Infection Preventionist

Silver Cross Hospital is an extraordinary place to work. We're known for our culture of excellence and delivery of unrivaled experiences for our patients, their families, the communities we serve...and for each other. Come join us! It's the way you want to be treated. Position Summary: Assist the Director, Patient Safety in facilitating Infection Control/Prevention practices throughout the hospital including surveillance, analysis, interpretation and reporting of hospital acquired infections (HAI); educating employees about infection prevention; and the development of hospital policies and procedures to insure rigorous infection control standards that meet Joint Commission, OSHA, Centers for Medicaid/Medicare Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and other nationally recognized recommendations and requirements. Assures compliance with regulatory standards in infection control, quality and patient safety Essential Duties and Responsibilities: Performs surveillance to identify healthcare acquired infections and other adverse outcomes to ensure safe patient care. Uses the electronic medical record and surveillance system, to review clinical and laboratory findings in assigned areas to identify infectious conditions that may require reporting or further action such as the implementation of precautions to prevent organism transmission. Serves as content expert in all infection prevention matters in support of clinical staff, performance improvement teams and hospital committees. Demonstrates knowledge and application of current regulatory and professional society guidelines. Performs literature reviews to support performance improvement and practice changes. Demonstrates the ability to assess a situation from an infection prevention perspective and recommends appropriate action within scope of responsibility to ensure safe and quality patient care. Rounds in assigned inpatient units, outpatient areas, perioperative areas, and ancillary departments regularly and on an as needed basis for evaluating compliance with infection prevention practices, policies, and regulatory agency requirements. Recognizes need, develops, and provides educational programs on infection prevention for all levels of personnel to improve their infection prevention knowledge base and practice. Conducts new employee education providing basic information prevention principles and practices. Assists in assembling agenda, graphs and materials presented and distributed to the Infection Control Committee, performance improvement teams and others as requested. Acquires and maintains current knowledge of infection prevention professional society guidelines, best practices and regulatory requirements as demonstrated by attending infection prevention conferences and workshops, reviewing current infection prevention literature, guidelines and national standard and networking with external Infection Prevention Specialists. Performs other duties as assigned. Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in nursing, Biology, Microbiology, Medical Technology, Epidemiology, or Master of Public Health (MPH) required. Minimum 3 years of relevant experience required. CIC strongly preferred. Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: Capable of building strong relationships with providers and staff to meet shared objectives and goals and deliver solutions. Working knowledge of patient care practices, microbiology, asepsis, disinfection and sterilization practices, adult education principles, infectious disease, disease transmission, surveillance techniques, performance measurement and improvement principles, licensing standards and regulations. Computer skills (Excel/PowerPoint/Word), applied knowledge of applied biostatistics, written and graphical presentation skills. Work Shift Details: Days, Full time, days. On call monthly. Department: QUALITY RESOURCE MANAGEMENT Benefits for You At Silver Cross Hospital, we care about your health and well-being and that is why we work hard to provide quality and affordable benefit options for you and your eligible family members. Silver Cross Hospital and Silver Cross Medical Groups offer a comprehensive benefit package available for Full-time and Part-time employees which includes: • Medical, Dental and Vision plans • Life Insurance • Flexible Spending Account • Other voluntary benefit plans • PTO and Sick time • 401(k) plan with a match • Wellness program • Tuition Reimbursement Registry employees who meet eligibility may participate in one of our 401(k) Savings plan with a potential match. However,registry employees are ineligible for Health and Welfare benefits. The final pay rate offered may be more than the posted range based on several factors including but not limited to: licensure, certifications, work experience, education, knowledge, demonstrated abilities, internal equity, market data, and more. The expected pay for this position is listed below: $35.76 - $45.60

Created: 2026-03-04