Infection Preventionist
About The Position
Regions Hospital has a great opportunity for an Infection Preventionist to join an established team working across the whole of the HealthPartners care group. This role carries out activities to reduce the risk of infection transmission to patients, visitors, and healthcare workers. By working with leadership, nursing, medical, and ancillary staff to coordinate the infection prevention and control program, the Infection Preventionist is responsible for: Conducting surveillance for infections by utilizing standard protocols Managing and analyzing critical data and information Providing guidance and consultation on infection prevention and control practices Leading projects or serving as the infection prevention representative on workgroups and performance improvement teams Developing and providing infection prevention-related education Consolidating research and evidence to support decision making on practice recommendations. Supporting regulatory, accreditation, and certification compliance. This role is ideal for someone with demonstrated interest in infection prevention through coursework, education, or experience. Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, day shift (core hours are 8:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m.), with after hours coverage rotation. Primarily onsite, but flexible to include occasional remote work (in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, North Dakota, or South Dakota only), depending on business needs. This role will travel occasionally to round in an offsite clinic.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing, clinical laboratory science, microbiology, public health, environmental health, or a related field.
- Current Minnesota professional license as applicable (e.g., Registered Nurse) to professional background or education.
- Certified in Infection Control (CIC) certification required within three years of hire.
Nice To Haves
- Two years of experience in an acute care, ambulatory care, clinical laboratory, or public health setting.
- Experience in infection prevention and control.
- Experience doing surveillance for surgical site infections, sterile processing, and surgery.
- Current Certified in Infection Control (CIC) certification.
Responsibilities
- Conducting surveillance for infections by utilizing standard protocols
- Managing and analyzing critical data and information
- Providing guidance and consultation on infection prevention and control practices
- Leading projects or serving as the infection prevention representative on workgroups and performance improvement teams
- Developing and providing infection prevention-related education
- Consolidating research and evidence to support decision making on practice recommendations.
- Supporting regulatory, accreditation, and certification compliance.
Benefits
- medical and dental insurance (which begin on day one of employment)
- 401k with match
- disability insurance
- fertility benefits
- tuition reimbursement
- educational reimbursement toward continuing education
- qualified non-profit employer under the federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness program
- onsite employee fitness center
- onsite employee clinic
- Center for Employee Resilience that provides support and evidence-based practices to bring relief and build resiliency
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
