Infection Control Nurse, Infection Control, Bethesda East, FT, 8A-4:30P

Baptist Health is the region's largest not-for-profit healthcare organization, with 12 hospitals, over 28,000 employees, 4,500 physicians and 200 outpatient centers, urgent care facilities and physician practices across Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward and Palm Beach counties. With internationally renowned centers of excellence in cancer, cardiovascular care, orthopedics and sports medicine, and neurosciences, Baptist Health is supported by philanthropy and driven by its faith-based mission of medical excellence. For 25 years, we've been named one of Fortune's 100 Best Companies to Work For, and in the 2024-2025 U.S. News & World Report Best Hospital Rankings, Baptist Health was the most awarded healthcare system in South Florida, earning 45 high-performing honors.

What truly sets us apart is our people. At Baptist Health, we create personal connections with our colleagues that go beyond the workplace, and we form meaningful relationships with patients and their families that extend beyond delivering care. Many of us have walked in our patients' shoes ourselves and that shared experience fuels out commitment to compassion and quality. Our culture is rooted in purpose, and every team member plays a part in making a positive impact - because when it comes to caring for people, we're all in.

Description

Assists with the planning and the implementation of the Infection Control Program for assigned entity. Conducts surveillance. Reviews and implements prevention and infection control policies and procedures. Collects and communicates infection control data and information. Assists with internal and external infection control risk assessments. Reviews regulatory, accrediting and licensing agency guidelines and regulations and integrates same into infection control program. Assists with cluster and outbreak investigations in collaboration with other departments in the entity. Assists with reporting to public health authorities. Provides formal and informal infection prevention and control education to staff, medical staff and the community. Assists with entity, local, state and federal authorities in emergency management planning. Serves as a resource with guidance from IPC manager to entity leaders, the medical staff including licensed practitioners (LPs), students, employees and volunteers. Actively participates during routine rounding, inspections, accreditation and regulatory surveys. Assists IPC manager. Estimated salary range for this position is $73,860.80 - $96,019.04/ year depending on experience.

Qualifications

Degrees:

• Bachelors.
  
  

Licenses & Certifications

• Registered Nurse.
• BASC Certified Ambulatory Infection Preventionist.
• CBIC Certification In Infection Control.
  
  

Additional Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• 2 years of infection prevention or clinical nursing or combined experience required.
• RN and 5 years clinical nursing experience with Bachelors Degree in another discipline or RN with 7 years experience in clinical nursing setting with an ADN, may be substituted for BSN.
• Certification in Infection Control (CIC) or Certified Ambulatory Infection Preventionist (CAIP for BOS sites) within 2 years of job entry.
• Must obtain BSN within 5 years of job entry date.
  
  

Minimum Required Experience: 3 Years

EOE, including disability/vets