Infection Preventionist - System-Level Focus: Sterilization & Environmental Disinfection

				Overview:

At St. Luke's, our mission is to improve the health of people in the communities we serve. We are currently seeking a System-Level Infection Preventionist to lead and support programs focused on sterilization, high-level disinfection, and environmental safety across our hospitals, departments, and clinics.

This is a specialized role within our Infection Prevention team-ideal for individuals with experience in sterile processing, surgical services, environmental disinfection, or healthcare safety programs. You'll collaborate across multidisciplinary teams and clinical environments to strengthen infection prevention practices and ensure consistent, system-wide standards focused on safety, quality, and compliance.

This position plays a vital role in shaping system-level sterilization and disinfection practices and improving the environment of care, with a strong emphasis on regulatory readiness, standardization, and proactive prevention.
What You Can Expect in This Role:
* Lead and support the implementation of infection prevention best practices and standardization efforts across St. Luke's locations

* Drive safe and consistent practices focused on high-level disinfection, sterilization, and environmental safety

* Participate in state regulatory surveys, audits, and internal assessments to ensure compliance with CDC, OSHA, public health, and other infection prevention standards

* Collaborate with sterile processing, surgical services, environmental services, and clinical teams across departments and care settings

* Facilitate system-level collaborative groups and workgroups to address infection prevention challenges and develop solutions

* Deliver targeted education, consultation, and training on infection prevention policies, procedures, and protocols

* Act as a subject matter resource and partner to care teams across hospitals and clinics

Minimum Qualifications:
* Education: Bachelor's degree

* Experience: At least 1 year of relevant experience in infection prevention or healthcare-related roles

Preferred Qualifications:
* 2+ years of experience in healthcare infection prevention or leadership in sterile processing or disinfection practices

* Demonstrated experience implementing or managing sterilization, disinfection, or environmental infection control programs

* Experience leading or supporting program development, audits, or multi-site compliance initiatives

Preferred Certifications:
* Certified in Infection Control (CIC)

* Associate - Infection Prevention and Control (A-IPC)

* Long-Term Care Certification in Infection Prevention (LTC-CIP)

Responsibilities:

Under direct supervision, the Infection Preventionist (IP) 1 assists in implementing and monitoring infection prevention programs and practices specific to the practice settings and population served. Responsible for the prevention, identification, investigation, reporting and control of infections for any designated facility, clinic or service line throughout the continuum of care.

* Applies standard methods and epidemiologic principles; perform monitoring/observations (e.g. surveillance); report significant findings to key stakeholders; assist with outbreak investigations; attend and conduct educational learnings and assess education needs; evaluate environment to ensure compliance with IP practices; applies principles of cleaning, disinfection, and sterilization best practices; and participates in IP assessments and rounding.

* Monitors IP processes and trends. Applies technology for data collection. Organizes and shares findings from projects.
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* Participates in improvement projects. Utilizes data to aid in basic intervention. Participates in risk assessments and action plan development.
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* Ensures compliance with laws, regulations, standards, and best practices. Consults and collaborates with local, state, and federal public health organizations.
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* Reviews evidenced based practices and research findings to incorporate findings into practice.
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* As applicable, applies clinical knowledge and expertise to facilitate program goals and to address infection prevention opportunities.
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* Responsible for collaborating to promote, implement, and sustain effective infection prevention strategies.
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* Possesses novice/beginning working level knowledge of subject matter.
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* Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
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Qualifications:

* Education: Bachelor's degree/BSN or experience in lieu of degree
* Experience: 0 year's experience.
* Licenses/Certifications: None
			

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