Infection Control Preventionist
Core
Conducts facility-wide surveillance, analysis, and reporting of Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI) and communicable diseases, acting 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
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
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.
Technologies
NHSN, APIC resources.
Responsibilities
Conduct facility-wide surveillance and reporting of HAIs; report communicable diseases to public health departments; act as a resource and liaison for infection control matters; institute necessary infection control measures; collect and benchmark infections to NHSN; assist in employee exposure follow-ups; develop and conduct educational programs; serve on infection control committees; utilize evidence-based research to advance practice; participate in performance improvement activities; maintain departmental budget awareness; comply with safety and reporting policies.
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC