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+ **Department:** Administration

+ **Schedule:** Full-time; Day Shift

+ **Hospitals:** Ascension Sacred Heart and Ascension St. Vincent's

+ **Locations:** Florida Panhandle and East Coast

*Residence in Jacksonville or the Florida panhandle and a current Florida RN licensure is expected.

The Director of Infection Prevention will oversee infection control programs and compliance across hospitals in Pensacola, Destin, Panama City, Port St. Joe, and the Jacksonville area—driving safe, high-quality care across all sites.

Our ideal candidate will have the ability to serve as a strong communicator and infection prevention expert with the ability to invest in current leaders, foster collaboration, and unify culture across multiple hospital sites.

Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)

Various health insurance options & wellness plans

Retirement benefits including employer match plans

Long-term & short-term disability

Employee assistance programs (EAP)

Parental leave & adoption assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Ways to give back to your community

_Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer._

Responsibilities

Direct the surveillance, remediation and reporting of infections across the organization.

Responsibilities:

+ Develop program goals, plans and standards consistent with the clinical, administrative, regulatory/legal and ethical requirements and objectives of the organization.

+ Provide expert consultation for the implementation of infection prevention and control initiatives.

+ Promote collaborative work to optimize processes to mitigate any infection risk.

+ Support the work on standardizing policies and procedures to prevent/control the transmission of infectious agents to patients and associates based on best practices.

+ Support preparedness related to emerging pathogens (eg pandemic influenza preparedness, new pathogens of significance).

+ Provide technical expertise for the development of surveillance and epidemiologic model requirements for electronic infection control surveillance.

+ Serve as the content expert for analytics as it relates to healthcare associated infection measures and other infection control data.

Requirements

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

+ Certification specializing in Infection Control credentialed from the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. (CBIC) obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date required.

+ Registered Nurse credentialed from the Florida Board of Nursing preferred.

Education:

+ High School diploma equivalency with 5 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 2 of those years being in leadership/management OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree with 3 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required, with 2 of those years being in leadership/management.

Additional Preferences

+ Minimum 5 years experience in Infection Prevention

+ Minimum 2 years experience as Infection Prevention leader/manager or above

+ Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop current leaders while promoting collaboration and cultural alignment across the market.

Why Join Our Team

Ascension St. Vincent's is expanding in the fastest-growing county in Northeast Florida with the addition of a fourth regional hospital, Ascension St. Vincent’s St. Johns County. Serving Northeast Florida and Southeast Georgia, Ascension St. Vincent's has been providing caregivers in every discipline a rewarding career in healthcare since 1873.

Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.

Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

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As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.

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