Roles and Responsibilities:

• Work under the direct technical supervision of the Group Infection Control Nurse to implement infection control policies and procedures within the hospital unit.
• Conduct ongoing review of infection control policies, procedures, and guidelines to identify infection control discrepancies and implement necessary revisions.
• Monitor and review infection control indicators (e.g., hand hygiene, surgical site infection, sharp incidents, etc.); identify gaps; and implement corrective/preventive measures.
• Interact with physicians, nurses, department managers, supervisors, and other professional/nonprofessional staff members to communicate feedback on non-conformances, provide information, resolve infection control problems, and identify new opportunities to improve services and reduce costs.
• Work closely with multidisciplinary members representing quality, facility, medical, nursing, operations, allied health, housekeeping, and other clinical and non-clinical department in implementing changes to achieve the successful operation of infection control measures.
• Escalate feedback on infection control matters which are beyond capacity to the immediate supervisor for further intervention and resolution.
• Conduct regular surveillance, audits, and infection control related activities (hand hygiene audit, HAI surveillance, mask fitting, infection control event celebrations, PPE training, post-exposure management with sharp injury, etc.), with timely report.
• Conduct mandatory surveillance, data collection and reporting of notifiable diseases as and when required, in alignment with healthcare regulations mandated by the Ministry of Health.
• Provide orientation and in-service education to ensure knowledge and understanding of occupational safety, work requirements, and responsibilities in infection control by all levels of staff.
• Collaborate with HR and provide direction regarding employee health issues such as post exposure management, staff vaccination or on vaccine-preventable diseases, communicable diseases and other infection prevention/control related issues involving hospital employees.
• Assist GICN with investigations of outbreaks (if any), data collection, reporting of findings, and implementation of preventive measures.
• Oversee infection control regulation and requirement of construction and renovation activities in the hospital and/or clinic. Conduct assessments and inspection, provide feedback, monitor compliance, document, and report findings prior to and throughout construction/renovation activities.
• Coordinate and conduct infection control related workgroup meetings. Prepare agenda, document, and circulate meeting minutes.
  Attend regular and ad-hoc meetings as required by the hospital (and/or clinics) to report necessary data with updates, as well as provide and receive feedback.
• Act as an advocate to clinical staff, patients, visitors, where appropriate, to upkeep infection control standards and promote awareness.
• Keep abreast with infection control knowledge, guidelines, and evidence-based practices. Be responsible for the professional development with regards to infection prevention and control.
• Undertake other duties as assigned by the Unit Nurse Manager or the Group Infection Control Nurse.

𝐉𝐨𝐛 𝐑𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬:

• Bachelor of Nursing / Diploma in Nursing
• Must have a minimum of three years clinical experience in a hospital setting. Knowledge with disease surveillance and infection
  prevention experience is an advantage.

 Please send your CV along with any relevant documents to 𝐡𝐫@𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐡𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥𝐬.𝐜𝐨𝐦.