Infection Control Nurse ( ICN ) For Jabalpur

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DEPARTMENT: Antibiotic Stewardship Project

REPORTS TO: Medical Officer (IPC & AS)

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION: To provide a healthcare program, to strengthen infection prevention control and antibiotic stewardship of hospitals for the benefit of the underprivileged.

DURATION: Minimum Two Years

ABOUT AMERICARES INDIA FOUNDAITON

Americares is a health-focused relief and development organization that responds to people affected by poverty or disaster with life-changing health projects, medicine, and medical supplies. Every day, Americares puts critically needed medicines and supplies in the hands of frontline health workers and develops innovative, sustainable health improvements in their communities.

Registered in India as a public charitable trust since 2006, we are committed to health workforce safety, infection prevention & control, and antibiotic stewardship program and have delivered health workforce safety programs in large public hospitals in the country.

For More information visit-

www.americaresindia.org, www.americares.org

POSITION SUMMARY

• ICN Shall be responsible for implementation, and monitoring of IPC and AMS Project at respectively assigned hospital.
• ICN will be responsible to build capacity and bring positive behavior change in healthcare workers in the assigned hospital thru on-site training, monitoring, and feedback
• Work with project teams on developing a facility-specific action plan for implementation of IPC and AMS interventions, assist in drafting reports and generating reports and presentations

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support functioning of IC team in hospital assigned to him/her.
• To implement the infection control protocols and monitor implementation of IPC practices and SOPs, including hand hygiene, preventive bundles, sterilization and disinfection and antimicrobial stewardship.
• To carry daily IC Rounds of Critical and Noncritical areas.
• To carry out HIC Surveillance activities, HIC audits, and corrective actions.
• Quality indicator analysis and monitoring.
• Do gap analysis with help of tools, do RCA and CAPA for all the gaps found in surveillance activities
• Monitor implementation of IPC practices and SOPs, including hand hygiene, preventive bundles, sterilization and disinfection, and antimicrobial stewardship.
• Visit the microbiology laboratory or go through the reports and track all infected cases and maintain surveillance data.
• Impart education and training to HCWs under the supervision of the infection control officer.
• Ensure compliance with the hospital’s biomedical waste (BMW) management policy.
• Maintain data of sharps/ needle-stick injuries and post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP).
• Initiate and facilitate immunization for hepatitis B virus vaccination for the staff, especially in high-risk areas.
• Facilitate the provision of first aid and appropriate consultation in case of suspected exposure of any hospital worker.
• Training of Linked nurses, Master training of with hospital team for IPC and AMR

DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• A nursing graduate or professional with desired training and experience in hospital-based infection control, PG will be an added advantage
• Proven experience as Nurse, ICN with Hospitals/ NGOs or other organizations implementing health Projects
• Experience with implementation of QI, tools, and protocols of antimicrobial stewardship and infection prevention and control.
• Experience in using MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Good communication skills.
• A commitment to excellence and demonstrated attention to detail
• Ability to work independently and as a part of a team, with a balanced focus on personal accountability and team goals
• Demonstrates initiative and follow-through and is self-motivated in the completion of deliverables in a dead-line driven environment
• Demonstrates initiative and follow-through and is self-motivated in the completion of deliverables in a dead-line driven environment

Please send your resume to vshinde@americares.org

Please mention your current and expected salary in your resume. Selected candidates will be required to join within one month of selection. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

To apply for this post the candidates should mention position and first three letters of location in subject of their mails. eg. ICN/Jab