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Infection Control Nurse

Office of Shared Administration (WV)
Lewis, WV Full Time
POSTED ON 10/3/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 12/2/2026

Evaluates quality of patient care and patient outcomes as they relate to healthcare-associated infections. Collects, prepares, and analyzes healthcare associated infection data, presents the data, and provides recommendations for actions. Monitors compliance in use of barriers and infection prevention measures. Prepares and presents educational offerings for staff and serves as a resource for staff. Collaborates and assists with the hospital’s employee health program. Plans and collects data for continuous QI and monitoring/reporting communicable diseases to the state as required by law and regulatory standards. Applicants will be screened and selected on ability to provide a safe and sanitary environment as well as prevention of the development and transmission of disease and infection. Performs related duties as required. Mandatory overtime is an essential function of this position. This is a tobacco free campus. Applicants selected for employment must successfully complete a chemical urinalysis and breath analysis drug screening test. All employees shall be subject to drug testing for probable cause as set forth in bureau and agency policies. Applicant must successfully complete background check.

This position is eligible for an appointment incentive of $12,500.00 to the selected applicant who agrees to work for the facility for a minimum period of twelve (12) months.


SHRP27021-B
0512P01780

Education: 

None.

Licensure/Certifications:

Current West Virginia license to practice as a registered nurse.

Experience: 

Three (3) years of full-time or equivalent part-time experience as a Registered Nurse.

Internal Applicants Only:

Two (2) years of full-time or equivalent part-time experience as a Registered Nurse. 

William R. Sharpe, Jr. Hospital, located in Weston, West Virginia, is a 200-bed acute psychiatric care facility owned and operated by the West Virginia Department of Health Facilities. William R. Sharpe, Jr. Hospital holds accreditation from The Joint Commission and certification by the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS). The hospital offers a wide range of services to patients either committed to the hospital through civil commitment or, in the case of forensic patients, ordered through the judicial system. Through ongoing collaboration with West Virginia University’s Department of Behavioral Medicine & Psychiatry, a variety of medical and clinical professionals partner with the hospital’s own staff to work diligently with patients to achieve a smooth transition back to the community after discharge.

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