Infection Prevention and Control Practitioner

2 weeks ago


Durban, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa JOINT MEDICAL HOLDINGS-CITY HOSPITAL Full time

KPA

  • To implement a common set of standards for Infection Control and Quality practices at the Joint Medical Holdings
  • Hospital for Good Clinical Governance
  • To constantly evaluate evidence from current practices and to implement the necessary changes.
  • To minimize all clinical and infection Control risks to our patients, staff, other health care workers and community, thereby providing quality cost effective service.
  • To give clear direction about the segregation, handling, transportation, storage, and disposal of Health Care Risk Waste (HCRW) and manage all processes.
  • To guide and educate hospital staff in the appropriate measures to reduce infection, monitoring the processes of cleaning, disinfection and sterilization and monitoring CSSD process and biological testing.
  • To provide comprehensive monitoring of support services eg.cleaning services with routine cleaning programs ensuring well trained staff and regularly monitored standards.
  • Monitoring and Surveillance of HBA within the environment and from the patient and staff population with appropriate reporting to authorities.
  • Monitoring and surveilling staff health at entry, periodicals and on exit and monitoring staff immunization.
  • Monitoring Best Care Bundle practices for the prevention of HAI's and clinical risks as per JMH protocols.
  • Monitoring Hang time compliance of Antibiotics with adequate supervision and support to the clinical departments. Attending AMS and AFS meetings at hospital, group level as well as at Stewardship forums.
  • Gathering and analyzing infection data, facts and trends that is evidence based and reporting endemics.
  • Provide training and education to medical, nursing, and nonnursing personnel and to run workshops.
  • Notification of communicable diseases to NDOH-CDC as legislated.
  • Setting up an infection control committee with regular feedback to management on infection and quality KPI's.

REQUIREMENTS:

  • Must have an RN qualification with at least 57 years' experience in the clinical setting, valid SANC registration.
  • Must have a valid 6 months to 1 year Infection control certificate from an accredited NEI.
  • Must have at least 35 years' experience working exclusively in IPC and Quality management.
  • Must be computer Literate.
  • Diploma in Nursing Education is advantageous.
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Ability to commute/relocate:

  • Durban, KwaZulu-Natal: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (required)
Application Deadline: 2023/07/07

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