Infection Control Coordinator, Corrections pay range
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania · class code 47646
- Class code
- 47646
- Pay scale group
- ST 09
- Pay unit
- Year
- Bargaining unit
- P3
- State
- Pennsylvania
- The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania published pay range for Infection Control Coordinator, Corrections is $78,925 to $119,844 per year.
- Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration keys this classification as class code 47646.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
The Commonwealth job specification for this class is published by Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications. It was last revised 07/12/2016.
What the state says the job is
This is professional and administrative medical work in the field of health care administration in planning, organizing, directing, and managing a comprehensive infection control program for the Department of Corrections. The employee in this job is responsible for developing and administering an infection control program including developing policies and procedures designed to monitor communicable diseases involving inmates, employees, and visitors. Work involves implementation of infection control standards consistent with the regulations and guidelines disseminated by the Department of Corrections, Department of Health, accreditation organizations, and applicable state and federal laws. The employee in this job is also responsible for providing administrative oversight and direction to all agency infection control nurses.
Examples of the work
• Implements and monitors an infection control program which includes methods to prevent, detect, and treat diseases. • Provides direction and assistance to designated infection control nurses in the investigation of all significant illnesses and infections. • Serves as liaison between Department of Corrections, Department of Health, and county health departments. • Serves as a member of the centralized Quality Improvement and Infectious Disease Control committees. • Establishes a formal state-wide mechanism for the reporting of illnesses and infections within the department and incorporates uniform measures and factors into a comprehensive medical tracking system.
Minimum qualifications
• Four years of professional experience in the development or evaluation and coordination of an infection control program, and a bachelor’s degree in public health or a closely related field; or • An equivalent combination of experience and training which includes four years of professional experience in the development or evaluation and coordination of an infection control program.
Quoted from the Commonwealth job specification, read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Office of Administration publishes this figure in Classification and Pay Plan (online, current annual salary ranges). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
The Commonwealth also links this class code to its own job title and specification. That page is the official description of the classification; this page publishes its pay range.
The listed pay scale is available in the Commonwealth's current ST schedule.