Infection Control Nurse

Popular Medicare; Varanasi; On-site; INR 350,000 - 700,000; Full time

Job summary

Popular Medicare is seeking an Infection Control Specialist to lead surveillance of healthcare-associated infections, monitor hand hygiene compliance, and enforce isolation and transmission-based precautions across clinical areas. The role includes conducting audits in ICUs, operation theatres, wards, dialysis units, and related departments, and coordinating CAPA actions.

The incumbent will collect and analyse infection data, prepare regular reports, and educate staff on best practices for

Responsibilities

• Infection surveillance including CAUTI, CLABSI, VAP, SSI
• Collect, validate, analyse and maintain infection surveillance data
• Monitor infection rates per 1,000 device-days and SSI rates
• Identify infection trends and potential outbreaks
• Prepare infection control reports (monthly, quarterly, annual)
• Conduct hand hygiene audits and ensure availability of hand hygiene facilities
• Provide feedback and arrange corrective training for staff
• Ensure isolation of patients and monitor precautions (contact, droplet, airborne)
• Educate staff on isolation precautions and PPE usage
• Conduct audits in ICUs, ORs, wards, dialysis, labour rooms, CSSD and labs
• Document non-compliance and follow CAPA actions
• Conduct induction and ongoing training on hand hygiene, PPE, precautions and waste management
• Monitor biomedical waste segregation and disposal per rules
• Coordinate sterilization and disinfection processes and CSSD tracing
• Report needle-stick injuries and exposures; ensure post-exposure management
• Assist with outbreak investigations and epidemiological work
• Maintain IPC policy reviews and quality compliance documents

Job description

Roles and Responsibilities

A. Infection Surveillance

• Conduct surveillance for healthcare-associated infections, including:
  
  • Catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI).
  • Central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI).
  • Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP).
  • Surgical site infection (SSI).
• Collect, validate, analyse and maintain infection surveillance data.
• Monitor infection rates per 1,000 device-days and surgical site infection rates using approved definitions.
• Identify infection trends, clusters and potential outbreaks.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual infection control reports.

B. Hand Hygiene Monitoring

• Conduct regular hand hygiene audits in all clinical and patient-care areas.
• Monitor compliance with the WHO Five Moments for Hand Hygiene.
• Ensure availability of alcohol-based hand rub, soap and handwashing facilities.
• Provide feedback to staff and arrange corrective training where compliance is low.

C. Isolation and Transmission-Based Precautions

• Ensure appropriate isolation of patients with suspected or confirmed transmissible infections.
• Monitor implementation of contact, droplet and airborne precautions.
• Check availability and correct use of personal protective equipment (PPE).
• Educate staff, patients and attendants regarding isolation precautions.

D. Infection Control Audits

• Conduct scheduled and surprise rounds in:
  
  • Intensive Care Units (ICUs).
  • Operation theatres and recovery rooms.
  • Emergency and inpatient wards.
  • Dialysis units and procedure rooms.
  • Labour room and neonatal care units.
  • CSSD, laboratory, laundry and housekeeping areas.
• Audit hand hygiene, aseptic techniques, biomedical waste segregation, environmental cleaning and device-care practices.
• Document non-compliance and follow up on corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).

E. Staff Training and Education

• Conduct induction training for newly recruited employees.
• Provide regular training on hand hygiene, PPE, standard precautions, isolation, needle-stick injury prevention and biomedical waste management.
• Maintain attendance sheets, training records and competency assessments.
• Conduct awareness programmes for doctors, nurses, housekeeping staff, technicians and other healthcare workers.

F. Biomedical Waste Management

• Monitor segregation of biomedical waste at the point of generation.
• Check colour-coded bins, bags, labels, barcoding and waste transportation practices according to applicable rules.
• Ensure appropriate handling of sharps and contaminated materials.
• Coordinate with the biomedical waste management team and authorised waste disposal agency.
• Report incidents and arrange corrective action.

G. Sterilization and Disinfection

• Monitor cleaning, disinfection and sterilization practices in patient-care areas.
• Audit CSSD processes, including instrument cleaning, packaging, sterilization cycles and traceability.
• Review chemical and biological indicator records according to policy.
• Monitor high-level disinfection of reusable medical devices where applicable.
• Coordinate with CSSD and concerned departments to investigate sterilization failures.

H. Needle-Stick Injury and Occupational Exposure

• Ensure immediate reporting and documentation of needle-stick injuries and blood/body-fluid exposures.
• Facilitate prompt risk assessment and referral for post-exposure management according to hospital protocol.
• Monitor follow-up and maintain confidential records.
• Investigate contributing factors and recommend preventive measures.

I. Outbreak Investigation

• Immediately report suspected outbreaks or unusual infection clusters to the designated authority.
• Assist with case identification, line listing, specimen coordination and epidemiological investigation.
• Implement additional precautions as directed by the outbreak response team.
• Monitor compliance with control measures and document the investigation.

J. Documentation and Quality Compliance

• Maintain the following records:
  
  • Infection surveillance registers and databases.
  • Hand hygiene and infection control audit reports.
  • Isolation and outbreak records.
  • Staff training and competency records.
  • Needle-stick injury and exposure records.
  • CSSD and environmental cleaning audit reports.
  • CAPA records and infection control committee minutes.
• Support NABH assessments, internal audits, quality indicators and accreditation-related documentation.
• Review and update IPC policies, SOPs and checklists with the authorised team.