Job Details

Overview

At St. Luke's, our mission is to improve the health of people in the communities we serve. We are currently seeking a System-Level Infection Preventionist to lead and support programs focused on sterilization, high-level disinfection, and environmental safety across our hospitals, departments, and clinics.

This is a specialized role within our Infection Prevention team-ideal for individuals with experience in sterile processing, surgical services, environmental disinfection, or healthcare safety programs. You'll collaborate across multidisciplinary teams and clinical environments to strengthen infection prevention practices and ensure consistent, system-wide standards focused on safety, quality, and compliance.

This position plays a vital role in shaping system-level sterilization and disinfection practices and improving the environment of care, with a strong emphasis on regulatory readiness, standardization, and proactive prevention.
What You Can Expect in This Role:

• Lead and support the implementation of infection prevention best practices and standardization efforts across St. Luke's locations
• Drive safe and consistent practices focused on high-level disinfection, sterilization, and environmental safety
• Participate in state regulatory surveys, audits, and internal assessments to ensure compliance with CDC, OSHA, public health, and other infection prevention standards
• Collaborate with sterile processing, surgical services, environmental services, and clinical teams across departments and care settings
• Facilitate system-level collaborative groups and workgroups to address infection prevention challenges and develop solutions
• Deliver targeted education, consultation, and training on infection prevention policies, procedures, and protocols
• Act as a subject matter resource and partner to care teams across hospitals and clinics

Minimum Qualifications:

• Education: Bachelor's degree
• Experience: At least 1 year of relevant experience in infection prevention or healthcare-related roles

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience in healthcare infection prevention or leadership in sterile processing or disinfection practices
• Demonstrated experience implementing or managing sterilization, disinfection, or environmental infection control programs
• Experience leading or supporting program development, audits, or multi-site compliance initiatives

Preferred Certifications:

• Certified in Infection Control (CIC)
• Associate - Infection Prevention and Control (A-IPC)
• Long-Term Care Certification in Infection Prevention (LTC-CIP)

What's in it for you

At St. Luke's, caring for people in the communities we serve is our mission - and this includes our own SLHS team. We offer a robust benefits package to support our teams both professionally and personally. In addition to a competitive salary and retirement plans, we ensure our team feels supported in their benefits beyond the typical medical, dental, and vision offerings. We care about you and have fantastic financial and physical wellness options, such as: on-site massages, on-site counseling via our Employee Assistance Program, access to the Virgin Pulse Wellness tool, as well as other formal training and career development offerings to ensure you are meeting your career goals.

St. Luke's is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, religion, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status or condition protected by law.

*Please note: this posting is not reflective of all job duties and responsibilities and is intended to provide an overview to job seekers.