Infection Preventionist Nurse (RN)

Deaconess Health System

Evansville, Indiana

Posted Sep 8 · 5 years of experience

Shift and hours: 40 hours a week
Unit and setting: Infection Control · Hospital
License: RN license
Term: Permanent

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Jillian Swearer · Vice President of Nursing

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Overview

The Infection Preventionist is responsible for executing the hospital infection surveillance, prevention, and control activities and practices by conducting activities and actions known to be effective in reducing infections. This includes making recommendations, conducting surveillance, and maintaining hospital-wide infection surveillance, prevention, and control policies. Infection Preventionist will confer with organizational stakeholders and local health departments to implement infection reduction strategies and best practices. This role is a fantastic opportunity for growth and development.

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Experience

Bachelor’s Degree in healthcare or related degree required.

Minimum of five years' relevant experience of experience in Infection control or closely related field required.

Preferred Certification/License/

Experience

Certification from APIC

Certification from CIC

Membership in APIC

Membership in SHEA

Campus: Midtown and Gateway
Department: Infection Control
Hours: 40 hours/week

What's around it?

In Evansville, IN

Evansville, INFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 9% below the US average

Median rent: $975/mo
Household income: $53,387/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Evansville, IN

NeighborhoodsNurses and young professionals are steered downtown along Main Street and the Ohio River, a walkable riverfront with the Ford Center that one 2026 neighborhood guide explicitly lists as a fit for healthcare staff, remote workers, and young professionals, with accessible pricing. Haynie's Corner Arts District sits about a half-mile east, with Victorian houses, Washington Avenue access, and First Friday galleries, also in the accessible tier. The East Side along Green River Road and Lincoln Avenue, plus the Newburgh corridor about four miles east, is the mid-to-high family suburb with the densest restaurants and groceries; Newburgh itself is the quieter, charming option. West Side around Franklin Street is the more serene, affordable pocket for first-time buyers; Melody Hill in the northeast and McCutchanville/Historic Lincolnshire to the north (tree-lined 1920s mansions and custom estates, about five miles out) are the premium physician and executive belt.

Nurses and young professionals are steered downtown along Main Street and the Ohio River, a walkable riverfront with the Ford Center that one 2026 neighborhood guide explicitly lists as a fit for healthcare staff, remote workers, and young professionals, with accessible pricing. Haynie's Corner Arts District sits about a half-mile east, with Victorian houses, Washington Avenue access, and First Friday galleries, also in the accessible tier.

The East Side along Green River Road and Lincoln Avenue, plus the Newburgh corridor about four miles east, is the mid-to-high family suburb with the densest restaurants and groceries; Newburgh itself is the quieter, charming option. West Side around Franklin Street is the more serene, affordable pocket for first-time buyers; Melody Hill in the northeast and McCutchanville/Historic Lincolnshire to the north (tree-lined 1920s mansions and custom estates, about five miles out) are the premium physician and executive belt.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: youtube.com Source 4: theurbanlivingguide.com

Getting aroundU.S. News reports an average commute of about 15.24 minutes, which matches the compact layout locals describe rather than long hospital-campus drives. Downtown is walkable with METS transit shuttles; East Side trips run Green River Road and Lincoln Avenue, the north side Mesker Park corridors and US-41, and the West Side Franklin Street and Interstate 164. Deaconess Health System and Ascension St. Vincent Evansville are the metro healthcare anchors, so downtown or East Side housing typically keeps hospital staff inside that short-commute pattern. Sources do not describe campus parking or named bus lines to specific hospital doors.

U.S. News reports an average commute of about 15.24 minutes, which matches the compact layout locals describe rather than long hospital-campus drives. Downtown is walkable with METS transit shuttles; East Side trips run Green River Road and Lincoln Avenue, the north side Mesker Park corridors and US-41, and the West Side Franklin Street and Interstate 164. Deaconess Health System and Ascension St. Vincent Evansville are the metro healthcare anchors, so downtown or East Side housing typically keeps hospital staff inside that short-commute pattern.

Sources do not describe campus parking or named bus lines to specific hospital doors.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: theurbanlivingguide.com Source 2: realestate.usnews.com

OutdoorsDaily outdoor life orients to the Ohio River and the Riverfront Promenade downtown. East Side residents use Wesselman Woods, an old-growth forest preserve. Angel Mounds State Historic Site on the city's edge preserves a Mississippian Native American town and a massive solar clock. Monthly farm markets and outdoor vendor events fill the calendar, and Haynie's Corner First Friday mixes art with being outside. Day trips reach Holiday World and Splashin' Safari in Spencer County and the reconstructed Harmonist labyrinth at New Harmony State Historic Site.

Daily outdoor life orients to the Ohio River and the Riverfront Promenade downtown. East Side residents use Wesselman Woods, an old-growth forest preserve.

Angel Mounds State Historic Site on the city's edge preserves a Mississippian Native American town and a massive solar clock. Monthly farm markets and outdoor vendor events fill the calendar, and Haynie's Corner First Friday mixes art with being outside.

Day trips reach Holiday World and Splashin' Safari in Spencer County and the reconstructed Harmonist labyrinth at New Harmony State Historic Site.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: theurbanlivingguide.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: visitindiana.in.gov Source 4: kendra-bisesi.remax.com

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Living in Evansville

Evansville is Indiana's third-largest city, a compact Ohio River and Tri-State hub of about 118,000 that also serves Kentucky and Illinois. What is genuinely distinct is hospital-scale employers—Deaconess Health System and Ascension St. Vincent—paired with roughly 15-minute commutes and housing that still prices like a small Midwest river town (median home about $159,620, median rent about $752). Downtown along Main Street is the walkable pocket flagged for healthcare staff, with Turoni's, Robert's by The River, Myriad Brewing, and the Ford Center; Haynie's Corner adds Victorian streets, First Fridays, and Mo's House. Families chase East Side groceries along Green River Road and quieter Newburgh; the West Side around Franklin Street stays cheaper; physicians often look north to McCutchanville. Outdoor life runs from the Riverfront Promenade and Wesselman Woods to Angel Mounds and Holiday World day trips, plus a philharmonic and nationally ranked zoo. Tradeoffs: unpredictable weather, no big-city dining or transit, and some locals feel civic support services lag. For an $80k–$150k nurse relocating here, the bet is short drives, stretchable pay, and picking a neighborhood on purpose.

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As of 2026Source 1: theurbanlivingguide.com Source 2: realestate.usnews.com Source 3: crosscountry.com Source 4: reddit.com Source 5: facebook.com Source 6: kendra-bisesi.remax.com Source 7: visitindiana.in.gov

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