Infection Prevention and Control Practitioner

2 weeks ago


Durban, 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 non-nursing 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 5-7 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 3-5 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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