Kwang-Seok Kang
Manager of Infection Prevention (Program Director) @Saratoga Hospital
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WORK HISTORY
Manager of Infection Prevention (Program Director) @Saratoga Hospital
Saratoga Springs, NY, US
Assures Infection Prevention and Control Program meets requirements for compliance with Joint Commission standards, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Conditions of Participation, and all applicable local, state and federal regulations. Participates in/serves on other multidisciplinary committees as needed.Develops and implements evidence-based measures to identify, prevent, and control infections acquired in the hospital/or brought into the facility from the community.Coordinates, supervises and evaluates outbreak investigations, implementation of control measures and effectiveness of control measures.Serves as a consultant regarding the purchase of all equipment and supplies used for sterilization, disinfection and decontamination purposes.Communicates with federal agencies, local and state health departments, CDC, DNV, JCAHO, OSHA, and other health care organizations regarding new or current regulations, standards and trends in infection control and prevention.Responsible for meeting the requirements of hospital-acquired infections to federal, state, and pay-for-performance agencies.Responsible for the reporting of communicable diseases to appropriate public health authority and assists physicians in complying with applicable reportable disease laws.Serves as content expert for educational needs related to Infection Prevention and Control for audiences, which may include patients, visitors, and healthcare personnel.
EDUCATION
Drexel University Dornsife School of Public Health
Master of Science - MS-IPC, Infection Prevention & Control
New York Wing Search and Rescue Training Academy
Master Ground Team Rating, Search and Rescue Techniques, Extraction, Leadership
University at Albany
Bachelor of Arts - BA-HS, Majors: Homeland Security and History
FEMA Emergency Management Institute
Completion, Emergency Management
Watervliet Jr. / Sr. High School
Advanced Regents Diploma, Physics
ABOUT KWANG-SEOK KANG
Presently working full time and in graduate school full time.An individual with years of experience in the field of homeland security, pharmaceuticals, epidemiology, infection control, operations, and education.Experience Length: Operationally; 12 years of Homeland Security, Nonprofit Leadership, Emergency Response, and Incident Mitigation Efforts, and 7 years of Educational Opportunities. Clinically; 5 years of Pharmacy (Emergency Medicine & Quality Assurance), 4 years of Epidemiological Investigation (Outbreak Control & Biosurveillance), and 4 years of Infection PreventionAdditional experience in international affairs, strategy, and research, contact for further inquiry.Actions including posts, likes, reposts, and comments are solely based on my own personal views and not of any organization I work for or represent.MS-IPC(c), BA-HS, CPhT, RPhT, a-IPC, CIC, CHEC
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