Infection Control Preventionist
Core
Conducts facility-wide surveillance, analysis, and reporting of Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI) and communicable diseases; acts as a liaison between patient care units, medical staff, and public health departments.
Role type
Infection Control Preventionist (ICP)
Builds
Infection control protocols, surveillance reports, and educational programs for healthcare providers.
Domain
Healthcare / Epidemiology / Infection Control
Required skills
HAI surveillance and analysis, epidemiology, public health reporting, infection control measures implementation, educational program development, committee participation, evidence-based research utilization, performance improvement activities, budget management, policy compliance, patient assessment, PPE usage, handwashing technique modeling.
Preferred skills
CIC certification, APIC membership, advanced clinical nursing experience.
Technologies
NHSN, APIC resources, hospital information systems.
Responsibilities
Conduct facility-wide surveillance and reporting of HAIs; report communicable diseases to public health departments; institute infection control measures for patient/staff safety; develop and conduct infection control educational programs; serve on Infection Control Committee; participate in performance improvement activities; maintain departmental budget awareness.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC