Infection Prevention Coordinator

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Last year our HCA Healthcare colleagues invested over 156,000 hours volunteering in our communities. As an Infection Prevention Coordinator with HCA Florida Ocala Hospital you can be a part of an organization that is devoted to giving back!

HCA Florida Ocala Hospital offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free Air Med medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
• Colleague recognition program
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

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Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

Provides an effective hospital-wide program for the surveillance, prevention, and control of infection. Reports to the Director of Infection Prevention.

• Implements programs to protect healthcare workers, patients, visitors, and others in the healthcare environment
• Promotes compliance with regulations, guidelines, and accreditation requirements.
• Acquires and maintains current knowledge and advances education, knowledge, and skills as they relate to Infection Prevention and Control, NHSN public reporting, and performance improvement.
• Evaluates quality of patient care and patient outcomes as they relate to healthcare associated infections and infection control/prevention
• Develops and supports a process to facilitate 100% compliance with return of physician surveillance queries
• Collects, prepares, and analyzes healthcare-associated infection data and makes recommendations to the Infection Prevention Director for actions.
• Prepares Infection Control reports for QI and other committee meetings.
• Responsible for the agenda/minutes, Infection Prevention reports, and introduction of business at the Infection Prevention Committee meetings
• Monitors infection control practices related to employee, medical staff, allied professional (AP) staff, and dependent health practitioners (DHP) compliance; identifies barriers to compliance.
• Serves as a resource for all departments and personnel
• Participates in the development and revision of the Infection Control Plan and policies and procedures. Works collaboratively with all hospital departments to develop, maintain, revise, and enforce infection prevention policies and procedures.
• Conducts trend investigations and initiates control measures.
• Reports information and infection data required by law as directed by the Director of Infection Prevention.
• Initiates follow up on employee/medical staff/AP/DHP patient exposures to communicable diseases.
• Participates in performance improvement activities. Supports quality program initiatives.
• Maintains and improves skills and knowledge to…