ICN Professional
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Description
Regular visits to all wards and high-risk areas.
Checking nurse in charges registers and patient case records for casessuggestive of infections.
Daily Patient active surveillance by using HAI Tracker sheet.
Collection of samples from different areas of the hospital forsurveillance purpose and sending them to lab.
Daily visit to microbiology lab to ascertain results of samplescollected for surveillance and to liaise between microbiology and clinicaldepartments.
Monitoring and supervision of infections amongst hospital staff.
Meet infection Control Officer and Discuss regarding suspected HAIcases.
Daily Report all the activities to Infection Control Coordinator.
On job training of nursing staff and paramedical personnel on correcthygiene practices, aseptic techniques and various infection control practices.
Maintenance of Vaccination record of all employees.
Do a monthly audit of infection control practices including safeinjection practices and hand hygiene compliance.
ICN should plan, organize and coordinate auditand monitoring of wards, hospital environment to ensure the infectionprevention and control practices.
ICN should coordinate with management andmultidisciplinary infection control committee to plan and implement trainingprogram in hospital.
Should identify and take appropriate action tocontrol the outbreak infection and documented.
ICN will lead the program of infectionprevention in hospital premises as per national and regional guideline anddocumented. Also update it annually with updating of guidelines.
Should implement the policy and procedure laiddown in infection manual in all area of hospital.
To monitor and implement the kitchen sanitation,heath check-ups, and disinfectant protocols and scheduled for hospitalinfection prevention activity.
ICN develops the training program on Infectionprevention activity to both for staff and visitor.
To monitor the process of biomedical wastesegregation, handling, transportation and implement the national guidelines inhospital premises and perform randomly audit on them also update it annually asper updating of national guidelines
Working conditions
Extended hours may be required
Skills Abilities
Excellent critical thinking and reasoningabilities
Excellent verbal and written communicationskills
Excellent in data analysis itsinterpretations
Excellent team player
Other requirements
Should have understanding of all infectioncontrol practices and tracking of HAI and infection control quality indicators.
Specialty course in Infection Control.
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