Senior Executive at RG Stone Hospital
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RG Stone Hospital - Infection Control Nurse (2-6 yrs)
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DOCUMENT- JOB DESCRIPTION/ RESPONSIBILITIES
DEPARTMENT : NURSING
POSITION : INFECTION CONTROL NURSE
REPORTING TO : MANAGER - QUALITY & NURSING
QUALIFICATION : GNM AS WELL AS TRAINING ON INFECTION CONTROL PRACTICES
EXPERIENCE : 2-6YEARS IN HEALTHCARE
DRESS CODE : SPECIFIED DRESS CODE WITH I.D. CARD
DUTY HOURS : AS PER SCHEDULED REQUIREMENTS
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Key areas of responsibility:
As Infection Control Nurse:
- Assign duties and responsibilities for infection control activities.
- Maintain surveillance of all hospital areas and laboratory data related to infection control.
- Perform a variety of professional duties involved in the prevention and control of nosocomial infection.
- Conduct regular rounds in all departments to discuss, monitor and ensure that staffs are following the infection control guidelines.
- To monitor the implementation of the Hospital infection control policy.
- To monitor the cleaning, disinfection and sterilization practices.
- To identify the infection rate in the high risk areas.
- Monitor and audit the hand washing practices.
- Surveillance activities related to infection control.
- Plan and co-ordinate hospital - wide education program in infection control for all staff.
- Participate in the infection control training program to update the knowledge.
- Any other work assigned by the Medical Director/HOD/management from time to time.
Key Competencies:
Professional skills
Patient focus
Analytic thinking
Administrative skills
Team working & inter-personal skill
Customer / Computer orientated
Motivation skills
Organization skills
Influencing
Behavioral skills
Train & trainer ability
Decision making
Communication skills
Leadership
