Infection Preventionist - Quality

St. Peter's Health Regional Medical Center • Helena, MT

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About The Position

The Infection Preventionist is responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring the infection prevention and surveillance program across St. Peter’s Health. The role focuses on identifying trends, auditing practices, updating policies, ensuring regulatory compliance, and providing education to staff, patients, and families. The position collaborates with leadership, clinical teams, and public health agencies to reduce infection risks and improve patient safety.

The role requires knowledge of hospital epidemiologic methodology; general, clinical, and environmental microbiology principles related to infection prevention and control; sterilization, disinfection, and sanitation principles in healthcare facilities; and therapeutic and diagnostic measures, equipment, and procedures used in patient care that affect infection control.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing, epidemiology, microbiology, clinical laboratory science, pharmacy, respiratory therapy, or a related clinical field.
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in direct patient care.
• Willingness to obtain CIC (Certification in Infection Control) within 1 year of obtaining at least 2080 hours of direct IP work experience.
• Knowledge of hospital epidemiologic methodology; general, clinical, and environmental microbiology principles related to infection prevention and control; sterilization, disinfection, and sanitation in healthcare facilities; and patient-care measures, equipment, and procedures that affect infection control.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree in public health, infection control, epidemiology, or a related field.
• Experience in hospital-associated infection surveillance and prevention.
• Experience with infection prevention committees and multidisciplinary team coordination.
• Knowledge of antimicrobial stewardship programs.
• Experience with epidemiology or outbreak investigations.
• Exposure to healthcare informatics, electronic health records, or infection prevention software.
• Background in microbiology, clinical laboratory science, or epidemiology.
• Experience with environmental and sterile processing infection prevention.
• Certification or specialized training in healthcare safety or quality improvement, such as Six Sigma, Lean, or CQI.
• Previous experience in emergency preparedness or infection control during disease outbreaks.
• Previous experience with data analysis and data analytics tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and monitor the infection prevention and surveillance program across St. Peter’s Health.
• Identify infection prevention trends and audit practices.
• Update infection prevention policies and ensure regulatory compliance.
• Provide education to staff, patients, and families.
• Collaborate with leadership, clinical teams, and public health agencies to reduce infection risks and improve patient safety.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time