Infection Preventionist Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Current Pennsylvania Registered Nurse license.
• BSN required.
• At least 5 years of professional nursing experience in a hospital or long-term care clinical setting.
• Infection prevention and control experience.
• Strong communication, teaching, problem-solving, time-management, and computer skills.
• Solid knowledge of professional nursing practice and applicable regulations.
• Infection Preventionist must be qualified for the role through education, training, certification, or experience.

Nice To Haves

• Training or facilitation experience is preferred, but not required.
• Approachable, organized, resourceful, professional, and passionate about developing others.

Responsibilities

• Create and coordinate educational programs for nurses and nursing assistants.
• Lead annual skills education and required training.
• Support orientation and competency development for newly hired nursing staff.
• Identify learning needs and develop professional growth opportunities.
• Coordinate CPR training.
• Provide hands-on education involving IVs, PICC lines, wound vacs, CPAP/BiPAP, new equipment, and clinical procedures.
• Support PointClickCare training.
• Lead the Infection Prevention and Control Plan.
• Conduct infection surveillance and outbreak investigations.
• Support antibiotic stewardship.
• Coordinate resident and staff vaccination programs.
• Monitor infection-control data and reporting.
• Help develop infection prevention policies and procedures.
• Provide infection prevention education.
• Participate in Quality Assurance and coordinate Infection Prevention and Control Committee meetings.