Infection Control Nurse

About the Company
Americares is a health-focused relief and development organization that provides quality health care to people in need. Our mission is to save lives and improve health for people affected by poverty or disaster.
About the Role
The Infection Control Nurse (ICN) will play a crucial role in supporting the functioning of the Infection Control (IC) team in the hospital. The ICN will be involved in training healthcare workers (HCW) for infection prevention and control (IPC) activities and implementing finalized infection control protocols.
Responsibilities
Support the functioning of the IC team in the assigned hospital.
Involve in basic training of HCW for IPC activities.
Implement finalized infection control protocols.
Be aware of all hospital infection control activities.
Formulate policies and protocols.
Update and review the HIC manual with the help of the HIC team.
Conduct HIC surveillance rounds, audits, and corrective actions.
Train ICN and coordinate daily activities, outbreak management, and isolation policies.
Assess daily activities and conduct IC rounds of critical and non-critical areas.
Perform gap analysis with tools, conduct RCA and CAPA for all gaps found in surveillance activities.
Analyze and monitor quality indicators such as CAUTI, CLABSI, VAP, and SSI.
Monitor AMR with the help of tools.
Support project teams in implementing hospital-based IPC and AMS baseline assessment.
Assist project managers in evaluating baseline assessment and reporting to the hospital.
Work with project teams on developing a facility-specific action plan for IPC and AMS interventions.
Assist in drafting reports; generate reports and presentations.
Qualifications
Nursing graduate or postgraduate - MSc, BSc Nursing (Desired degree or relevant experience in Infection control and/or Antimicrobial Stewardship).
Required Skills
Strong knowledge of infection control and antimicrobial stewardship.
Ability to train and coordinate with healthcare workers.
Experience in conducting audits and surveillance rounds.
Proficient in drafting reports and presentations.
Preferred Skills
Experience in hospital settings.
Familiarity with quality indicator analysis.
Please mention your current and expected salary in your resume.
Equal Opportunity Statement
Americares is committed to diversity and inclusivity in the workplace. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals.
Please send your resume to americaresindia@americares.org within one month from the date of advertisement. Selected candidates will be required to join within one month of selection. Only short-listed candidates will be notified.

Work arrangement
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