Registered Nurse (RN), Infection Control
Wilson, NC - USA
Job Summary
Wilson Medical Center
$20000 CommitmentIncentive Bonus
Schedule: MondayFriday FullTime
Job Location Type: Inperson
Your experience matters
At Lifepoint Health we are committed to empowering and supporting a diverse and determined workforce who can drive quality scalability and significant impact across our hospitals and communities. As a member of the Health Support Center (HSC) team youll support those in our facilities who are interfacing and providing care to our patients and community members to positively impact our mission of making communities healthier .
More about our team
Our Infection Prevention & Employee Health team plays a critical role in maintaining a safe compliant and highquality care environment for patients staff and visitors. This department partners closely with nursing leadership clinical teams environmental services laboratory and hospital administration to ensure best practices in infection prevention surveillance regulatory compliance and employee health management. This role reports directly to the Director of Quality and serves as a key resource for hospital leadership department managers and medical staff.
How youll contribute
A Registered Nurse (RN) who excels in this role:
- Coordinates and evaluates the hospitals infection prevention and control strategies policies and programs.
- Conducts surveillance data collection analysis and reporting of healthcareassociated infection data.
- Oversees cleaning disinfection sterilization and aseptic technique practices across the facility.
- Ensures compliance with local state and federal regulations and accrediting agency standards.
- Performs newhire health screenings and manages employee exposure followup.
- Provides education and serves as a resource to staff leadership and medical providers.
- Supports development of employee health and infection prevention initiatives and annual program evaluations.
Why join us
We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient addition to your base compensation this position also offers:
- Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical dental and vision coverage with medical plans starting at just $10 per pay period tailored benefit options for parttime and PRN employees and more.
- Financial Protection & PTO: Life accident critical illness hospital indemnity insurance short and longterm disability paid family leave and paid time off.
- Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
- Employee Wellbeing: Mental physical and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships virtual care appointments mental health services and discount programs).
- Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
- Tuition Reimbursement: Available for full and parttime employees to further education.
What were looking for
A detailoriented nurse with strong criticalthinking skills decisive judgment and a deep understanding of infection prevention principles regulatory compliance and datadriven quality improvement.
Qualifications & Requirements
- Bachelors degree required (degree in progress considered).
- Four years of acute care hospital experience or equivalent required.
- Previous infection prevention experience preferred.
- Current RN license to practice in North Carolina.
- Professional Infection Control Certification required within 1 year of hire/transfer.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) required within 90 days of hire/transfer.
Connect with a Recruiter
Not ready to complete an application or have questions Please contact Justin Cruthers at
EEOC Statement
Wilson Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Wilson Medical Center is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.
Required Experience:
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About Company
Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 a ... View more