Location: Durham, NC
Cap-Exempt H-1B Position — No lottery required
At Duke Health, we're driven by a commitment to compassionate care that changes the lives of patients, their loved ones, and the greater community. No matter where your talents lie, join us and discover how we can advance health together. **Position Summary** The Health System Administrative Director of Infection Prevention & Control provides strategic, operational, and regulatory leadership for infection prevention programs across the health system. This role ensures alignment with organizational goals, national standards, and evidence‑based practices to reduce healthcare‑associated infections (HAIs), support safe clinical operations, and promote a culture of safety. The Director partners closely with physician epidemiologists, entity infection prevention leaders, and system executives to drive performance, standardization, and innovation across all facilities. **Duties And Responsibilities** ***Strategic Leadership & Program Direction*** - Provide system‑level direction and coordination of all entity‑specific infection prevention programs, ensuring alignment with DUHS goals and evidence‑based best practices. - Develop and communicate a system‑wide vision for the identification, management, and prevention of emerging infectious diseases and trends. - Lead development of multi‑year strategic plans for infection prevention, including standardization, performance improvement, and operational efficiency initiatives. - Meet regularly with entity infection prevention managers and physician epidemiologists to review operations, set goals, and ensure consistent program execution. - Coordinate the development of the annual Infection Control Report, including surveillance trends, HAI/SSI rates, accomplishments, and future priorities. - Assist with development and maintenance of annual entity‑specific Infection Prevention plans, including evaluation of prior objectives and identification of new goals. ***Regulatory Compliance & Policy Oversight*** - Serve as the system’s regu