INFECTION PREVENTION
• Associate’s degree graduates (24 percent of respondents) earn an average salary of 66,907.
• High school graduates (1 percent of respon- dents) earn an average salary of $40,000. IP professionals have experience, having worked, on average, 11 years in the fi eld and eight years at their current facility. About 16 percent of respondents said they have worked less than two years as an IP professional. The Certifi cation Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology certifi ed 46 percent of our re- spondents with fewer IP professionals saying that they hold certifi cations from various other certifying societies and organizations. Job security also appears to remain stable
this year with 46 percent of IP professionals saying they feel very secure; 47 percent feel somewhat secure; and only 7 percent feel somewhat insecure. Thirty-fi ve percent received salary increases between 2 percent and 2.99 percent with 26 per- cent of respondents reporting a raise between 1 percent and 1.99 percent. However, 79 percent said they do not expect to see a bonus this year. Of those who do, 50 percent (versus 65 percent in 2015) of respondents said they expect to re- ceive a 1 percent to 2 percent increase.
Job environment The majority of our respondents, 43 percent, work in a rural facility followed by 30 percent working in urban facilities and 27 percent in suburban facilities. IPs from 45 states responded to the survey with those from nonprofi t facilities topping the list at 60 percent; 30 percent from profi t-facilities; and 9 percent from government- owned facilities. The majority work at either a
Are you licensed/experienced as any of the following?
Registered Nurse
Medical Technologist Educator
LVN/LPN/Nurse practitioner Other:
Epidemiologist Legal Nurse Physician/MD
By what organizations are you certifi ed?
CBIC (Certifi cation Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology)
ASCP (American Society for Clinical Pathology)
Other
ANCC (American Nurses Credentialing Center)
CPHQ (Certifi ed Professional in Healthcare Quality)
COHN (Certifi ed Occupational Health Nursing)
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standalone hospital (59 percent) or at an IDN, alliance, or multi-group health system (23 percent). The average number of beds is 206, which
is down slightly from last year. We also saw a rise in the number of smaller facilities reported in this year’s survey. Salaries, not surprisingly, are highest at the largest facili- ties. Most IP professionals who responded —79 percent —also have small departments with one to two employees; only 1 percent reported having 16 to 20 employees in their
department. Studies show inadequate staff- ing ratios have been linked to higher rates of infection.1
Fortunately, in many hospitals,
the ratio of infection preventionists to beds is improving, but many more still need to come on board. The current recommendation is one IP to 100 beds. That may need to be adjusted, based on type of healthcare facility. When IP professionals were asked if their facilities IP-per-patient ratio was aligned with current CDC recommendations, 41 percent answered
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