Infection Preventionist II

The University of Kansas Health System • Liberty, MO

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About The Position

The Infection Preventionist II works collaboratively with leaders, clinicians, and healthcare workers across campuses to identify, prioritize, and implement infection prevention and control strategies that enhance patient-care quality and safety and employee work-environment safety. The role provides infection prevention and control expertise, coaching, and guidance for performance improvement, safety science, and continuous quality improvement initiatives aligned with national best-practice standards.

The position supports infection prevention portfolios that may include departmental consultation, CAUTI, CLABSI, C. diff, SSI, MDRO, high-level disinfection (HLD), sterile processing (SPD), outbreak management, education, and emerging infectious disease preparedness. The posting’s position summary refers to Infection Preventionist III, while the listed title is Infection Preventionist II; responsibilities include demonstrating excellence and independence at the Infection Preventionist II level and providing guidance to IP I and II staff.

Requirements

• Master's degree in a science- or health-related field from an accredited college or university.
• Bachelor's degree in a science- or health-related field from an accredited college or university.
• Seven or more years of experience in a science- or health-related field.
• Five or more years of experience in infection control.
• Certified in Infection Control (CIC) through the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology (CBIC).
• Demonstrated critical-thinking, interpersonal, and technical skills.
• In-depth knowledge of infection prevention and control practices, regulatory requirements, performance improvement, and project management.
• Ability to independently lead, analyze, solve problems, and plan strategically.
• Ability to communicate professionally and resolve conflicts.
• Ability to use NHSN (National Healthcare Safety Network).

Nice To Haves

• Fellow of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (FAPIC).
• LEAN Certification; if not certified at hire, certification is expected within 12 months of employment.

Responsibilities

• Demonstrate excellence and independence in the Infection Preventionist II role and meet its requirements.
• Provide guidance, mentoring, and orientation to Infection Preventionist I and II staff.
• Collaborate with leaders, clinicians, and healthcare workers across campuses to develop and implement infection prevention and control strategies.
• Apply infection prevention and control expertise, regulatory knowledge, performance improvement methods, and project-management skills.
• Lead independent critical thinking, problem solving, advanced analysis, and strategic planning within the department.
• Advocate for infection control while balancing harm prevention with maintaining effective relationships across units and organizational forums.
• Develop program-level policies, surveys, systems, reports, assessments, data presentations, and other documentation.
• Lead and deliver educational materials and workshops on infection control and performance improvement.
• Provide leadership in high-stakes situations, including hospital emergencies, outbreaks, exposures, regulatory visits, and other major events.
• Prepare written or verbal summaries and reports of infection control activities when requested by the Infection Prevention and Control Manager, Medical Director, or hospital leadership.
• Collect, analyze, and interpret data for the Infection Prevention and Control Surveillance Program.
• Use NHSN and, as applicable, validate surveillance conducted by others.
• Consult on infection-risk assessment and prevention and control strategies.
• Liaise with Occupational Health, KUPI, the University, the Safety Office, and Public Health on infection control and bioterrorism issues.
• Guide identification, containment, and response measures for infection outbreaks.
• Participate in research projects, including implementation, abstract submission, and/or manuscript preparation.
• Coordinate preparation for or response to accreditation visits, identify environment-of-care issues, and communicate them to hospital leadership to support change.
• Participate in professional associations or societies at local and national levels.
• Perform the professional, clinical, or technical competencies of the assigned unit or department and other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior