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Article: Lone ICPs face multiple challenges: salaries break $60,000 as responsibilities escalate.(Infection Control)
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- Healthcare Purchasing News
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- May 1, 2006
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Hospital infection control practitioners often times feel like Atlas, hoisting the weight of the world on their shoulders, which for each one is the burdensome task of ensuring quality outcomes against enemies unseen by the naked eye.
ICPs are among the hospital's first line of de lense against an arsenal of threats to the safety and well-being of patients and workers, as well as to bottom line profits. ICPs collect data and track infections, spearhead preparedness plans, and educate hospital employees on best practices to name just a few critical tasks.
Salaries for these indispensable employees reached $60,000 for the first time this year, according to ...