Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Coordinator

SUMMARY:
To ensure that our patients are provided with uncompromising quality service delivery under the infection prevention and control portfolio.

POSITION INFO:

Requirements:

• SANC registration as a registered nurse
• Infection Prevention & Control Qualification (Certificate/Diploma)
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in a similar role
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal, organisational and problem-solving skills
• Commitment to initiate and implement Infection prevention & control improvement programmes
• Leadership qualities and mentoring skills
• Excellent MS Office computer skills, i.e. Outlook, Word, Excel & PowerPoint

Key Outputs:

• Comply with legislation & Bylaws relating to the infection prevention & control portfolio & waste management (HCRW)
• Chair the Infection Control committee meetings monthly - Link nurses
• Member of the Antibiotic stewardship forum 
• Investigation of all Healthcare Associated Infections (HAI)
• Compile & Implement disease outbreak interventions
• Review infection control practices in the hospital, simplify and streamline processes
• Assist with compiling, Implementation & compliance monitoring of IPC policies & work procedures
• Laboratory surveillance & identifying risks organisms
• Reporting of notifiable diseases to the relevant authorities
• Implementation & compliance monitoring of the relevant Best care always bundle
  Waste management operational functions 
• Conduct and manage compliance of internal and external audits
• Provide inhouse training needs in the abovementioned portfolio

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