Heather Gilmartin1, Sara M Reese2, Sarah Smathers3. 1. Infection Prevention and Control Department, Denver/Seattle Center of Innovation for Veteran-centered and Value Driven Care, Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Aurora, CO; Infection Prevention and Control Department, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado, Aurora, CO. Electronic address: Heather.gilmartin@va.gov. 2. Infection Prevention and Control Department, Swedish Medical Center, Englewood, CO. 3. Infection Prevention and Control Department, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Infection prevention is a profession that requires highly specified skills and clinical experience. Infection Preventionists (IPs) direct interventions that protect patients from health care-associated infections across clinical and community settings. To enhance the hiring and recruitment of diverse IPs, it is key to understand current recruitment and hiring practices METHODS: A national on-line survey was performed with members of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) who participate in the recruitment and hiring of IPs in their organization. Descriptive statistics were calculated for respondent and organizational demographics, IP recruitment strategies and hiring practices. RESULTS: In the fall of 2019, 522 APIC members from 101 of 113 APIC chapters (89% chapter response rate) participated in the survey. A vacant IP position was reported by 25% (n = 126) of respondents. Recent IP hires were primarily nurses (70%; n = 346) recruited from outside the organization (54%; n = 270). Online job-boards (eg, Indeed and Monster) and internal organizational job postings were the most frequently used recruitment strategies. CONCLUSIONS: The results provide a summary of practices for IP recruitment and hiring that can inform local and national initiatives to increase the number and professional diversity of IPs. Published by Elsevier Inc.
BACKGROUND: Infection prevention is a profession that requires highly specified skills and clinical experience. Infection Preventionists (IPs) direct interventions that protect patients from health care-associated infections across clinical and community settings. To enhance the hiring and recruitment of diverse IPs, it is key to understand current recruitment and hiring practices METHODS: A national on-line survey was performed with members of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) who participate in the recruitment and hiring of IPs in their organization. Descriptive statistics were calculated for respondent and organizational demographics, IP recruitment strategies and hiring practices. RESULTS: In the fall of 2019, 522 APIC members from 101 of 113 APIC chapters (89% chapter response rate) participated in the survey. A vacant IP position was reported by 25% (n = 126) of respondents. Recent IP hires were primarily nurses (70%; n = 346) recruited from outside the organization (54%; n = 270). Online job-boards (eg, Indeed and Monster) and internal organizational job postings were the most frequently used recruitment strategies. CONCLUSIONS: The results provide a summary of practices for IP recruitment and hiring that can inform local and national initiatives to increase the number and professional diversity of IPs. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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Keywords:
Hiring; Infection Control; Infection Preventionist; Recruitment; Training
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