Job Requisition ID: 3979
Legal Entity: Monash Health
Location:Clayton, VIC, AU, 3168
Employment Type: Full Time and / or Part Time
Posting Date: 27 Mar 2025

ABOUT US

The Monash Health Infection Prevention team consists of Clinical Nurse Consultants and includes secretarial support. It is led by an infectious diseases physician and works closely with Monash Infectious Diseases, Antimicrobial Stewardship Service, the Microbiology Laboratory and the newly established South East Public Health Unit. We actively work to ensure patient and healthcare worker safety from healthcare acquired infections and deliver on organisation strategic goals aligning with the NSQHS Standards.

• manages outbreaks through contact tracing and containment initiatives
• provide staff immunisation, skin care evaluations and occupational exposure management and advice
• conduct surveillance activities around surgical site infections, staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia and central lines
• promote antimicrobial stewardship and monitor multidrug resistant organisms
• provide ongoing education across the organisation on infection prevention, including engagement with our infection prevention liaison staff in local departments
• operationalise the hand hygiene program for Monash Health
• ensure compliance with standards and best practice guidelines as they relate to infection prevention.
• engage in research activities to reduce the burden of healthcare acquired infections