Infection Control Registered Nurse

You Matter

• Make a difference every day in the lives of the underserved
• Join a mission driven organization with a people first culture
• Excellent career growth opportunities

Join us and find a career that supports :

Perks and Benefits

In addition to comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, and 401k, we foster a work, life balance for team members and their family to support physical, mental, and financial wellbeing including :

Why Us

Now is your moment to make a difference in the lives of the underserved.

If there is one unifying characteristic of everyone on our team, it is the deep desire to make a difference by helping society's most vulnerable and often overlooked individuals. Every day we have the distinct honor and responsibility to show up with non-judgmental compassion to provide hope and healing to those who need it most. For those whose calling it is to serve others, now is your moment to join our mission to provide quality care to every patient with compassion, collaboration, and innovation, to live our mantra to “Always Do The Right Thing!”, and to collectively do our part to heal the world, one patient at a time.

Wellpath sees hundreds of thousands of unique individuals in their facilities month over month and a very large percent of those individuals receive direct clinical care, which includes lives saved by Narcan.

We offer ongoing training and development opportunities for licensed and unlicensed healthcare team members, and have best in class clinical resources for training, education, and point of care support.

How you make a difference

The RN Infection Control proactively prevents the spread of disease and ensures regulatory compliance in staff health management. This position develops and implements infection control plans, including testing, vaccinations, and outbreak response. The role maintains accurate health records, provides staff education, and ensures regulatory adherence through inspections and reporting. It includes conducting risk assessments, making recommendations on cleaning and disinfection practices, and reviewing relevant policies. The RN Infection Control operates independently within a correctional facility and may travel as needed.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and implement infection control plans, pre-employment testing, and vaccination programs.

Coordinate employee health activities including exposure response, outbreak management, and health record maintenance.

Conduct regular inspections and risk assessments, submitting reports and ensuring regulatory compliance.

Provide staff education and revise policies based on surveillance data and current guidelines.

Serve as the subject matter expert for infection prevention standards and procedures.

Qualifications & Requirements

EDUCATION

EXPERIENCE

1–3 years of experience in nursing or infection prevention, preferably in a clinical or hospital setting

Required experience in psychiatric mental health settings and 2–3 years of educator experience preferred

Experience in program development, asepsis, microbiology, epidemiology, and hospital operations

LICENSES / CERTIFICATIONS

Current RN license in the state of employment or compact state

CPR certification (must be able to obtain and maintain)

Certification in Infection Prevention preferred or to be completed within two years of employment

CIC certification preferred

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

We are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of uniqueness.

We celebrate a variety of backgrounds and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

We encourage you to apply! If you are excited about a role but your experience doesn’t seem to align perfectly with every element of the job description, we encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for this, or one of our many other roles.

Deadline to apply to this position is contingent upon applicant volume. Those positions located in Colorado will have a specific deadline posted in the job description.

We are an Affirmative Action Employer in accordance with applicable state and local laws.

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Job 25-183346

Facility KS Wyandotte Cty Det Ctr

Type Full-Time

Shift Evening 8 hour

Recruiter : Full Name : First Last Nicholas Cardillo

Recruiter : Email NCardillo@Wellpath.us

Compensation Information $45.32 - $50.36 / hour