At BayCare, we are proud to be one of the largest employers in the Tampa Bay area. Our network consists of 16 community-based hospitals, a long-term acute care facility, home health services, outpatient centers and thousands of physicians. With the support of more than 30,000 team members, we promote a forward-thinking philosophy that’s built on a foundation of trust, dignity, respect, responsibility and clinical excellence.

Infection Preventionist position details:

Facility: St. Joseph's HospitalLocation: Tampa, FLStatus: PRN, hourlyShift Hours: VariesWeekend Work: NoneOn Call: No

Infection Preventionist key responsibilities:

Demonstrates effective emotional intelligence, listening, and learning skills and is acquiring baseline knowledge about each department and team in which they interactDevelops fundamental infection prevention and control skills including: isolation, surveillance (e.g. hand hygiene, healthcare-associated infection surveillance (e.g. MDRO, CAUTI, CLABSI, VAE, and SSI), reporting appropriate data and information to assigned clinical units or areas and, process metrics data collection, basic analysis, and reporting to local, state, and national public health agencies as requiredRotation in the on-call schedule will commence upon manager discretionAssist with education to individuals and groups including at point of care opportunitiesAdditionally, participate in infection control related educational offerings and meetings as well as participating in regulatory readiness

Experience includes one of the following:

RN License, nursing degree and 3 years clinical related experienceBachelor's degree in Microbiology or Public Health and 3 years microbiology experienceRN License, nursing degree and 2 years infection control experienceMaster's degree in Epidemiology and 2 years Epidemiology experience

Education includes one of the following:

RN License, nursing degree and 3 years clinical related experienceRN License, nursing degree and 2 years infection control experienceBachelor's degree in Microbiology or Public Health and 3 years microbiology experienceMaster's degree in Epidemiology and 2 years Epidemiology experience

BayCare offers a competitive total reward package that may include health, dental, vision, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, 401k match and additional yearly contribution, yearly performance appraisals with merit increases, yearly team award bonus, and community discounts.

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