INFECTION CONTROL MANAGER
JOB SUMMARY:
Responsible for managing infection control in Hospitals/Clinics (H/C) within the Group; participating in the development, supervision, training, measurement, scientific research (SR), and improvement of infection control activities; developing professional expertise for the infection control team within the system.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Key Performance Area 1 (Weighting: 40 %)
– Consulting on strategies and solutions to enhance infection control quality for the Group Chief Medical Officer.
– Develop, implement, and monitor the annual infection control quality improvement plans for the Group.
– Establish policies, guidelines, procedures, checklists, training materials, job instructions, quality evaluation criteria, and infection control quality indicators in compliance with MOH regulations and ACHSI hospital/clinic quality standards.
– Organize annual assessments and risk management planning for hospital-acquired infection (HAI) to identify key risks and implement interventions.
– Support communication activities related to infection control.
– Manage and develop the infection control team within the system.
– Report on the infection control activities of hospitals/clinics.
– Address arising issues and incidents related to infection control.
– Monitor and ensure the implementation of infection control practices at hospitals/clinics.
– Participate in project teams and provide professional infection control consultancy during the development of new hospitals/clinics.
– Organize system-wide infection control activities, such as World Hand Hygiene Day, competitions, and system-wide infection control staff competency assessments.
2. Key Performance Area 2 (Weighting: 40%)
– Collaborate with others departments and divisions to directly supervise and evaluate infection control practices in hospitals/clinics.
– Manage the hand hygiene monitoring software.
– Oversee the infection control monitoring indicator reporting system and develop plans for improvement interventions.
3. Key Performance Area 3 (Weighting: 20 %)
– Participate in training staffs and hospital/clinic managers on infection control knowledge.
– Chair meetings with the hospital/clinic infection control network. Organize system activities and the infection control council at the Group level.
– Participate in the formation, development, management, and supervision of infection control in the center of excellence at hospitals.
– Participate in scientific research and quality improvement in the field of infection control.
– Carry out other infection control duties as assigned by the Group Chief Medical Officer.
QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS REQUIREMENTS
Experience & Knowledge:
– Master’s degree or higher. Majors in Hospital Management, Preventive Medicine, Nursing, etc.
– Have a certification in infection control with a minimum training duration of 3 months.
– Practical experience in infection control management in a Class I hospital or higher.
– At least 10 years of clinical experience.
– Have held a management position in a department or equivalent for at least 5 years.
– Strong leadership and directing skills; exemplary, able to gather staff.
– Experience in analyzing infection control issues, medical incidents, organizing and conducting infection control monitoring, and training infection control teams.
– Practical ability, with a solid understanding of the actual situation at the hospital/clinic to effectively implement infection control policies, regulations, and guidelines from the Group’s Medical Office.
– Innovative thinking, vision, scientific working methods; ability to synthesize, analyze, and forecast.
– Ability to develop and coordinate the organization of infection control training programs and materials.
– Experience in organizing scientific research activities and infection control improvements at hospitals/clinics.
– Ability to identify contradictions, challenges, opportunities, advantages, new and difficult issues, and limitations in practice; proactively propose appropriate, feasible, and effective tasks and solutions to promote, advance, or resolve issues.
Skills and Mindset:
– Problem-solving skills
– Persuasion skills
– Critical thinking skills
– Data synthesis and analysis skills
– Relationship-building skills
Others:
– Proficient in document drafting in Word, spreadsheet creation in Excel, and PowerPoint.
– Training, scientific research, and improvement skills.
– English proficiency at Level 3 (B1 – Intermediate) or higher.
– Willingness to travel for work.