My client, a leading Private Hospital Group, is looking for a qualified and experienced Infection Control Co-ordinator for their facility in Parktown West in Johannesburg.

ROLE SUMMARY
The role of the Infection Control Coordinator is to aid and assist hospital employees in the management of prevention, identification and control of infections in patients and staff
The incumbent will further be responsible to plan, develop and implement an infection control programme for the hospital using basic infection control standards

KEY WORK OUTPUT AND ACCOUNTABILITIES
Infection Control Management
Aid and assist all hospital employees in managing the prevention, identification and control of infections in patients and staff
Plan, develop and implement an infection control programme for the hospital
Responsible to the hospital management for reporting on a regular basis all infections in the hospital
Review of environmental hygiene, cleanliness, the care of linen and waste on a regular basis and document results for discussion with hospital
management.
Notify the Department of Health timeoulsy of diseases where applicable
Ensure an environment safe from infection for all hospital staff
Organise regular infection control committee meetings and document the proceedings
Plan and implement the procedure used to identify and investigate an outbreak of infection (either community or hospital acquired) using
accepted infection control standards
Implement and guide when needed on isolation protocols that are effective and understandable to all hospital personnel.
Maintain an up to date infection control file that is available and accessible to all nursing and house-keeping staff
Maintain written and acceptable protocols for infectious diseases including VHF, SARS, Meningitis
To make available all equipment needed for infectious diseases
Revise all policies, procedures and standards regularly

Facility and equipment management
Ensure the provision of protective clothing for all staff and members of the public when needed
Supply appropriate and reliable disinfectants, sterilants and monitoring equipment and ensure that nursing and other staff understand the use of
these itemsQuality management
Ensure that there is a written quality insurance programme for infection control after a base line survey and that evaluation and remedial
measures are in place
Evaluate the nursing quality indicators and clinical outcomes
Drive the implementation of group quality initiatives

Education and training facilitation
Include infection control as a topic in the hospital orientation programme at all levels and document attendance of training
Include infection control in in-service training programme based on a needs analysis and evaluate the training regularly
Ensure all nursing staff are familiar with the needle stick injury policy
Introduce a programme for the use of new products and equipment from an infection control viewpoint.

Occupational health management
Investigate and monitor all injuries on duty claims
Administer hepatitis B immunisation to all exposure prone employees according to policy

Build and maintain stakeholder relationships
Maintain customer intimacy through building relationships with doctors, nursing staff, suppliers and building patient loyalty

SKILLS PROFILE

EDUCATION
A relevant nursing qualification (Diploma in General Nursing/ B Cur Degree) or equivalent NQF level 7 qualification
Registration with the South African Nursing Council as a Registered Nurse
Compliance with the SANC code for a Registered Nurse and all applicable health care legislations
SANC registration as an IPP

WORK EXPERIENCE
An intermediate level of Computer literacy (Microsoft Office Suite) is essential

KNOWLEDGE
Previous exposure to financial budgeting