Registered Nurse (RN) - Infection Preventionist
Schedule: Day Shift

Your experience matters
Haywood Regional Medical Center is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others. As a Registered Nurse (RN) joining our team, you're embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

More about our team
Working in a Quality Department means being at the heart of how a hospital ensures patients receive the safest, most effective, and compassionate care possible. It's a dynamic environment where clinical excellence, data, and teamwork intersect every single day.

What You'll Experience
You'll collaborate with leaders, nurses, physicians, and frontline staff across every department. No two days look the same - one day you may be reviewing patient safety events or chart audits, and the next you're leading a root cause analysis, preparing for a regulatory survey, or helping develop a new process improvement plan.
Your work directly influences outcomes like infection prevention, readmission rates, and patient satisfaction. You'll often serve as a bridge between departments - translating data into action, identifying improvement opportunities, and helping staff understand why quality metrics matter.

How you'll contribute
An Infection Preventionist that excels in this role:
• Develops and implements policies governing control of infections and communicable diseases.
• Develops systems for identifying, reporting, investigating and controlling infections and
• communicable diseases.
• Assists Employee Health Nurse and other staff as time/workload permits.
• Provides concurrent surveillance of infection control activities
• Develops and implements appropriate infection control measures throughout the hospital.
• Provides assistance to/collaboration with the Employee Health Nurse as needed.
• Maintains a log of incidents related to infections and communicable diseases.
• Monitors infections in the hospital and evaluates as to hospital acquired infection.


Why join us
We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:
•Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage - with medical plans starting at just $10 per pay period - tailored benefit options for part-time and PRN employees, and more.
•Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
•Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
•Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
•Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
•Access to our 54,000 sq. ft. Health and Fitness Center https://www.myhaywoodregional.com/locations/haywood-regional-health-fitness-center

Connect with a Recruiter
Not ready to complete an application, or have questions? Please contact Adelaide by texting/calling 089-080-9008 or via email at rpmqo6s6hzy@rnllidg.com.

More about Haywood Regional Medical Center
Haywood Regional Medical Center is a 156-bed acute care hospital that has been offering exceptional care to the Western North Carolina community for over 90 years. We are proud to be recognized for our accreditation in the American College of Cardiology - Chest Pain Center, The Joint Commission National Quality Approval, Addario Lung Cancer Foundation - Center of Excellence and Lung Cancer Alliance - Screening Center of Excellence.

What we're looking for
Applicants should have:

•Requires current RN license with BSN preferred -or-Master's in Public Health (MPH), certified medical technologist, or a BS in microbiology or epidemiology.
•Acquires Infection Control Certification within 3 years of employment.
•Minimum of five years clinical experience in a hospital setting or disease surveillance experience in a public health setting.Computer skills and basic statistical is preferred.
•American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support certification is required within 30 days of hire.
•Requires critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action.

EEOC Statement
"Haywood Regional Medical Center is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Haywood Regional Medical Center is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment."

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier. Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities. We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.