Medecins Sans Frontieres Project Coordinator Support Personnel Jobs in Nigeria
Medecins Sans Frontieres Project Coordinator Support Personnel Jobs in Nigeria
ResponsibilitiesIn collaboration with each service activity manager, maintaining and supporting the day-to-day implementation by the facility 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).
Provide technical supervisor and support to field team and MoH focal point, assist technical evaluation, potential detection, coaching, development, and communication, to ensure both the sizing and the amount of knowledge required.
Ensure monitoring of IPC indicators in each facility and develop improvement action plan with regards to identified gaps.
As member of the Infection Control Committee, participating in and supporting the development and following up the Infection Control Action Plan
Facilitate infection Control Committee in facility and mentoring MoH focal point to empower him/her to take lead in the near future after MSF hand over the project.
Participate/support each department, the development and following up the Infection Control Action Plan.
Participate in project EPREP team in responding to emergencies.
Curry out any other responsibility assigned by the line manager.
How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their Cover Letter, Qualifications CV, Licence and any other document and with their contact details to: msf.waca.recruitment.kano@gmail.com using "Infection Prevention And Control (IPC) Supervisor" as the subject of the email.
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