INFECTION CONTROL NURSE

SriKamatchi Medical Centre; Thanjavur; On-site; INR 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

SriKamatchi Medical Centre is seeking an infection control and hospital safety coordinator to educate health care workers and patients, and to conduct daily rounds for hospital-acquired infection surveillance in ER, OR, ICU, and other high‑risk units. The role includes audits of hand hygiene, disinfection, waste management, and participation in organizational quality initiatives.

You will coordinate with Microbiology for MDRO tracking and with Pharmacology for antimicrobial stewardship, report

Responsibilities

• Education of health care workers and patients
• Conduct daily rounds for hospital-acquired infection surveillance in high-risk areas like ER, OR, RDU, ICU, Endoscopy, Bronchoscopy units
• Audit for Hand Hygiene, bundle care, disinfection adherence, biomedical waste management
• Conduct Vaccination Campaign and Immunisation
• Tracking Needle Stick Injuries
• To coordinate with Microbiology laboratory for tracking MDROs
• To coordinate with Clinical pharmacologists for antimicrobial stewardship
• Reporting of communicable diseases as per IDSP
• To submit the reports of data collection and infection rates to the Quality Department
• Participate in and contribute to the organizational quality initiatives
• Adhere to the safety norms of the hospital and follow both patient and staff safety rules
• Any other responsibility as deemed fit, from time to time by the reporting authority and the management.

Job description

Responsibilities

• Education of health care workers and patients
• Conduct daily rounds for hospital-acquired infection surveillance in high-risk areas like ER, OR, RDU, ICU, Endoscopy, Bronchoscopy units
• Audit for Hand Hygiene, bundle care, disinfection adherence, biomedical waste management
• Conduct Vaccination Campaign and Immunisation
• Tracking Needle Stick Injuries
• To coordinate with Microbiology laboratory for tracking MDROs
• To coordinate with Clinical pharmacologists for antimicrobial stewardship
• Reporting of communicable diseases as per IDSP
• To submit the reports of data collection and infection rates to the Quality Department
• Participate in and contribute to the organizational quality initiatives
• Adhere to the safety norms of the hospital and follow both patient and staff safety rules

Any other responsibility as deemed fit, from time to time by the reporting authority and the management.

CONTACT – MR.SRIDHAR K, DEPUTY GENERAL MANAGER – HR
MOBILE – 8668081783