Infection Control Epidemiologist

Johns Hopkins Medicine; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 31,000 - 51,000; Full time

Job summary

The Johns Hopkins Hospital seeks an Infection Control Epidemiologist to support planning, implementation, and evaluation of the infection prevention program across the Johns Hopkins Health System. You will contribute to surveillance, education, and performance improvement initiatives to protect patients, staff, and visitors.

This role collaborates with hospital epidemiologists and HEIC leadership to ensure evidence-based practices are applied and outbreaks or exposures are managed promptly and

Qualifications

• Requires Bachelor's degree in a related field.
• Master's degree in Public Health may substitute for work experience.
• Experience in Infection Control, Nursing, Microbiology, Epidemiology, Health Education, or Public Health preferred.

Responsibilities

• Plan, implement and evaluate the infection prevention program.
• Conduct surveillance and manage outbreaks and exposures.
• Provide education and lead performance improvement initiatives.
• Support antimicrobial stewardship with HEIC team.

Skills

Infection control

Epidemiology

Education & training

Education

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Master's degree in Public Health may substitute for work experience

Job description

The Infection Control Epidemiologist (ICE) assists with the planning, implementation, and evaluation of the Infection Prevention program within The Johns Hopkins Hospital and its affiliated areas to meet the institutions goals. The ICE I has the major task for implementing the infection prevention program in their area of responsibility. This employee continuously evaluates policies, procedures, and practices relating to infection prevention and control within the institution to ensure all evidence- based infection prevention practices are implemented to assure optimum protection for all patients, visitors, and staff. This includes conducting surveillance, providing education, leading performance improvement initiatives and managing outbreaks and exposures, emergency preparedness, exerting influence to effect change, supporting the antimicrobial stewardship program with the assistance of the HEIC team. He/ she must develop and utilize knowledge of epidemiology, infectious diseases, modes of disease transmission, principles of infection control and prevention, performance improvement and adult learning methods. He/she takes direction from Hospital Epidemiologists, ICE II, and ICE III and is accountable to HEIC departmental leadership for meeting these responsibilities.

Requirements:

Education:

Bachelor's degree required in a related field. Degree in Nursing, Microbiology, Epidemiology, Public Health or a related discipline preferred.

Work Experience:

2-years of related work experience preferred. Related work experience includes Infection Control, Nursing, Microbiology, Epidemiology, Health Education, or Public Health preferred. Master's Degree in Public Health may substitute for work experience.

Salary Range:

Minimum 22.33/hour - Maximum 36.86/hour. Compensation will be commensurate with equity and experience for roles of similar scope and responsibility. In cases where the range is displayed as a $0 amount, salary discussions will occur during candidate screening calls, before any subsequent compensation discussion is held between the candidate and any hiring authority.

The Hospital reserves the right to modify employee schedules as needed.

We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment, where we embrace and celebrate our differences, where all employees feel valued, contribute to our mission of serving the community, and engage in equitable healthcare delivery and workforce practices.

Johns Hopkins Health System and its affiliates are drug-free workplace employers.