IPC Supervisor-Beqaa (Arsal and Hermel)-Activity Rate 100%

Function responsibilities include:

• In collaboration with each service activity manager, maintaining and supporting the day-to-day implementation by the ward supervisor of the standard precautions in health structures in all departments including sterilization, laundry, and kitchen, and providing technical supervision, training, and support to the staff on IPC related issues using existing tools such as audits, checklist, surveillance.
• Implementing and monitoring adherence to additional precautions for air, droplet and contact transmissible diseases when indicated. Based on a given patient-diagnosis, evaluating the need, and supporting the implementation, if needed, for additional precautions in collaboration with the medical team and act accordingly
• Supporting in the implementations planned, the correct ‘clean and dirty flows’ inside the health facility. Ensuring that environmental standards and administrative measures in the facility are respected (bed spacing, number of handwashing stations etc.) and together with the Hospital Facilities Manager and WHS Supervisor, that the essential requirements are available in the health structures.
• Guaranteeing compliance to aseptic care techniques and to the correct use of antiseptics, disinfectants, and detergents, through trainings and audits.
• Checking the consumption and the quality of IPC materials and equipment, including cleaning materials and equipment, PPE, etc.
• As member of the Infection Control Committee, participating actively in the lively and pro-active tenue of the meeting, supporting the development, and following up the Infection Control Action Plan.
• Supervising the team under his/her responsibility and participating in the associated HR processes (e.g., recruitment, training/induction, evaluation, potential detection, coaching, development, and communication) in order to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required.
• Reporting any irregularities to NAM or IPC managers or PMR and producing reports with information recommendations for the monthly medical reporting.

Note;

• IPC standard precautions include Personal Protective Equipment (PPE), hand hygiene, prevention of accidental exposure to body fluids, safe and appropriate treatment of re-usable medical devices, waste management, cleaning and disinfection of surface and environment, respiratory hygiene and individual hygiene for staff, caretakers, and patients. IPC essential requirements include water supply, solid waste and wastewater treatment/disposal, latrines and shower facilities, dead bodies management, vector control and medical waste management.

• Transmission-based Precautions (TBP): are the second level of basic infection control and are to be used in addition to standard precautions for patients who may be infected or colonized with certain infectious agents for which additional precautions are needed to prevent infection transmission (contact, droplet, airborne).

Specific Accountabilities

• Ensuring proper waste (plastic waste) segregation and management within the clinic.
• Supporting “Wear with care” initiative in collaboration with the IPC manager.
• Overseeing the management of laundry and sterilization staff in Arsal.
• Ensuring follow-up of IPC measures (cleaning and sterilizarion) according MSF standards.
• Adapting IPC measures as per Covid context (up and down cases).
• Submitting Monthly and/or bi-monthly reports of IPC activities.
• Collaborating with Biomed technician to ensure a good maintenance of Biomed equipment.
• Participating in Plan of Action (PoA) discussions.
• Making Quarterly Stepwise IPC Approach (SIPCA) (if applicable).
• Ensuring regular monitoring of the IPC team by rigorously managing attendance and updating the roster for submission to the HR department on the specified date after approval by the line manager.
• Providing support in Qaa Primary Healthcare Clinic (PHC) activities (mobile clinic) to enforce IPC procedures.
• Ensuring that laundry worker comply with the protocols in force for laundry process.
• Monitoring the implementation of Standard Operating Procedures (SoPs) and ensure that they are up to date and available in all departments.
• Ordering, monitoring IPC items and ensuring that all are available in the clinics and are stored in accordance with the required conditions.
• Participaing actively in improving the quality of care with suggestions for good practice.

   

Requirements

Education          Essential: Nursing or midwifery diploma/degree.

Desirable: bachelor’s degree in the above-mentioned fields.

Experience          Desirable: Previous experience in IPC.

Desirable: Previous working experience with MSF or other (I)NGOs.

Desirable: Previous working experience in Operating Theatre (OT) or intensive care unit.

Languages         Essential: Full professional proficiency using the English and Arabic language.

Desirable: Elementary to limited proficiency using the French language.

Knowledge        Essential: intermediate to Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Word, Excel, and Outlook.

Competencies 

Results and Quality Orientation              L2

Teamwork and Cooperation                    L2

Behavioral Flexibility                                 L2

Commitment to MSF Principles               L2

Stress Management                                   L3

Only selected applicant will be contacted for a test and an interview if successful.