The VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare (VAGLAHS) is seeking a highly skilled/experienced Registered Nurse to serve as the Infection Preventionist (IP) within Quality and Patient Safety. The Infection Preventionist (IP) is integral to the success of the Infection Prevention and Control Program. An IP should understand concepts of behavioral change, the principles of epidemiology, the ability to collect and analyze data, basic knowledge of microbiology, basic elements of patient care practice. Basic Requirements: English Language Proficiency. In accordance with 38 U.S.C. 7403(f), no person shall serve in direct patient care positions unless they are proficient in basic written and spoken English. Graduate of a school of professional nursing approved by the appropriate accrediting agency and a