Director, Infection Prevention

Job Description & Requirements

Director, Infection Prevention (

Start Date:

ASAP)

Join One of the Nation’s Top-Ranked Pediatric Hospitals as Director of Infection Prevention at Children’s Health, based in Dallas, Texas.

Permanent | Onsite

• The Director of Infection Prevention is responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating the Infection Prevention Program for the Dallas market, providing strategic and operational leadership to ensure regulatory compliance, patient safety, and consistent application of evidence-based infection prevention practices across all inpatient and outpatient services.
• Reporting to the Vice President of Nursing Operations, this leader will manage a team of six direct reports.
• This leader will strengthen Infection Prevention operations by ensuring consistent adherence to industry best practices, maintaining robust oversight of high-risk infection detection workflows, and cross‑functional collaboration.
• Ideal candidates will be experienced Infection Prevention leaders with a proven ability to build strong relationships, collaborate effectively across disciplines, and advocate for team needs. The successful candidate will balance strategic operational oversight with effective leadership skills.

• Bachelor’s degree required;
  Master’s degree preferred.
• Certification in Infection Control (CIC) required.
• Active participation at the national level with APIC, CHA, or related professional associations is required.
• Minimum of seven years of experience in Infection Prevention required; a nursing background is preferred but not required.

• Children’s Health, a not-for-profit hospital system with two full-service hospitals licensed for 610 beds and four outpatient centers, is one of the largest and top-ranked pediatric hospitals in the United States.
• For more than 100 years, the organization’s mission has been to make life better for children. The organization has a long-standing commitment to its community that includes not only high‑quality patient care but also advocacy, education, and preventive care.
• Children’s Health has held the ANCC Magnet® designation for nursing excellence since 2009. They are nationally ranked in all 10 pediatric specialties by U.S. News & World Report, serve as the primary pediatric teaching facility for the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and are recognized for quality care in every specialty.
• Children’s Health provides treatment for the full range of healthcare issues, including advanced comprehensive treatment for the most acute and complex cases such as heart disease, cancer, and cystic fibrosis.
• Children’s Health has been named for nine consecutive years as one of the 150 Best Places to Work in Healthcare by Becker’s Hospital Reviews, and they have been ranked #26 on the Best Health Care Companies to Work for in Texas.

• Dallas, Texas, the largest economic center of the 12-county Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington metropolitan area, has no shortage of things to do; from Pritzker Prize-winning architecture to innovative dining and memorable entertainment, there’s plenty of sights to see for everyone of all ages.
• If culture is what you crave, then Dallas has enough award-winning Broadway productions, art‑house theatres, comedy clubs, orchestral experiences, and ballets to keep your interest piqued for many moons.
• Take a trip outdoors to some great locations such as White Rock Lake, Klyde Warren Park, Katy Trail, or Dallas Arboretum.
• From The Sixth Floor Museum and Dealey Plaza to the West End and Southfork Ranch, the city offers an array of historical sites to visit, explore, and learn from.

Greg Horak
Executive Search Director

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