Registered Nurse (RN), Infection Control

Wilson Medical Center seeks a Registered Nurse (RN) for Infection Control to join the Infection Prevention & Employee Health team. This role is critical to maintaining a safe, compliant, and high-quality care environment for patients, staff, and visitors. You will report directly to the Director of Quality and serve as a key resource for hospital leadership, department managers, and medical staff.

Clinical Setting

This position is based at Wilson Medical Center, a community hospital within the Lifepoint Health network. You will work Monday through Friday on a full-time, in-person schedule.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and evaluate the hospital's infection prevention and control strategies, policies, and programs
• Conduct surveillance, data collection, analysis, and reporting of healthcare-associated infection data
• Oversee cleaning, disinfection, sterilization, and aseptic technique practices across the facility
• Ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations and accrediting agency standards
• Perform new-hire health screenings and manage employee exposure follow-up
• Provide education and serve as a resource to staff, leadership, and medical providers
• Support development of employee health and infection prevention initiatives and annual program evaluations

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required (degree in progress considered)
• Four years of acute care hospital experience
• Current RN license to practice in North Carolina
• Professional Infection Control Certification required within 1 year of hire or transfer
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required within 90 days of hire or transfer

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous infection prevention experience

Compensation and Benefits

This position offers a $20,000 commitment-incentive bonus.

Comprehensive benefits include multiple levels of medical, dental, and vision coverage with medical plans starting at $10 per pay period. Tailored benefit options are available for part-time and PRN employees.

Additional benefits include life, accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance; short- and long-term disability; paid family leave; and paid time off.

Financial and career growth support includes higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance, and a 401(k) retirement package with company match. Tuition reimbursement is available for full-time and part-time employees.

Employee wellness programs provide mental, physical, and financial wellness resources including free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services, and discount programs.

Professional development opportunities include ongoing learning and career advancement.