Factors affecting annual compensation and professional development support for infection preventionists: Implications for recruitment and retention.
Am J Infect Control
; 46(8): 865-869, 2018 08.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29880434
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Factors affecting annual compensation and professional development support have been studied for various healthcare professions. However, there is little understanding of these factors for infection preventionists (IPs).METHODS:
Using secondary data from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology 2015 MegaSurvey, we designed a descriptive, correlational study to describe IP annual compensation and professional development support. We tested for associations between demographic variables and annual compensation and investigated for predictors of higher annual compensation.RESULTS:
Median salary for IPs was $75,000. IPs who indicated that their compensation was based on industry benchmarks reported a median salary of $85,000 (P < .001). IPs with advanced degrees reported a median salary of $90,000. IPs with bachelor's degrees or lower reported a median salary of $50,000 (P < .001). IPs with CIC® reported a median salary of $85,000. IPs without CIC® reported a median salary of $65,000 (P < .001).CONCLUSION:
This study can be used to develop recruitment and retention guidelines that lead to a well-educated, well-compensated, and competent IP workforce.Key words
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Salaries and Fringe Benefits
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Infection Control Practitioners
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Education, Continuing
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Education, Professional
Type of study:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limits:
Humans
Language:
En
Journal:
Am J Infect Control
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article