Infection Prevention Coordinator – 5 Month Fixed Term Contract
Location: Goodwood
Start Date: 1 January - 31 May 2022

Job Description:
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

Responsibilities:
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 using basic infection control standards
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 timeously 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, when needed, 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
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 items
Ensure that there is a written quality assurance programme for infection control after a baseline survey and that evaluation and remedial measure are in place
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.
Investigate and monitor all injuries on duty claims
Administer hepatitis B immunisation to all exposure prone employees according to policy


Job Requirements:
Registered nurse with valid SANC
A 6 months or 1 year IPC Certificate advantageous
Intermediate computer proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite
Knowledge of Infection Management Systems
Previous exposure to financial budgeting
Previous exposure to Hospital Infection Prevention Policies and Practices