Roles and Responsibilities
Daily visits to all wards and patient holding units.
Monitoring and supervision of infection control practices among hospital staff.
Collecting and analyzing data on the incidence of HAIs.
Recognizing and isolating outbreaks of infectious diseases.
Daily visit of laboratory to ascertain results of previous days sample.
Laboratory records are an important surveillance tool and data source.
Creating strategies and action-plans for the prevention of outbreaks.
Collection and tabulation of daily data of incidence of hospital infection data include identification and location of patient, the date of admissions and onset of infection, the type of infection, the cultures taken and the results, any antibiotics administered and the identity of physician responsible.
Computation of ward wise, discipline wise or procedure wise statistics.
Initiating hospital infection control form while documenting for nosocomial infections.
Training of nurses to and paramedical personnel on correct use of hygiene practices and aseptic techniques.
Warning treating doctor on any positive cultures.
Serving as an infectious disease consultant.
Ensuring that samples of blood, stool, sputum, urine, swab, when indicated are collected and dispatched to the laboratory in time.
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