Infection Control Officer
The Aga Khan Hospital, Dar es Salaam
Total years of experience :15 years, 0 Months
Provide day to-day expert support in clinical and non-clinical departments of the hospital, coordination and facilitation of the committee mandate, as well as monitoring of infection prevention and control indicators including, but not limited to the following areas:
• IPC Sub-Committee’s activities according to TOR;
• Educational initiatives such as medical and nursing orientation, ongoing CMEs and CNEs, on-round education
• Develop and implement effective IPC program to ensure compliance of all national and international IPC standards including JCIA;
• Participate in the development and implementation of IPC policies and procedures.
• Make clinical rounds and facilitate ground staff on identification, management and evaluation of high risk patients, processes and visitors.
• Coordinate with clinicians, laboratory, pharmacy and other relevant stakeholders to resolve clinical issues pertinent to patient, environment, staff and visitors.
• Coordinate, and facilitate ongoing IPC educational programs for all departments and staff
• Coordinate and distribute relevant information i.e. outbreaks, prevalent IPC issues, clinical policies & procedures, minutes of meetings etc, as appropriate.
• Monitor, maintain and disseminate regular and up-to-date measures and IPC indicators as prescribed by JCIA and national standards to QPS and MEC.
• Coordinate and attend all relevant quality meetings to provide necessary and relevant clinical support.
Infection Control Nurse, Dec 2010 to till date
Apollo Hospitals (JCI Accredited), Bangalore
• Ensuring staffs adherence to the hand hygiene compliance
• Ensuring standard precautions being followed throughout the organization
• Advise staff on all aspects of infection control and maintain a safe environment for patients and staff
• Advise management of at risk patients
• Carry out targeted surveillance of hospital acquired infections and act upon data
obtained (investigates clusters of infection above expected levels).
• Provide a manual of policies and procedures for aseptic, isolation and antiseptic
techniques.
• Investigate outbreaks of infection and take corrective measures.
• Provide relevant information on infection problems to management.
• Assist in training of all new employees as to the importance of infection control and the relevant policies and procedures
• Have written procedures for maintenance of cleanliness
• Surveillance of infection, data analyses, and implementation of corrective steps
based on reviews of lab reports, reports from nursing in charge etc.
• Waste management
• Supervision of isolation procedures.
• Monitors employee health programme.
• Conducting study and presenting papers
• Makes regular visit to all the clinical area and ensures appropriate isolation precautions are taken as and when needed.
• Ensures that, the staff is educated and updated with the protocols in relation to the infection control.
• Advises and supervise the work of staff.
• Arranges special teaching session to the staff and even for specific group of patients pertaining to the infection control and prevention.
• Collects data of patients with infections that require isolation precaution and use of specific antibiotics.eg; MRSA, C.diff etc;
• Conducts clinical audit to make sure that, the high standard of care in place in relation to the infection control and prevention.
• Updates knowledge by participating in the clinical governance meeting.
• Cascade the updated information to the nurses at the local area.
• Shares concern or worries to the Infection control officer and/ or the Infectious Disease consultant in order to get an idea and for a possible solution.
• Ensuring the practice of infection control measures by hospital staffs esp. nursing and housekeeping staff.
• Continuing education for the health care workers on infection prevention and control.
Male Nurse (Emergency and Ambulance Nurse), May 2009- Dec 2010 (1.7yrs)
Apollo Hospitals (JCI Accredited), Bangalore
Worked as an emergency, trauma care and ambulance service nurse
• Rendering Comprehensive Nursing care to critically ill clients with various conditions- cardiac, non cardiac general medicine and surgery
• Maintaining good nurse client relationship
• Administering Emergency Drugs
• Maintaining of Narcotic drugs as per JCIA protocol
• Current comprehensive knowledge and skills in managing all types of Medical Emergencies
• Transporting Patients by ambulance
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