Senior Infection Preventionist: Lead Surveillance

Phoenix Children's Hospital, Inc.; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Senior Infection Preventionist at Phoenix Children’s Hospital collaborates with leadership, quality, medical and nursing staff to reduce infection risk and improve key measures. Leads teams, demonstrates infection prevention expertise, and applies NHSN surveillance data to drive strategic programs.

The role mentors staff, develops education materials, and plans work with minimal direction to support organizational goals.

Qualifications

• Applies infection prevention core competencies: prevention, surveillance, and control.
• Uses NHSN to report HAIs and validate NHSN surveillance.
• Performs electronic surveillance and data mining for comprehensive reporting.

Responsibilities

• Develops strategies to reduce infection risk with leadership and care teams.
• Leads improvement initiatives across the organization.
• Presents data visually to stakeholders with graphic displays.

Skills

NHSN reporting

Data mining

Adult education

Infection prevention

Surveillance

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in nursing or related field with clinical background

Master’s degree in nursing or healthcare field

Tools

NHSN system

Job description

Senior Infection Preventionist at Phoenix Children’s Hospital collaborates with leadership, quality, medical and nursing staff to reduce infection risk and improve key measures. Leads teams, demonstrates infection prevention expertise, and applies NHSN surveillance data to drive strategic programs.

The role mentors staff, develops education materials, and plans work with minimal direction to support organizational goals.