are respected, and that all voices are heard. All members of our community have a responsibility to uphold these values.

 

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