Working as an Interim Infection Preventionist (IIP) is both inspiring and rewarding. It provides the IIP Consultant autonomy and flexibility to accept when and where the consultant is going to work. The freshness and variety of assignments keeps the passion for Infection Prevention alive. Each assignment brings new and more rewarding challenges, allowing the IPP to set goals and achieve those goals in a shorter period of time than in a typical Infection Prevention setting. Working as an IIP also stimulates both our knowledge and leadership skills; therefore, we continue to grow professionally and ethically. Along with the rewards of being an IIP comes responsibility. Not only must the IIP possess a strong knowledge base, but the IIP is also
