Position Highlights:

Position: Infection Control Practitioner II

Location: Evanston Hospital

Full Time: Full-Time (40hrs/wk)

Hours: Monday to Friday, On-Calls every 7 to 8 weeks.

Required Travel: May be required to travel between sites

What you will need:

Education: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)/experience equivalent; or Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology; or Bachelor of Science in Biology with completion of Medical Technology; or Internship/Program or a Master's in Public Health

Certification: Registered Nurse State of Illinois or Certification in American Society of Clinical Pathology for respective backgrounds. Certification in Infection Control (CIC) at the time of hire or within 9 months of hire; current membership in Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology.

Experience: Three or more years Infection Control experience or equivalent. Three or more years or experience in clinical nursing or 5+ years of clinical microbiology experience or equivalent.

What you will do:

This position assists the Director and Hospital Epidemiologists in efficient and effective coordinating of all infection control activities at NorthShore University HealthSystem.

This position directs, develops, mentors and implements quality improvement interventions to prevent and control infection. This position performs surveillance for healthcare-associated infections, environment of care rounds addressing any issues in construction and facilities. Acts a consultant on regulatory and professional infection control guidelines and established best practices in the hospital based setting.

This position supervises or participates in outbreak investigations and reporting of reportable diseases to governmental agencies.

This position provides effective verbal and written communication and education to staff and others on infection prevention and control or infectious diseases.

This position participates in and/or executes clinical research and problem solving in infection prevention.

NorthShore University HealthSystem (NorthShore) is an integrated healthcare delivery system consistently ranked as a Top 15 Teaching Hospital in the U.S. The NorthShore system, headquartered in Evanston, Ill., includes five hospitals – Evanston, Glenbrook, Highland Park, Skokie and Swedish. NorthShore also includes a 900 physician multispecialty group practice, NorthShore Medical Group, with more than 140 locations in the Chicagoland area. NorthShore has an established reputation and employs over 10,500 people.

NorthShore is committed to excellence in its academic mission and supports teaching and research as the principal teaching affiliate of the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine.

NorthShore was the first health system in Illinois to achieve Magnet® recognition—the highest, most prestigious honor that demonstrates excellence in nursing and high standards in patient care—something only achieved by 6% of hospitals nationwide. The system earned Magnet re-designation in 2019. When you work for NorthShore, you will be part of an organization that encourages its employees to achieve career goals and maximize their professional potential.

Please explore our website (www.northshore.org) to better understand how NorthShore delivers on its mission "to preserve and improve human life" through superior clinical care, academic excellence and innovative research.

NorthShore is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. Please refer to the main career page for more information.

EOE: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/ Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets, VEVRRA Federal Contractor.