Infection Control Manager
Mediclinic Almurjan Hospital
Total years of experience :12 years, 2 Months
• Spearheading the commissioning Ad-hoc committee team for new hospital buildings, ensuring adherence to infection control standards during the commissioning process.
• Developing, proposing, and implementing infection control policies and procedures specific to various hospital functions, in consultation with the IPC committee.
• Managing the budget plan and resource allocation to support general infection control activities that promote disease prevention and control.
• Providing supervision and guidance to the infection control staff, fostering their professional development and enhancing their ability to deliver excellent patient care.
• Designing and conducting infection control training programs for all hospital staff, ensuring a high level of awareness and adherence to best practices.
• Regularly conducting audits and inspections of hospital facilities, identifying and addressing potential infection control risks to enhance overall patient safety.
• Serving as the co-chairman of the infection control committee and actively participating in various hospital committees, including the Antibiotic Stewardship Program Committee, Patient Advocacy Committee, Hospital Safety Committee, Morbidity and Mortality Committee, Hospital Executive Committee, and Quality and Patient Safety Committee.
• Played a pivotal role as the main member of the commissioning Ad-hoc committee team for the new hospital buildings commissioning, ensuring adherence to infection control protocols during the process.
• Led the hospital's successful accreditation process by serving as the Infection Prevention and Control Domain Leader during the Joint Commission (JCI) and Saudi Central Board for Accreditation of Healthcare Institutions (CBAHI) accreditations, resulting in full accreditation.
• Provided counseling, advice, and guidance to support the hospital in implementing the infection control program effectively.
• Acted as a liaison with external bodies, including governmental authorities and third parties, ensuring compliance with regulations and fostering collaborative relationships.
• Served as the co-chairman of the infection control committee and actively participated in various hospital committees, including the Antibiotic Stewardship Program Committee, Patient Advocacy Committee, Hospital Safety Committee, Morbidity and Mortality Committee, Hospital Executive Committee, and Quality and Patient Safety Committee.
• Initiated and recommended new policies based on evidence-based updates and professional organization guidelines, ensuring the implementation of best practices aligned with accreditation bodies such as The Joint Commission and CBAHI.
• Acted as the hospital's COVID-19 leader, collaborating with health authorities in the southern region, including the Infection Control Directorate, Public Health Department, Communicable Disease Control Department, and Compliance Department.
• Managed and supervised the Central Sterilization Services Department, ensuring adherence to sterilization protocols and maintaining high standards of infection control.
Leading hospital-wide infection control and employee health programs in
collaboration with Executive Director, Clinical Directors, and Quality Director.
▪ Support hospital by providing counseling and advice, supervise and guide infection control
program and its team.
▪ Acted as a liaison with external bodies; governmental authorities, other third parties.
▪ Co-chairman of infection control committee, Co-chairman of food services committee;
members of hospital-wide committees; Environment of Care, Quality & Patient Safety,
Antimicrobial Stewardship committee, Supply Chain committee, and Patient relations
committee.
▪ Initiate and recommend new policy based on last evidence-based updates, ensure the
implementation of best practice based on professional organization guidelines and
Accreditation bodies (The Joint Commission, Saudi Central Board for Accreditation of
Healthcare Institutions CBAHI).
▪ Promote an organizational culture that allows key performance indicators results and
safety issues to be openly reported, discussed, and addressed.
▪ Lead and communicate ‘best practice’ to reach zero harm.
▪ Assists the Quality Director in leading the national and international accreditation
program (The Joint Commission, Saudi Central Board for Accreditation of Healthcare
Institutions CBAHI).
▪ Ensure the day-to-day running of the incident reporting system and transmission of data to
involved departments and Committees.
▪ Lead the initiatives in implementing JUST culture program; Second Victim,
measuring staff perception and act on the result.
▪ Facilitate the implementation of proper investigations regarding incidences and
sentinel events by facilitating Root Cause Analyses (RCA), ensuring that
recommendations are monitored and tracked for completion.
▪ Assist PI team leader and relevant Committees for Patient Safetyand Clinical Risk.
▪ Participate and assist in other projects as required in the delivery of the functions for
quality and patient safety.
❖ Epidemiologist, Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors without Borders), Jordan,
patients with advice and resources to promote mental and physical health.
▪ Member of research group related: “The impact of using contaminated water in
spreading infectious diseases among Syrian refugees”
Delivering nursing care to cancer patients especially those who are undergoing surgical
procedures, as well as
The thesis is under finalized under Title” Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Infection Control Measures Among Healthcare Workers at Private and Public Hospitals
, Faculty of Medicine,
courses: ▪ Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology, CBIC -Certificate number: 117063/Certified through December 31,