Job Summary:

The Infection Control Nurse will be responsible for implementing, monitoring, and improving infection prevention and control practices across the hospital. The role involves surveillance, audits, staff training, compliance monitoring, and ensuring adherence to hospital infection control policies and NABH standards.

Key Responsibilities

1. Infection Prevention & Control

- Implement and monitor infection prevention and control policies and protocols.
- Ensure compliance with standard precautions and transmission-based precautions.
- Monitor hand hygiene practices, PPE usage, sterilization, disinfection, and aseptic techniques.
- Conduct regular infection control rounds across clinical and non-clinical areas.
- Identify infection risks and recommend appropriate corrective and preventive actions.

2. Infection Surveillance

- Conduct surveillance of Hospital-Acquired Infections (HAIs).
- Monitor and report infection trends, including device-associated infections.
- Maintain infection control registers, records, and reports.
- Investigate suspected infection outbreaks and coordinate appropriate action.

3. Audits & Compliance

- Conduct regular audits on:
- Hand hygiene
- Biomedical waste management
- Environmental cleaning
- Sterilization and disinfection
- PPE compliance
- Isolation practices
- Needle-stick injury prevention
- Prepare audit reports and track corrective actions.
- Ensure compliance with NABH and hospital infection control standards.

4. Training & Awareness

- Conduct regular training programs for nurses, doctors, technicians, housekeeping, and other hospital staff.
- Educate employees on hand hygiene, PPE, waste segregation, infection prevention, and occupational safety.




- Conduct induction training for new employees on infection control practices.
- Promote a strong culture of infection prevention across the organization.

5. Biomedical Waste Management

- Monitor proper segregation, collection, storage, and disposal of biomedical waste.
- Ensure compliance with applicable biomedical waste management requirements.
- Conduct periodic audits and awareness sessions for staff.

6. Occupational Health & Safety

- Monitor and document needle-stick injuries and occupational exposures.
- Coordinate appropriate post-exposure management.
- Ensure staff compliance with recommended vaccination and infection prevention measures.

7. Documentation & Reporting

- Maintain infection control documentation, audit reports, surveillance data, training records, and meeting minutes.
- Prepare monthly infection control reports and dashboards.
- Participate in Infection Control Committee meetings and support implementation of committee recommendations.

Preferred Candidate Profile

- B.Sc Nursing / GNM with relevant infection control experience.
- 2–6 years of experience in a hospital/healthcare setting.
- Certification in Infection Control / Hospital Infection Prevention will be an added advantage.
- Good knowledge of NABH infection prevention and control requirements.
- Strong interpersonal, training, documentation, and auditing skills.

Salary : Best in Industry Work Location : T Nagar, Chennai

Interested candidate can directly walk - in to the below mentioned address or reach out (phone hidden).

GERI CARE CORPORATE OFFICE

Sudhaamma Building, 4th Floor, Vijaya Raghava Road, T Nagar, Chennai

Perks

- Provident Fund

Work Location: In person

📌 Hiring Infection Control Nurse (T. Nagar)
🏢 GERI CARE HOSPITAL
📍 T. Nagar