Infection Control Nurse - Indore

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Clinical Responsibilities

• ICN to carry out ongoing day to day activities of surveillance of Infection control by regular visits to essential hospital departments such as wards, clinics, operating rooms, ICUs, Laboratory, House Keeping, Catering, Engineering, Pharmacy wash Areas, toilers etc.
• To provide clinical advice and support to nurse and non- clinical personnel on infection control issues
• Explain and interpret microbiology reports to relevant nursing staff and advice on isolation techniques generally and in specific clinical situations
• Identify potential infection hazards and suggests appropriate remedial measures to relevant personnel
• Follow the Infection Control Committee protocols to identify investigate and control our breaks of infection
• Participate in informal and formal teaching programs for nurses and other paramedical staff

Bio Medical Waste Management.

• Ensures proper segregation as per guidelines
• Ensures proper transportation
• Ensures timely pick up from the vendor
• Upkeep and maintenance of the out room
• Coordination with the house keeping department and GDAs

Environmental surveillance

• Scheduled collection of samples from different areas of the hospital
• Remedial action wherever needed
• Coordination with the BME and engineering department for plugging gaps and regular interactions
• Hand hygiene surveillance program
• Overseeing proper usage of hand hygiene equipment
• Supervising terminal cleaning and cleaning after infective cases
• Emphasizing on the protocols in dealing with highly infectious patients

NSI:

• Ensure documentation / REPORT
• Follow up
• Methods/training to bring down NSI (target: 50% reduction in one year going to 0 incidence in the next year

Hospital Acquired Infections (HAI): CRBSI, VAP, UTI, SSI

• All HAI cases to be tracked, RCA done and report submitted within one week of reporting
• Tracking of patients on devices, chasing each culture and filing of reports
• SSI and other infections to be tracked from OPD as well

Notifiable diseases:

• Tracking of State and Max Health Care list of notifiable diseases in IPD and OPD.