PLAINFIELD, Ill. — The Healthcare Laundry Accreditation Council (HLAC) has put out a “Call for Candidates” for the 2016-2018 HLAC Board of Directors. Applications will be accepted through 5 p.m. Pacific Time on Oct. 9.
The HLAC Board of Directors consists of four classes of directors. For 2016-2018, there are three open positions in these two classes:
- Class 3 - represents healthcare textile maintenance cooperatives (i.e., laundries owned by several healthcare facilities) and/or in-house (laundry) textile maintenance facilities for healthcare institutions.
- Class 4 - represents government agencies (i.e., works or has worked within the last five years as a government employee and is familiar with writing, using and complying with mandates and guidance) and/or is an Infection Control Professional (i.e., works or has worked within the last five years for a hospital or healthcare organization and who understands and applies standards in their career or job).
The Board of Directors is responsible for overseeing the management, finance and operations of HLAC in order to permit the organization to accomplish its mission and its purpose. Board members serve a three-year term and must be able to dedicate three to four hours per week to HLAC business (including conference calls and two in-person board meetings per year).
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