Job Overview
The IPC Surveillance Coordinator is responsible for delivering, maintaining, and ensuring compliance of the hospital's IPC program. This involves preventing Healthcare-Associated Infections (HAIs), managing surveillance and outbreak responses, staff education, and pre-employment immunization.
Key Responsibilities:
* Program Management & Compliance: Delivering and maintaining the hospital's IPC program.
* Compliance: Ensuring compliance with National Safety and Quality Health Service (NSQHS) Standard 3 and LARU private hospital licensing standards.
* Policy & Procedures: Developing, implementing, reviewing, and updating IPC policies and procedures.
* Surveillance: Monitoring infection rates and trends through hospital-wide HAI surveillance (in alignment with HISWA).
* Outbreak Support: Supporting clinical areas during infection outbreaks and ensuring timely communication and containment.
* Audits & Quality: Leading IPC surveillance audits and quality improvement initiatives.
Staff Education & Advocacy:
* Delivering IPC education to clinical and non-clinical staff.
* Customising and developing IPC training to address identified staff skills gaps.
* Promoting hand hygiene compliance and antimicrobial stewardship.
Staff Health & Screening:
* Overseeing the pre-employment immunisation program and staff immunisation programs.
* Overseeing pre-employment health screening.
* Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams and managers to enhance IPC practices and meet organisational objectives.
About You:
* Experience in an IPC role coordinating a hospital-wide program.
* Completion of an IPC foundations course or post-graduate qualifications in IPC.
* Current AHPRA registration as a Registered Nurse.
* Qualified and experienced nurse immuniser.
* Advanced clinical knowledge and experience with the HISWA surveillance program.
* Knowledge and experience with NSQHS Standards accreditation.
* Proven ability to deliver and customise IPC education and advanced skills in policy and data management.
This role requires strong leadership, collaboration, and analytical skills. If you have experience in IPC roles and want to make a meaningful impact in patient care, this could be the opportunity for you.