St. Luke's Health System

Infection Preventionist

Default: Location : City Boise
Category
Support Services
Work Unit
Quality and Patient Safety System Office
Position Type
Full-Time
Work Schedule
DAY
Requisition ID
2025-102618
Default: Location : Location
US-ID-Boise
Work Location : Name
400 S Broadway Ave, Boise, St Luke's Plaza 1

Overview

At St. Luke’s Health System, we are committed to creating a culture of safety and excellence in every care setting. We’re currently seeking a system-level Infection Preventionist to support and lead key initiatives within the St. Luke’s Infection Prevention Program and Quality Center of Excellence.

 

This is an exciting opportunity to make a systemwide impact by supporting best practices, compliance, and standardization across all St. Luke’s locations. The role has a specialized focus on high-level disinfection and sterilization practices, as well as the environment of care, with an emphasis on safety and regulatory compliance.

 

The successful candidate will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams across the full continuum of care—facilitating systemwide collaborative groups, leading initiatives, and contributing to a well-respected department known for its strong onboarding, teamwork, and professional development.

 

What You Can Expect in This Role:

  • Lead and support the implementation of infection prevention best practices and standardization efforts across St. Luke’s system locations.

  • Focus on high-level disinfection, sterilization, and environment of care to drive consistent and safe practices systemwide.

  • Participate in state regulatory surveys, audits, and internal assessments to ensure continued compliance with CDC, OSHA, public health, and other infection prevention standards.

  • Facilitate system-level collaborative groups and workgroups to address infection prevention challenges and solutions.

  • Deliver targeted education and training on infection prevention policies, protocols, and procedures.

  • Serve as a partner and consultant to care teams across multiple settings, offering guidance on regulatory standards and industry best practices.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Background in infection prevention or healthcare

  • Strong understanding of high-level disinfection and sterilization practices and environmental safety standards

  • Demonstrated experience in cross-functional communication and collaboration

  • Self-driven, innovative, detail-oriented, and dedicated to improving system-wide safety

  • Knowledge of regulatory compliance requirements and infection prevention best practices

Preferred Certifications:

  • Certified in Infection Control (CIC)

  • Associate – Infection Prevention and Control (A-IPC)

  • Long-Term Care Certification in Infection Prevention (LTC-CIP)

Minimum Qualifications:

  • Education: Bachelor’s degree

  • Experience: At least 1 year of relevant experience in infection prevention or healthcare-related roles

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.

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