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Infection Preventionist

Hartford, CT · Remote

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Infection Preventionist

Washington, DC · Remote

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Infection Preventionist

Madison, WI · Remote

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Infection Preventionist

Springfield, IL · Remote

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Infection Preventionist

Providence, RI · Remote

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Infection Preventionist

Iowa, LA · Remote

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Infection Preventionist

Oregon, WI · Remote

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Infection Preventionist

Helena, MT · Remote

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Infection Preventionist

Charleston, WV · Remote

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Infection Preventionist

Indiana, PA · Remote

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How much do remote infection control jobs pay per hour?

As of May 29, 2026, the average hourly pay for remote infection control 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.

What is a Remote Infection Control job?

A Remote Infection Control job involves overseeing infection prevention and control practices in healthcare or other settings while working remotely. Responsibilities may include developing infection control policies, providing virtual training, analyzing infection data, and ensuring compliance with regulations. This role often requires collaboration with healthcare teams, infection preventionists, and regulatory bodies. Strong knowledge of infectious diseases, epidemiology, and public health guidelines is essential. Many positions require a background in nursing, public health, or microbiology, along with certifications like CIC (Certified in Infection Control).

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

To thrive as a Remote Infection Control specialist, you typically need a background in public health, infection prevention, or nursing, along with relevant certifications such as CIC (Certification in Infection Control). Familiarity with infection surveillance software, data analysis tools, and healthcare regulatory standards like CDC and OSHA guidelines is often required. Strong communication, analytical thinking, and attention to detail are valuable soft skills in this role. These qualifications are crucial because remote specialists must effectively prevent and manage infection risks across dispersed locations, ensuring safety and compliance even without being physically onsite.

What are some common challenges faced by Remote Infection Control professionals, and how do they overcome them?

Remote Infection Control professionals often face challenges such as maintaining effective oversight without direct on-site presence, ensuring consistent implementation of protocols across multiple facilities, and staying updated on rapidly changing guidelines. To overcome these, they rely on strong virtual communication, standardized training materials, regular virtual audits, and robust data management systems. Building collaborative relationships with on-site staff and regularly reviewing infection control data allows remote specialists to provide thorough support and proactive recommendations. This approach ensures high standards of infection prevention are upheld, even from a distance.
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Infographic showing various Remote Infection Control job openings in the United States as of May 2026, with employment types broken down into 11% As Needed, 79% Full Time, 5% Part Time, and 5% Contract. Highlights an 100% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $281,300 per year, or $135.2 per hour.

Infection Control Manager

Putnam Hospital Center

Carmel, NY • On-site, Remote

Full-time

Posted yesterday

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Position at Putnam Hospital Center
Northwell is the largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut with 28 hospitals, more than 1,000 outpatient facilities, 22,000 nurses and over 20,000 physicians. Northwell cares for more than three million people annually in the New York metro area, including Long Island, the Hudson Valley, Connecticut and beyond, thanks to philanthropic support from our communities. Northwell is New York State's largest private employer with over 104,000 employees - including members of Northwell Health Physician Partners - who are working to change health care for the better.
Putnam Hospital, a 164-bed acute care hospital, has been serving the local community in Carmel, New York for 60 years. Situated on a 150-acre wooded campus surrounded by lakes and waterways, we provide the essential services a community needs from their local hospital, including Emergency and Behavioral Health Services.
Our accolades include:
  • The Leapfrog Group - Grade A for quality and patient safety
  • U.S News & World Report - High Performance in COPD
  • Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP)
  • Robotic Center of Excellence - Surgical Review Corporation (SRC)

At Putnam Hospital, our team members value open communication, continuous learning, and making a difference every day. Most of us live in the community we serve and we support each other with compassion and teamwork. Our departments are small, so caregivers can build stronger connections with managers and senior leadership. We invite you to explore this unique opportunity, take a stroll around our campus and discover what Putnam Pride is all about.
Purpose: The Infection Control Manager implements and leads the infection prevention and control program by providing education, data generation, and analysis of key quality indicators. This role also serves as the healthcare quality and patient safety subject matter expert and resource by supporting a data driven, performance improvement effort aimed to support quality, performance improvement and patient safety initiatives to achieve top decile performance for quality indicators. Population served based on scope of services in the department.
Essential Responsibilities:
  • Applies epidemiological principles and statistical methods relevant to Infection Control.
  • Uses basic principles of general, clinical and environment microbiology in the prevention and control of infection among patients, associates and visitors within the health care facility.
  • Incorporates teaching and learning principles necessary for developing, implementing and evaluating the coordination of education in an effective Infection Control Program.
  • Illustrates knowledge in the ability to serve as a liaison and consultant to other departments on infection prevention and control, as well as other related issues.
  • Coordinates and conducts ongoing surveillance activities for the purpose of collecting, analyzing and evaluating data to identify hospital acquired infections, reportable diseases, clusters/outbreaks and other Infection Control issues related to patient care and employee health. Develops and implements plan of action for clusters/outbreaks/infections. Ongoing infection prevention proactive risk assessment and plans recommendations for risk prevention. Reports appropriately to hospital/system leadership as well as regulatory agencies as required.
  • Gathers, reviews and analyzes data for entry into required databases including, Midas, CDC (NHSN), Quality net, local and state Department of Health.
  • Assists with the evaluation, development and implementation of policies and procedures.
  • Ensures and supports all accreditation and regulatory compliance requirements, and participates in the development, implementation and monitoring of plans of correction.
  • Facilitates the development, implementation and assessment of performance improvement strategies by utilizing methodology for improvement (PDSA) and lean and Six Sigma Methodologies.
  • Supports quality and patient safety by participating in audits, chart reviews and data collection as required.
  • Maintain and Model REACH Values (Respect, Excellence, Accountability, Compassion, Honor).
  • Demonstrates regular, reliable and predictable attendance.
  • Performs other duties as required.

Education and Experience Requirements:
  • Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
  • Minimum five (5) years' experience in Acute Care nursing.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills and Abilities Requirements:
  • MS Excel, MS Word, Power Point, Presentation skills.

License, Registration, or Certification Requirements:
  • NYS Registered Nurse (RN) License
  • Certification in Infection Prevention and Control within 3 years of hire.

With strong hearts and open minds, we're pushing past boundaries and challenging the expected, all in the name of possibility. We are neighbors caring for neighbors, working together as partners in health to improve the lives of the people we serve. If you share our passion for the health of our communities, advance your career with Nuvance Health!
Working Conditions:
Manual: Little or no manual skills/motor coord & finger dexterity
Occupational: Some occupational risk
Physical Effort: Medium to Heavy effort. May exert up to 35 lbs. force
Physical Environment: Generally pleasant working conditions
Credentials:RN
Company: Putnam Hospital Center
Org Unit: 1920
Department: Infection Control
Exempt: Yes
Salary Range: $41.00 - $76.16 Hourly

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