Infection Control Coordinator - Mercy Health
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About the opportunity
* Responsible for the coordination and implementation of the quality program throughout all areas of the service.
* Coordinating improvement in patient care and safety whilst providing leadership, support and training to all staff in the quality system.
* Responsible for the development, implementation, education and evaluation of effective Infection Control standards – acting as a role model providing leadership and clinical practice.
* Operate within a multidisciplinary team to ensure a highly responsive and flexible service to both internal and external health care providers.
What you'll bring
You're resilient, compassionate and have a whole lot of heart. Most importantly, you are committed to delivering exceptional patient‐centred care.
Qualifications
* Registered Nurse with registration with APHRA.
* Postgraduate qualification in or working towards qualification in Infection Control or equivalent are highly desirable.
* Certificate IV in Workplace Training and Assessment.
* Excellent clinical, time management, organisational and communication skills, with the ability to adapt and problem solve.
* A compassionate, flexible and positive approach to effective patient care and management.
* The ability to nurture friendly, respectful relationships and contribute to a collaborative team environment.
Evidence and Checks Required
* A current Police Record Check and Working with Children Check.
* Proof of current influenza vaccination and other vaccination status consistent with public health orders.
Additional Qualifications & Competencies
* Demonstrated evidence of strategies used to maintain current knowledge of clinical practice advances and research in the relevant specialty.
* Demonstrated ability to apply expert knowledge to provide safe compassionate quality care that is culturally responsive.
* Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate and engage with patients/consumers, carers and the multidisciplinary health care team to identify and ensure responsiveness of care needs.
* Demonstrated capacity to interact with others in a personable and professional manner and personally resolve conflicts when they arise.
* Demonstrated evidence of the use of critical thinking as it relates to the delivery of advanced evidenced based nursing care.
* Demonstrated understanding and participation in risk management, work health and safety and quality improvement in the workplace.
Legal & EEO Statements
We acknowledge the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung peoples, traditional Custodians of the Land in which our Head Office is based, on traditional lands of the Kulin Nation and recognise their deep connections to the land, sea, and culture.
We extend this acknowledgement to the many Traditional Lands that we operate across Australia and pay our respects to Elders past and present.
The team at Mercy Health is as wonderfully diverse as the patients, residents, clients and communities we support. We're proud to be recognised as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency (WGEA). Mercy Health strongly encourages applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all ages, sexualities, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.
Ready to help us shape the future of healthcare?
Join us and make a meaningful difference in people's lives – and your career.
Please contact us if you would like to find out more or communicate any requirements to ensure we provide you with a fair and equitable interview and selection process.
NSW Health acknowledges the people of the many traditional countries and language groups of New South Wales. It acknowledges the wisdom of Elders past and present, and pays respect to all Aboriginal communities of today.
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