Infection Control Nurse
KG Hospital, Coimbatore
Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Posted on 26-03-2024
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2 Vacancies
Description
- Supervises the maintenance of the established protocols for infection prevention.
- Corrects and teaches staff whenever the need arises during rounds.
- Participates in the formal teaching programmes during the orientation of new staff.
- Carries out surveillance through regular contact with all hospital departments, particularly those providing patient care.
- Identifying as promptly as possible infection hazards in patients staff or equipment.
- Arranging for prompt isolation of infected patients in accordance with hospital policy in co-operation with the consultant and ward sister.
- Prompt information of notifiable disease to medical officer.
- Participation in teaching and practical demonstration of control of infection techniques to all categories of staff.
- Attending relevant committee meetings, seminars, workshops of infection control.
Category
Nursing
Preferred Education
BSc Nursing
Key Skills
Infection Control Knowledge.EpidemiologyRisk AssessmentSurveillanceOutbreak Management