Baptist Health South Florida is the region's largest not-for-profit healthcare organization with 12 hospitals, more than 27,000 employees, 4,000 physicians, and 200 outpatient centers, urgent care facilities, and physician practices spanning across Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward, and Palm Beach counties. Baptist Health has internationally renowned centers of excellence in cancer, cardiovascular care, orthopedics and sports medicine, and neurosciences. Baptist Health is supported by philanthropy and committed to its faith-based charitable mission of medical excellence.

Our mission, vision, and values make us who we are at Baptist Health and are at the center of everything we do. At Baptist Health, we positively impact the human experience for patients, employees, and physicians. Our success comes from a culture of quality and dedication that is instilled into every member of the Baptist Health family.

This year, and for 24 years, we've been named one of Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For, based on employee feedback. We've also been recognized as one of America's Most Innovative Companies and People Magazine included us in 50 Companies That Care. Based on the U.S. News & World Report 2023-2024 Best Hospital Rankings, Baptist Health is the most awarded healthcare system in South Florida, with its hospitals and institutes earning 45 high-performing honors.

But really, the reason we're excited to come to work is the people.

Working together, we form personal connections with our colleagues that are stronger than most of us have experienced at other jobs. We develop caring relationships with our patients and their families that go beyond just delivering healthcare. After all, we know what it's like to be in their shoes. Many of us have been patients here and have had family members as patients here. We're committed to delivering quality care in the most compassionate way possible because we feel a personal stake in the outcomes. When it comes to caring for people, we're all in.

Description:

Coordinates the planning and executes the implementation of the Infection Control Program. Coordinates and conducts surveillance, develops, reviews and implements prevention and infection control policies and procedures, collects, analyzes and communicates infection control data and information, coordinates internal and external infection control risk assessments including new products and processes, monitors regulatory, accrediting and licensing agency guidelines and regulations and integrates same into infection control program, conducts cluster and outbreak investigations in collaboration with other departments in the hospital, coordinates reporting to public health authorities, plans and provides formal and informal infection control education to staff, medical staff and the community, collaborates with hospital, BHSF, local, state and federal authorities in Emergency Management planning, serves as a resource and consultant to Senior Leaders, the medical staff, employees and volunteers. Estimated salary range for this position is $71697.60 - $95357.81 / year depending on experience.

Qualifications:

Bachelors Licenses & Certifications: CBIC Certification In Infection Control Registered Nurse Additional Qualifications: Bachelors degree in Nursing - BSN. 2 years experience as an Infection Control professional preferred or 2 years clinical hospital experience required. Certification in Infection Control required upon hire or must be completed within 2 years. RNs hired prior to 2/2012 are not required to have BSN to continue in their non-leadership role as an RN. Minimum Required Experience: 2 Years

EOE, including disability/vets