Roles and Responsibility:-

• Review patient’s medical records, including X-rays, blood work and other lab tests.

• Conduct physical exams and order additional laboratory tests.

• Provides surveillance throughout the hospital for infection control.

• Identifies, investigates and records data concerning nosocomial infections and exposures.

• Observes and evaluates techniques and practices related to health care associated disease prevention at all levels of health care.

• Performs surveillance activities and applies an epidemiological approach to problem solving.

• Provides formal and informal education programs to health care providers.

• Provides patient education regarding disease transmission and prevention methods.

• Develops, revises and evaluates infection control policies and procedures.

• Serves as the infection control consultant for multiple departments.

• Consults with the infection control and safety committees for implementation of infection control and employee health programs.

• Helps in the development of data gathering establishment of policies and procedures, and control measures. Keeps the committees informed of surveillance findings and control activities.

• Maintains established departmental policies and procedures. Including objectives, quality assurance program safety, environmental and infection control standards.

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