Infection, Prevention & Control Co-ordinator
at Seymour Health
Seymour, Victoria, Australia -
| Start Date | Expiry Date | Salary | Posted On | Experience | Skills | Telecommute | Sponsor Visa |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Immediate | 25 Jun, 2024 | Not Specified | 28 Mar, 2024 | 3 year(s) or above | Good communication skills | No | No |
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| Full Time | Part Time |
| Permanent | Independent - 1099 |
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Description:
Responsibilities:
- Manage the IP&C Unit as well as oversee the RAC IP&C Lead.
- Drive the Seymour Health Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) program, ensuring organisational policies and procedures meet legislative and regulatory requirements, and clinical and non-clinical practices are current best practice
- Provide strategic advice to the executive team, and expert consultancy to all disciplines and departments as required regarding infection prevention and control and related issues.
- Investigate and manage infectious outbreaks in collaboration with all relevant staff
- Construction and renovation: for both major and minor works, advise re IPC considerations and risk management strategy to minimise the risk of construction related infections.
- Collaboration with other departments within areas of blended infection control responsibilities.
- Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
- Engineering/ maintenance services
- Environmental cleaning
- Food Services
- Hand Hygiene
- Sterilization services
- Clinical Areas
- Coordinate staff health vaccination program, staff immunisation records and occupational exposures process
- Surveillance of infection related events and hospital acquired infections, with implementation of appropriate interventions and reporting to relevant stakeholders
- Monthly VICNISS surveillance process monitoring and reporting
- Provide IPC education (including orientation and ongoing) to all categories of employees at Seymour Health as required.
- Attend relevant information forums and conferences as required to ensure currency of knowledge and practices.
- Participate and report to relevant committees including; Infection Prevention & Control (Chair), Clinical Risk & Quality, Drugs & Therapeutics, Leadership & Management, other committees as required.
- Demonstrate knowledge and commitment towards quality improvement activities
- Actively participate in departmental accreditation processes as the lead of the IP&C component; Eg: National Safety and Quality Standards, Aged Care Quality Standards, NDIS Standards, ASNZ4187 Standards.
- Manage projects as allocate
REQUIREMENT SUMMARY
Min:3.0Max:8.0 year(s)
Hospital/Health Care
Pharma / Biotech / Healthcare / Medical / R&D
Inventory Control
Graduate
Proficient
1
Seymour VIC, Australia
