Interim Director of Infection Prevention | CIC Required | Large Academic Acute Care Hospital | New Jersey

Highly Competitive Pay | Lodging | Rental Car Or Mileage | Paid Flights Home | World Class Support

This interim leadership opportunity is ideal for an experienced Infection Prevention professional who can quickly assess priorities, stabilize operations, and lead a hospital-wide program through ongoing regulatory, surveillance, and performance improvement needs.

New Jersey

• Lead the hospital-wide Infection Prevention program and provide day-to-day direction for the Infection Prevention team
• Oversee HAI surveillance, NHSN reporting, communicable disease reporting, outbreak investigations, and infection-related data analysis
• Develop and manage the annual infection prevention risk assessment, program plan, goals, and evaluation
• Ensure readiness and compliance with CMS, The Joint Commission, CDC, OSHA, state health department, and other applicable requirements
• Provide oversight for sterilization, high-level disinfection, hand hygiene, PPE, environmental practices, sanitation, and construction-related infection prevention
• Partner with Quality, Nursing, Medical Staff, Occupational Health, and hospital leadership on infection prevention and performance improvement initiatives
• Lead rounding, education, coaching, and corrective action related to infection prevention practices
• Supervise, mentor, and support Infection Prevention team members while ensuring appropriate department coverage
• Serve as the infection prevention subject matter expert for leadership, committees, clinical teams, and public health partners

• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing, Microbiology, Public Health, Medical Technology, Healthcare Administration, or a related field required
• Certification in Infection Control is required
• Minimum 5 years of clinical or relevant healthcare experience
• Minimum 3 years of infection prevention experience
• Previous Infection Prevention leadership experience strongly preferred
• Recent acute care hospital infection prevention experience is highly desirable
• Strong knowledge of NHSN, CDC definitions, CMS, The Joint Commission, OSHA, regulatory reporting, outbreak investigation, and HAI surveillance
• Experience with sterilization, disinfection, construction risk, and regulatory survey readiness
• Strong leadership, communication, data analysis, and performance improvement skills
• Ability to quickly assess priorities and provide hands-on interim leadership
• Available to travel to the client site and work a full-time schedule, M - F, or as needed

Galileo Staffing Services, a division of Galileo Search, LLC., is a premier provider of interim healthcare specialists, professionals, and executives to nationwide acutecare hospitals. To learn more about Galileo Staffing Services, visit our website at www.galileosearch.com.

How will YOU benefit when working with Galileo?

• Highly competitive pay rates that are best in the industry with weekly direct deposit
• Per diem for the housing of your choice if not provided by the client and for incidental expenses
• Weekly travel expense reimbursement (flights, rental car, or mileage)
• Medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and 401k available
• State License expense reimbursement for endorsement
• Comprehensive professional liability insurance coverage
• Short or long-term assignments
• Local, regional, or national assignments based on availability
• World-class support before, during, and after each assignment

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