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Infection Control Nurse

Job in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, 60290, USA
Listing for: Sheridanshores
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-02-28
Job specializations:
  • Healthcare
    Public Health, Infection Control
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 70000 - 90000 USD Yearly USD 70000.00 90000.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Job Title:

Infection Preventionist

Job Summary

The Infection Preventionist (IP) is responsible for identifying, investigating, monitoring, and reporting healthcare-associated infections. The IP collaborates with teams and individuals to create infection prevention strategies, provide feedback, and sustain infection prevention strategies.

Qualified Candidate Educational and Certification Requirements
  • Degree in nursing.
  • Certification in Infection Control.
Essential Skills
  • Analytical
  • Problem solving
  • Collaboration
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to implement evidence-based guidelines
  • Conflict resolution
  • Program and project management
  • Expertise in data collection and analysis, report writing, and data presentation
  • Leadership
  • Familiar with software technologies

Reports to:

Director of Nursing

Job Duties
  • Program Management:
    • Develop, implement, and evaluate the organizational infection prevention program.
    • Surveillance.
    • Develop an annual surveillance plan based on the population(s) served, services provided, and analysis of surveillance data.
    • Utilize epidemiologic principles to conduct surveillance and investigations.
    • Evaluate and modify the surveillance plan as necessary.
    • Develop, interpret and assist with implementation of infection prevention and control policies and protocols.
    • Communicate infection prevention and control information and data to various committees and healthcare workers across the organization as assigned.
  • Design and Deliver

    Education:
    • Assess and address learning needs of those served.
    • Create educational goals, objectives, and strategies using learning principles and available educational tools and technology.
    • Evaluate the effectiveness of educational programs and learner outcomes.
  • Regulatory Requirements:
    • Comply with regulatory and mandatory reporting requirements at the local, state and federal levels.
    • Facilitate compliance with regulatory and accreditation standards.
    • Stay current on infection prevention and control regulatory and accreditation standards.
  • Performance Improvement (PI):
    • Utilize PI methodology as a means of enacting change.
    • Define the scope of the project and select appropriate PI tools to aid in efficiency, reliability, effectiveness and ensure sustainability of the initiative.
    • Ensure that customer needs and expectations are considered in the development of and continuous improvement of processes, products, and services.
    • Monitor and analyze process and outcome measures to evaluate the effectiveness and sustainability.
    • Participate in PI committees, teams and initiatives as indicated.
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