What are the responsibilities and job description for the Infection Control Nurse, Infection Control, Bethesda East, FT, 8A-4:30P position at Baptist Health Bethesda Hospital?
Baptist Health South Florida, the region’s largest not-for-profit healthcare organization with 12 hospitals, more than 28,000 employees, 4,500 physicians, and 200 outpatient centers, urgent care facilities, and physician practices spanning across Miami-Dade, Monroe, Broward, and Palm Beach counties, now includes Bethesda Hospitals East and West, two not-for-profit hospitals in Boynton Beach. 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 2024-2025 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
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 $72779.20 - $94612.96 / year depending on experience.
Qualifications
Degrees:
EOE, including disability/vets
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 2024-2025 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
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 $72779.20 - $94612.96 / year depending on experience.
Qualifications
Degrees:
- Bachelors.
- Registered Nurse.
- BASC Certified Ambulatory Infection Preventionist.
- CBIC Certification In Infection Control.
- 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.
EOE, including disability/vets
Salary : $72,779 - $94,613
