Senior Infection Preventionist - Baptist Beaches

BHS; United States; On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health, Beaches location, is seeking an Infection Preventionist to apply IPC knowledge and guide practice across our health system. The IP will develop, implement and sustain IPC strategies while collaborating with teams to align goals and improve outcomes.

The role emphasizes leadership, surveillance evaluation, education, and mentorship of other IPs to advance infection prevention across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate to develop, implement and sustain effective IPC strategies
• Leadership: Implements and monitors IPC program and practices
• Collaborates to align IPC program goals with organizational goals
• Provides mentorship to IPs and seeks mentorship from experienced IPs
• Applies epidemiologic principles and uses appropriate benchmarks
• Evaluates the significance of surveillance and investigational findings to make recommendations for improvement
• Evaluates the effectiveness of surveillance plans and modifies as necessary
• Creates education program(s) to meet the needs and learning styles of the audience
• Conducts IPC assessments and/or rounding and communicates findings and recommendations.

Job description

About Baptist Health
Recognized as a top place to work in health care, Baptist Health cares for more patients in Northeast Florida than any other provider, ranking as “most preferred” for more than 30 years. We’re Jacksonville’s only locally governed, faith-based, not-for-profit health system and provide a full spectrum of preventive and specialty care through 200+ locations and six hospitals. Our centers of excellence include Baptist MD Anderson Cancer Center, Baptist Heart Hospital, Baptist Neurological Institute and Wolfson Children’s Hospital.

The Infection Preventionist (IP) demonstrates knowledge of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) through certification and applies their knowledge and experience to guide practice while learning more advanced concepts

• The IP is responsible for collaborating to develop, implement and sustain effective IPC strategies
• Leadership: Implements and monitors IPC program and practices
• Collaborates to align IPC program goals with organizational goals
• Provides mentorship to IPs and seeks mentorship from experienced IPs
• Infection Prevention & Control Operations: Applies epidemiologic principles and uses appropriate benchmarks
• Evaluates the significance of surveillance and investigational findings to make recommendations for improvement
• Evaluates the effectiveness of surveillance plans and modifies as necessary
• Creates education program(s) to meet the needs and learning styles of the audience
• Conducts IPC assessments and/or rounding and communicates findings and recommendations.

Primary Location:

Beaches - Main Building