Registered Nurse - Infection Preventionist

The Registered Nurse, Infection Preventionist delivers fundamental infection control knowledge to the Veteran population and Veteran Affairs (VA) employees while developing technical skills.

The Registered Nurse, Infection Preventionist, duties include, but are not limited to the following: The Infection Preventionist serves as a resource and advisor on infection prevention and control matters. Assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates infection control practices based on age-specific components. Assumes responsibility for the coordination of care focused on education, self-management, and customer satisfaction throughout the continuum of care. Follows procedures per established policies and guidelines. Applies principles of infection prevention and control to current practice. Influences care outcomes by collaborating with members of the interdisciplinary team. Conducts surveillance and/or environment of care rounds to assess practice and environmental issues. Performs case and trend analysis, reporting and interpretation, inspections, and control measures. Educates patients, families, volunteers, and hospital staff on infection, prevention and control processes and procedures. Serves as a member of the Infection Prevention and Control Team and maintains Infection Prevention and Control policies. Provides support in reviewing other medical center/service policies and procedures to ensure they comply with infection, prevention and control standards. This position potentially requires flexibilities in schedule and assignments. VA offers a comprehensive total rewards package: VA Nurse Total Rewards Pay: Competitive salary, regular salary increases, potential for performance awards Paid Time Off: 50 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave, 13 days of sick leave, 11 paid Federal holidays per year) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory Work Schedule: Monday - Friday, 8:00am - 4:30pm Telework: Not available. Virtual: This is not a virtual position.

U.S. Citizenship; non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy. All applicants tentatively selected for VA employment in a testing designated position are subject to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Applicants who refuse to be tested will be denied employment with VA. Selective Service Registration is required for males born after 12/31/1959. Subject to background/security investigation. Selected applicants will be required to complete an online onboarding process. Acceptable form(s) of identification will be required to complete pre-employment requirements (https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents). Effective May 7, 2025, driver's licenses or state-issued identification cards that are not REAL ID compliant cannot be utilized as an acceptable form of identification for employment. Must pass pre-employment physical evaluation. Participation in the seasonal influenza vaccination program is a requirement for all Department of Veterans Affairs Health Care Personnel (HCP). You may be required to serve a probationary period. Complete all application requirements detailed in the "Required Documents" section of this announcement.