RN, Infection Prevention and Employee Health, 8a-4:30p
Louisville, KYFull-time$7.25/hrSeen 2w agoSeen in employer's feed 1 day ago
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Job overview
The Infection Preventionist provides education and consultation on infection prevention practices and regulatory compliance. The role applies national standards, guidelines, regulations, state laws, and compliance recommendations to support a safe patient environment. It conducts infection surveillance and trend identification, maintains knowledge of infection prevention practices and technology, and prepares reports and presentations. The position also addresses infection risks across age groups from neonates through geriatrics.
Skills & qualifications
Skills
Qualifications
Full job description
Experience Required
None
Minimum Education Required
Bachelor's Degree
Compensation
$7.25 / hourly
Hours Per Week
40
Number Of Positions
1
Work Schedule and Shift Requirements
First (Day)
Job Description
Responsibilities
The Infection Preventionist (IP) provides education and consultation to the organization in infection prevention practices and regulatory compliance with infection prevention standards. Applies education and professional experience in daily practice and education of staff members. Utilizes national standards and guidelines as well as regulations, state laws and compliance organization recommendations to maintain a safe patient environment and establish best practice within the organization. Remains current with IP issues, infections and communicable diseases related to all age groups from neonate/infants through geriatrics. Knowledge of the National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) patient safety surveillance and reporting program is essential. Utilizes National Health Safety Network (NHSN) infection definitions to perform surveillance and identify trends or outbreaks of infections. Maintaining a current knowledge in IP practices and technology is essential to provide effective, ongoing surveillance of general and special ventilation, water controls, construction, regulated and unregulated waste, pest control, environmental, furniture and equipment cleaning, disinfection and sterilization, supply selection and management. Demonstrates effective communication skills and a proficiency in standard computer programs such as Word, Excel and Power Point programs and is able to generate effective reports and presentations.
Qualifications
Required:
One year as an RN
Bachelor Degree
Certification in Infection Prevention and Control Eligible to test for CIC within two years of hire and successfully obtain CIC within three years of hire. AND Registered Nurse
Desired:
One year as an Infection Preventionist RN
Master Degree
Norton Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran/S Exual Orientation/Gender Identity Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law
Job Type
Full time
Benefits Offered
Not specified
Veteran Preference
No
Place of Work
On-site
Requisition ID
162430
How this job compares
Set against the 58,843 open Registered Nurse jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$7.25/hr
- Kentucky median$7/hr694 hourly ranges
- US median$38–54/hr24,730 hourly ranges
This rate, $7.25/hr, is close to the Kentucky median midpoint ($7/hr) — in the middle half of Registered Nurse hourly ranges in Kentucky.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 1,501 open Registered Nurse jobs in Kentucky and 58,843 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Kentucky
- Aya Healthcare, Inc.526 open
- Baptist Health281 open
- Norton Healthcare (this employer)156 open
- Experience
- This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience; Registered Nurse postings that state a minimum ask for 1 year at the median (28,630 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 4,351 of the 58,843 open Registered Nurse jobs (7%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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