Longview, Texas
Winter Park, Florida
Baltimore, Maryland
New York, New York
Posted: 02-Jul-24
Location: Orlando, Florida
Salary: Open
Categories:
Internal Number: 24014650
All the benefits and perks you need for you and your family:
· Benefits from Day One
· PTO from Day One
Our promise to you:
Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It’s about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.
Schedule: Part Time
Shift: Flexible, Days
The community you’ll be caring for:
AdventHealth East Orlando, a 265-bed community hospital, has been serving East Orlando residents since 1941 as an innovative local leader that fills a vital need in a fast-growing area
A recent 200,000 square-foot expansion project upgraded the hospital to 265 beds, with a spacious patient tower and 80 new private rooms designed to enhance the holistic care experience
Annual number of emergency cases: 89,018
The role you’ll contribute:
The Infection Prevention (IP) Coordinator supports the Infection Prevention department and the ADVENTHEALTH system by coordinating multiple reporting and auditing functions including mandatory Department of Health reportable diseases/microorganisms, enhanced environmental and process audits and others as assigned by the Director of the Infection Prevention department. The IP Coordinator summarizes audit and reporting data for the purpose of presentation to stakeholders and for performance improvement monitoring. Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all.
The value you’ll bring to the team:
Demonstrates through behavior AdventHealth’s core values of Integrity, Compassion, Balance, Excellence, Stewardship and Teamwork.
- Accurately completes and documents reporting of diseases and conditions to the State and/or local health department in a timely manner per Florida Department of Health regulatory requirements for publicly reportable diseases and conditions.
- Creates and maintains collaborative relationships with stakeholders, including the Department of Health personnel to facilitate communication and ensure infection prevention compliance with reporting requirements that may arise from new or evolving public health diseases or conditions or with public health investigations that may arise from a publicly reported disease or condition.
- Creates and utilizes audit tools to monitor practices and environmental infection control in multiple sites, including ambulatory care sites, laundry facilities, food and nutrition sites, and others as the need is identified. Provides immediate feedback to local leadership when gaps are identified. Coordinates with campus-specific Infection Preventionists to ensure audits are performed in a timely manner. Compiles all findings and enters into a database to ensure a comprehensive surveillance plan and report.
- Aggregates findings, creates and maintains records of findings, and creates presentations for stakeholders and leadership to share findings and opportunities for improvement.
The expertise and experiences you'll need to succeed:
- An associate degree in nursing, biology, public health, or related field such as microbiology OR
- One year of experience in infection prevention, ambulatory care services, medical or scientific laboratory or related field such as public health
- Ability to read and understand scientific infection prevention related documents, including regulatory guidance and strategic prevention publications
- Ability to interact cooperatively and respectfully with IP team members and clinical partners
- Ability to observe health care processes and environmental conditions, compare those to best practices and identify gaps, document and present individual and aggregate findings, create collaborative improvement plans, and provide follow-up auditing to ensure successful completion of those plans
- Computer skills to include Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint
- Current licensure (accepted from any state) in a healthcare-related field
