Infection Control Nurse

About Americares India Foundation Americares is a health-focused relief and development organization that responds to people affected by poverty or disaster with life-changing health programs, medicine and medical supplies. Each year, Americares reaches more than 90 countries and all 50 U.S. states with over $600 million in innovative health programs and quality medical aid. Our programs help communities prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters; increase access to critical medicine and medical supplies; improve and expand clinical services, and; prevent disease and promote good health in vulnerable communities. Americares has offices in the United States, El Salvador, India, Liberia, Nepal, the Philippines, Sierra Leone and Tanzania. Since it was established in 1979, Americares has provided more than $12 billion in aid to 164 countries. Americares creates unparalleled leverage for donors: more than 97 percent of our expenses support local health programs - for every $10 donated we can provide $200 in aid. Americares India Foundation is a public charitable trust, registered in 2006. We are health-focused relief and development organization that responds to people affected by poverty or disaster with life-changing health programs, medicine and medical supplies. When disaster, poverty, disease, or policy causes health crises, we deliver medicines, medical supplies and humanitarian aid to a trusted network of NGOs, hospitals and health care providers across India. We also create and support programs that increase capacity, improve quality and provide more access to health care for underprivileged populations across India. For more information, visit DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS: Nursing graduate or postgraduate- Msc, BSc Nursing (Desired degree or Relevant experience in Infection control and /Antimicrobial Stewardship) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• ICN should be well aware with Infection control and /Antimicrobial Stewardship
• Support Functioning of IC Team in Hospital assigned to him/her.
• ICN shall be involved in basic training HCW for IPC activities.
• To implement the finalized infection control protocols
• ICN should be aware of all Hospital infection control activities.
• Should be able to formulate policies, protocols. HIC manual updates, review it with help of HIC team
• HIC Surveillance rounds, HIC audits, corrective actions.
• Training of ICN and coordination for daily activities, Outbreak management, isolation policies, OT assess and trouble shooting in HIC practices.
• Shall be able to understand and implement policies, protocols of IC and AMS
• Periodic IPC Surveillance rounds, audits and Prepare Reports.
• Training of Linked nurses
• Shall be responsible for assessments of Daily activities, IC Rounds of Critical and Non-critical areas.
• Train IC team for Outbreak management, isolation policies, OT assessment.
• Do Gap analysis with help of Tools, do RCA and CAPA for all the Gaps found in surveillance activities.
• Quality indicator analysis and monitoring- CAUTI, CLABSI, VAP and SSI
• Role in monitoring of AMR with help of tools
• Support Project teams in implementing hospital-based IPC and AMS baseline assessment
• Assist Project managers in evaluation of baseline assessment and reporting to hospital
• Work with Project teams on developing a facility specific action plan for implementation of IPC and AMS interventions Assists in drafting reports; generate reports and presentations