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As of Jul 13, 2026, the average hourly pay for infection control consultant in the United States is $135.24, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $49.76 and $192.31 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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An Infection Control Consultant is responsible for developing and implementing strategies to prevent and control infections in healthcare and other settings. They assess infection risks, provide staff training, ensure compliance with health regulations, and recommend best practices to reduce the spread of infectious diseases. Their role is essential in maintaining patient and staff safety while improving overall hygiene and infection prevention protocols.

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As an Infection Control Consultant, your daily responsibilities include assessing healthcare facility practices, conducting on-site audits, analyzing infection data trends, and providing feedback to leadership and frontline staff. You will develop and deliver training programs on infection prevention protocols, assist with outbreak investigations, and ensure that policies align with current regulations. Collaboration with nursing, environmental services, and quality assurance teams is frequent, making this a highly interactive and impactful role. These varied tasks help create safer healthcare environments and support continuous improvement in patient care.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in the Infection Control Consultant position, and why are they important?

To thrive as an Infection Control Consultant, you need in-depth knowledge of infection prevention, epidemiology, and healthcare regulations, typically supported by a degree in nursing, public health, microbiology, or a related field, along with relevant certifications such as CIC (Certification in Infection Control). Familiarity with audit tools, infection surveillance software, and regulatory compliance systems is important for effective oversight and reporting. Excellent communication, analytical thinking, and the ability to educate and influence diverse healthcare teams make someone stand out in this role. These skills and qualities are crucial for developing, implementing, and monitoring infection control strategies that protect patient safety and ensure regulatory compliance.

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Infection Control Manager

Infection Control Manager

AHMC Healthcare

San Gabriel, CA • On-site

Other

Re-posted 22 days ago

AHMC Healthcare rating

7.1

Company rating: 7.1 out of 10

Based on 14 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

Job description

Overview
    • Under the guidance and oversight of the ICP/Infectious Disease Physician, the position is responsible for monitoring, controlling and reducing nosocomial infections. Also responsible for planning, implementing and evaluating infection control and prevention within the hospital.
    • This position requires the full understanding and active participation in fulfilling the Mission of San Gabriel Valley Medical Center. It is expected that the employee will demonstrate behavior consistent with the Core Values. The employee shall support San Gabriel Valley Medical Center's strategic plan and the goals and direction of the Performance Improvement Plan (PIP).
Responsibilities
  • Provides orientation/review classes for hospital employees on the policies, standards and practices of Infection Control relative to their scope of responsibilities.
  • Conducts educational programs for Nursing Staff and other associates.
  • Serves as principal working member of the Infection Control Committee, by influencing, coordinating, implementing and evaluating policies and procedures developed by the Committee.
  • Collaborates with Nursing and Medical Staff in assessing known or suspected infection in patients, and implementing appropriate control measures to insure that care is not compromised for patients requiring isolation.
  • Participates in establishing and evaluating policies for the Employee Health Department with regard to infection prevention and control, assists EHD Staff in investigations of patient-to-employee and employee-to-patient cross-infections.
  • Consults with, and makes recommendations to hospital employees in ancillary departments regarding isolation procedures, environmental cleaning, handling of infectious waste, disinfection, sterilization and in the selection of equipment.
  • May act in consultative capacity to other health care agencies or providers by assisting in investigation of suspect problem, staff development/education, etc.
  • Reviews and disseminates new information on infection control measures to appropriate individuals or departments within the hospital.
  • Plans and supervises on-going surveillance of known or suspected infection in patient or employees.
  • Detects outbreaks or other special problems; provides recommendations of activities to control/prevent infection in patients and employees.
  • Evaluates effectiveness of adherence to Infection Control Policies to identify practices, equipment, supplies and/or new products which constitute a risk or breakdown in infection control measures.
  • Analyzes data collected to institute appropriate remedial measures. Utilizes reporting mechanisms to inform and motivate hospital employees and provides data to the Infection Control Committee and appropriate others.
  • Assists members of the Medical Staff in reporting reportable communicable disease to local, county, state and federal health authorities as appropriate.
  • Makes environmental rounds throughout hospital and clinics for the purpose of alerting the professional and nursing staffs to possible infections, as well as monitoring compliance with Infection Control Procedures.
  • Conducts studies relevant to Infection Control Programs to assist the Infection Control Committee in policy development and evaluation.
  • Disseminates and interprets infection surveillance data to various committees.
  • Assists Infection Control Committee in planning corrective actions and establishing future goals and objectives.
  • Translates Committee decisions into action, assists in distributing guidelines to hospital personnel, assesses implementation of same documents and reports outcome to Committee, making recommendations for further action as appropriate.
  • Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in nursing or health care related field required.

Minimum 3 years acute care experience.

Bilingual preferred (English/Spanish/Chinese/Vietnamese)

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

CIC Certification preferred

Employment Type: OTHER

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Caring for you and your loved ones is our top priority. We encourage our patients to be involved in the care process, and to communicate with our staff about their experience. From our admitting staff, to nurses, patient experience managers, and administration - we're here because we care. Physicians and facility staff are dedicated to achieving the highest level of clinical excellence. AHMC Healthcare hospitals have advanced diagnostics tools such as the MRI GE Signa HDxt1.5TMR system and the Toshiba Aquilon 128-slice CT scanner. Anaheim Regional Medical Center's Heart Center has the second largest volume of open heart surgeries in Orange County. Members of our Nursing staff have been recognized at the Hospital Heroes Awards and the SeniorServ Senior Care Hero Awards. Whichever AHMC Healthcare hospital you choose, you will be choosing a facility dedicated to delivering quality service and care.

Company size

5,001 - 10,000 Employees

Headquarters location

Alhambra, CA, US

Year founded

2004

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