Medical Officer (Ipc & As) For The Hospital Nagpur

POSITION DESCRIPTION
TITLE: Medical Officer (IPC & AS)
DEPARTMENT: Antibiotic Stewardship Project
REPORTS TO: Project Leader
LOCATION:
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION: To provide a healthcare program, to strengthen infection prevention control and antibiotic stewardship of hospitals for the benefit of underprivileged.
DURATION: Minimum Two Years
POSITION SUMMARY

• The MO shall be responsible for the implementation of the IPC & AS program at the designated hospital. The MO will network with the Hospital management, consultants, pharmacist and other stakeholders to achieve the program deliverables.
• MO shall be responsible for training, capacity building, establishing policies at the assigned Hospital with help of Project Leads.
• MO will record, monitor, and supervise the key indicators of the program at the Hospital site
• The MO will supervise and roll out on-site training for nursing staff with the dedicated Infection Control Nurse
• MO will be responsible for periodic reporting of the project in the specified formats to the Project Leader

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• MO should be aware with Project Design and Responsibilities
• MO should be aware of all IPC practices, AMS and QI
• Support Project teams in carrying out hospital-based IPC and AMS baseline assessment
• Form IC Team in Hospitalassigned to him/her.
• Work with Project teams on developing a facility specific action plan for implementation ofIPC and AMS interventions assists in drafting reports; generate reports and presentations
• Develop policies, guidelines and standard operating procedures (SOPs) on IPC in collaboration with other members of the HICC and the IPC team.
• Assist project team in evaluation of baseline assessment and reporting to hospital

Leadership to identify key priorities for intervention

• Initiate and maintain activities for HAI surveillance and analyse surveillance data.
• Provide trends of HAI to different patient care units. Conduct IPC audits and prepare reports.