Infection Control Specialist

About the role

Build your career as an Infection Control Specialist and play a critical role in protecting the health and safety of patients, employees, and visitors. You will drive infection prevention initiatives through surveillance, data analysis, and strategic interventions that support high-quality patient care. How you grow, learn and thrive matters here. - Educational and career development options, including tuition and certification reimbursement, scholarship opportunities - Staff Safety (a wearable badge that allows nurses to quickly and discreetly call for help when safety is a concern) - Differentials for night/weekend shifts, higher education, certifications and various lead roles (for eligible positions) - Malpractice liability insurance - Loan forgiveness through the New Mexico Higher Education Department - EPIC electronic charting system Type of Opportunity: Full time FTE: 1.00 Job Exempt: Yes Work Shift: Weekday Schedule Monday-Friday (United States of America)

Responsibilities

• Conducts ongoing surveillance to identify, track, and reduce healthcare-associated infections across care settings.
• Collects, analyzes, and reports infection control data to identify trends, outbreaks, and opportunities for quality improvement.
• Develops, implements, and evaluates infection prevention strategies, policies, and interventions to minimize infection risks.
• Monitors compliance with infection prevention standards, isolation protocols, aseptic practices, and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborates with physicians, clinical teams, leadership, and regulatory agencies to support infection prevention initiatives and outbreak management.
• Serves as an infection control resource by providing education, consultation, and training to employees and clinical staff on best practices and current standards.
• Supports employee health and safety programs related to infectious disease prevention, exposure response, and immunization initiatives.
• Maintains current knowledge of infection prevention regulations, evidence-based guidelines, and industry best practices.
• Performs additional duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Public Health, Microbiology, or related healthcare field preferred.
• Previous experience in infection prevention, quality, epidemiology, public health, or acute care preferred.
• Current clinical licensure (such as RN, MLS, or related healthcare license) preferred, based on role requirements.
• Certification in Infection Prevention and Control (CIC) preferred or required within designated timeframe.
• Experience with infection surveillance, data analysis, and regulatory compliance preferred.
• We're all about well-being, starting with yours.
• Presbyterian employees have access to a fun, engaging and unique wellness program, including free on-site and community-based gyms, nutrition coaching and classes, mindfulness and meditation resources, wellness challenges and more.
• Learn more about our employee benefits.
• About Presbyterian Healthcare Services
• Our health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.
• AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.
• Compensation Disclaimer
• The compensation range for this role takes into account a wide range of factors, including but not limited to experience and training, internal equity, and other business and organizational needs.
• We're Determined to Support New Mexico's Well-Being | Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Benefits

Additional Information

Location Address: 2100 N Dr Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Clovis, NM 88101-9412 Compensation Pay Range: Minimum Offer $0.00 Maximum Offer $0.00

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