INFECTION CONTROL NURSE

Role & responsibilities

Provides information, training, guidance and support for preventing and controlling infection within the hospital.

Responsible for the surveillance, analysis, and reporting of Hospital Acquired infections, educating employees about infection control and ensuring the implementation of various infection control policies in the hospital.

Main Job Responsibilities

The infection control Nurse is responsible for Surveillance:

• Assessing environmental control through surveillance of water supply systems as needed, and air pressure relationships for high-risk environmental monitoring.
• Conduct environmental rounds in all inpatient and outpatient care areas. Collect data on the incidence of selected device use in identified intensive care units.
• Participate in investigations of unusual hospital infection outbreaks utilizing the microbiology laboratory,
• Evaluate the effectiveness of the surveillance plan and modifies as necessary.
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.Prompts the Initiation of form for notification of Infectious Disease when indicated.
Initiates follow up cultures on patients and contacts when indicated and recommends other studies as required to confirm or rule out a suspected infection.
Assists in the development and the annual review and revision of Infection control policies and procedures and monitor their implementation
Inspects the environment and observes personnel activities for the purpose of detecting possible infection hazards and evaluating compliance with standards set by the Infection Control Committee.
Follow up of all Infections in Columbia Asia personnel and assists in the development of the Hospital Employee Health Program.
Collaborates with the clinician and nurse about the routine monitoring of the units which are particularly vulnerable to Infection problems