Infection Preventionist 3 - Boston

Job Responsibilities

• Independently and routinely performs healthcare-associated infection (HAI) surveillance (CLABSI, CAUTI, SSI) with accuracy. Discusses difficult cases with more senior IPs and/or Medical Director(s). Assists in development of control measures or interventions related to prevention of HAIs.
• Investigate potential patient and staff exposures to relevant infectious diseases, complete any necessary documentation, and communicate with Employee Health and potentially exposed departments promptly.
• Independently perform case evaluation, management, and public health reporting for infectious diseases of public health concern (e.g. tuberculosis, Mpox).
• Serve as the primary infection prevention contact/content expert for inpatient and outpatient units and/or service lines. Regularly review surveillance data to determine trends or any indication of clusters within the units/service lines and intervene as necessary in collaboration with IPC leadership. Provide education/in-services as needed.
• Independently and routinely perform Infection Control Risk Assessments (ICRAs) for construction and maintenance projects.
• Serve as "on-call" point of contact for the local infection prevention team as necessary. Discuss difficult cases, urgent issues, and items with high visibility with IPC leadership and Medical Directors.
• Participate in outbreak detection, investigation, management, and reporting in collaboration with IPC leadership and Medical Director(s).
• Demonstrate good judgment and maintain strict adherence to BILH confidentiality guidelines and always maintain compliance with HIPAA.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required. Master’s degree in Infection Control, Nursing, Public Health, Epidemiology, or Statistics preferred
• Licensed Registered Nurse preferred
• Board Certification in Infection Control (CIC) required and must be maintained
• 3-5 years of work experience in infection prevention and control required
• Professional licensure in related field (RN, MT, etc.) must be maintained as active, if applicable
• Advanced skills with the Microsoft Office suite applications required
• Experience in use of electronic health record, particularly Epic including infection prevention module and/or other infection prevention software preferred
• Detail oriented, critical thinker, effective communicator with analytical abilities and strong interpersonal skills.

Pay Range

$119,184.00 USD – $167,107.20 USD