Infection Prevention and Control Practitioner

Sunshine Enterprise USA LLC; Huila Huila; Sur place; PEN 155 000 - 224 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The Infection Prevention and Control Practitioner will develop, implement, and monitor strategies to reduce healthcare-associated infections and promote patient safety in Misrata, Libya.

Reporting to Nursing leadership, you will conduct surveillance, lead audits, train staff, and collaborate with nursing, medical, laboratory, and environmental services to ensure compliance with national and international standards and drive continuous quality improvement.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Infection Prevention and Control certification is preferred.

Responsabilités

• Conduct ongoing infection surveillance and monitor healthcare-associated infection trends.
• Investigate suspected and confirmed healthcare-associated infections and support appropriate corrective actions.
• Develop, review, and implement infection prevention policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Monitor compliance with hand hygiene, personal protective equipment (PPE), isolation precautions, and other infection control practices.
• Conduct regular infection prevention and control audits across clinical and support departments.
• Identify infection control risks and recommend appropriate preventive and corrective measures.
• Provide infection prevention education, orientation, and ongoing training to clinical and non-clinical staff.
• Analyze infection surveillance data and identify trends, patterns, and areas requiring improvement.
• Prepare infection prevention reports, dashboards, and presentations for nursing and quality leadership.
• Participate in infection prevention committees, quality improvement initiatives, and patient safety programs.
• Support accreditation activities and ensure infection prevention requirements are incorporated into organizational practices.
• Collaborate with nursing, medical, laboratory, environmental services, and other departments to strengthen infection prevention practices.
• Support outbreak preparedness, investigation, response, and containment activities.
• Promote evidence-based infection prevention practices throughout the organization.
• Maintain accurate infection surveillance records and related documentation.
• Monitor compliance with established infection prevention standards and recommend improvements where required.

Connaissances

Infection surveillance

Data analysis

Policy development

Staff education

Risk assessment

Quality improvement

Communication

Audits

Formation

BSN

RN license

Infection prevention certification

Description du poste

Infection Prevention and Control Practitioner | Location: Misrata, Libya | Department: Nursing / Infection Prevention & Control | Reports To: Director of Nursing / Quality Director | Employment Type: Full-Time

Job Summary

The Infection Prevention and Control Practitioner will be responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring infection prevention and control strategies to reduce healthcare-associated infections and promote a safe environment for patients, healthcare professionals, and visitors. The role will ensure compliance with applicable national and international infection prevention standards while supporting infection surveillance, outbreak investigation, staff education, quality improvement, and accreditation activities.

Key Responsibilities

• Conduct ongoing infection surveillance and monitor healthcare-associated infection trends.
• Investigate suspected and confirmed healthcare-associated infections and support appropriate corrective actions.
• Develop, review, and implement infection prevention and control policies, procedures, and protocols.
• Monitor compliance with hand hygiene, personal protective equipment (PPE), isolation precautions, and other infection control practices.
• Conduct regular infection prevention and control audits across clinical and support departments.
• Identify infection control risks and recommend appropriate preventive and corrective measures.
• Provide infection prevention education, orientation, and ongoing training to clinical and non-clinical staff.
• Analyze infection surveillance data and identify trends, patterns, and areas requiring improvement.
• Prepare infection prevention reports, dashboards, and presentations for nursing and quality leadership.
• Participate in infection prevention committees, quality improvement initiatives, and patient safety programs.
• Support accreditation activities and ensure infection prevention requirements are incorporated into organizational practices.
• Collaborate with nursing, medical, laboratory, environmental services, and other departments to strengthen infection prevention practices.
• Support outbreak preparedness, investigation, response, and containment activities.
• Promote evidence-based infection prevention practices throughout the organization.
• Maintain accurate infection surveillance records and related documentation.
• Monitor compliance with established infection prevention standards and recommend improvements where required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license.
• Infection Prevention and Control certification is preferred.

Experience Required

• Minimum 5 years of professional nursing experience.
• Demonstrated experience in Infection Prevention and Control.
• Previous experience in a hospital or healthcare setting.
• Cardiac hospital experience is preferred.
• Experience conducting infection surveillance, audits, investigations, and staff education.

Required Skills & Competencies

• Strong knowledge of infection surveillance principles.
• Understanding of epidemiology and healthcare-associated infections.
• Strong data analysis and interpretation skills.
• Ability to develop and implement infection prevention policies and procedures.
• Strong staff education and training capabilities.
• Knowledge of hand hygiene, isolation precautions, PPE, and infection control practices.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.