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POSITION GUIDELINES

DEPARTMENT : NURSING

POSITION : INFECTION CONTROL NURSE

REPORTING TO : MANAGER - QUALITY & NURSING

QUALIFICATION : GNM AS WELL AS TRAINING ON INFECTION CONTROL PRACTICES

EXPERIENCE : 3-7 YEARS IN HEALTHCARE

DRESS CODE : SPECIFIED DRESS CODE WITH I.D. CARD

DUTY HOURS : AS PER SCHEDULED REQUIREMENTS

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
• NABH Awarenes