Nurse (Infection Preventionist Program Manager)

06-Aug-26 • Portland, Oregon • Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration

About the role

The Infection Prevention Program Manager Registered Nurse leads the Infection Prevention & Control Program for VA Portland Health Care System, ensuring regulatory compliance, directing system-wide prevention activities, and providing expert guidance to leadership and clinical teams. The role coordinates surveillance, mitigates infection risks, and supports evidence-based practices to promote safe, high-quality care across all care settings.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Infection Prevention & Control Program for VA Portland Health Care System.
• Ensure regulatory compliance for infection prevention and control.
• Direct system-wide infection prevention activities.
• Provide expert guidance to leadership and clinical teams.
• Coordinate surveillance and mitigate infection risks.
• Support evidence-based practices to promote safe, high-quality care.

Requirements

• Proficiency in basic written and spoken English.
• Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and accredited by ACEN or CCNE.
• Current, full, active, and unrestricted registration as a graduate professional nurse in a State, Territory, or Commonwealth of the United States, or the District of Columbia.
• Graduate Nurse Technician (GNT) Exception: Candidates who meet the basic education requirements but lack licensure may be appointed on a 120-day temporary basis while pursuing licensure (extendable up to two years).

Qualifications

• Certification in Infection Control (CIC) preferred.
• Previous managerial experience.
• Four (4) or more years of experience as an Infection Preventionist.
• Four (4) or more years of direct nursing care experience.
• Proficiency in use of Excel, PowerPoint, infection prevention surveillance software, and medical record review.