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Director of Infection Prevention

Mission Hospital

Tallahassee, FL

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Acute Care, Banking Services, Behavioral Health, Cancer, Cerebral Vascular Accident, Clinical Data, Clinical Laboratory, Consulting, Critical Care, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Disease Prevention and Control, Emergency Services, Epidemiology, Flexible Spending Accounts, Health Science, Healthcare, Hospital, Infection Control, Infectious Diseases, Leadership, Microbiology, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Nursing, Organizational Skills, Orthopedics, PCI, Patient Care, Performance Management, Physical Therapy, Prescription Drugs, Public Health, Safety/Work Safety, Statistics, Stock Purchase Plans, Surgical Procedures, Surveillance, Telemedicine, Weight Management
LOCATION
Tallahassee, FL
POSTED
4 days ago

This position is incentive eligible.

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of eachindividual is recognized. Submit your application for the opportunity below: Director of Infection Prevention

Job Summary and Qualifications

The Director of Infection Prevention is responsible for the implementation and ongoing monitoring of the infection prevention and control programs for healthcare system/facility. Implementation is accomplished through performing surveillance, consultation and education regarding prevention and control activities under the direction of the infection prevention director or manager and the physician epidemiologist. The Infection Prevention coordinator serves as an internal consultant in regards to data collection, analysis, reporting and team facilitation in relation to improving patient outcomes related to health care associated infections and infectious diseases. The Infection Prevention Coordinator is responsible for coordination, facilitation and leadership of infection prevention and control activities related to patient and health care worker safety and quality/performance improvement initiatives.

What qualifications you will need:

  • Bachelor degree in nursing, medical technology, clinical laboratory science, Public Health, Microbiology, or Epidemiology - required
  • Certification in Infection prevention & Control (CIC) - required
  • Knowledge of epidemiology, infectious disease management, microbiology, public health principles, and statistical analysis of clinical data - required
  • 3 years Infection Control & Prevention experience in acute care - required
  • 1 years of leadership experience - required
  • Experience in critical care and/or OR is helpful
Benefits:

HCA Florida Capital Hospital, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
  • Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
  • Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
  • Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
  • Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
  • Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
  • Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

HCA Florida Capital Hospital is your one-stop solution for all your healthcare needs. We are an accredited healthcare facility with over 1,400 skilled employees and 500+ experienced providers. Our 288-bed, acute-care hospital provides 24/7 Emergency Services in Leon and Gadsden Counties. Our facilities include a state-of-the-art Behavioral Health Center, Cancer Center, Chest Pain Center w/PCI-Resuscitation, Family Center, Heart & Vascular Center, Imaging Services, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Orthopedic/Spine Center, Physical Therapy Services, Rehabilitation Center, Stroke Center, Surgical Services, Surgical Weight Loss Center, Network-of-Care Affiliated Physician Practices, and much more. Trust us to give you compassionate care and exceptional service.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Director of Infection Prevention opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing - apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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Mission Hospital