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Infection Control Co-ordinator

Full time Netcare Pholoso Hospital, ZA
Posted 1 day, 15 hours ago 65 views 0 applications

Job Description

We need to output cleaned semantic HTML, preserving all original content word-for-word, using

for intro paragraphs and general text,

for section headers (e.g., Responsibilities, Qualifications, Requirements, Education, Experience, Skills, How to Apply, Key Duties, About the Role). Use
  • for list items. No CSS classes, no inline styles, no
    , no
    . Must preserve all original content word-for-word, but we need to format as HTML tags. The original content includes many

    , , etc. We need to strip those tags and replace with appropriate semantic tags while preserving text exactly. We must not add or remove any text. So we need to output the same textual content, but wrapped in appropriate tags. We need to identify sections: The raw text includes: - Opening bold statements: "We provide meaningful careers that connect people with purpose." then blank line, then bold "We are united by a common purpose..." then blank line, then bold "Netcare invites you to be part of our journey." then blank lines. Then "ROLE SUMMARY" then description. Then "

    " etc. Then "KEY WORK OUTPUT AND ACCOUNTABILITIES" then blank then "CONSISTENCY OF CARE" then blank then "Infection Control Management" then a
      list. Then other sections: "Facility and equipment management", "Quality management", "Research activities", "TRANSFORMATION OF OUR SOCIETY", then "Teamwork and People Management", "Education and training facilitation", "Personal and professional development", "Build and maintain stakeholder relationships", then "SKILLS PROFILE", then "EDUCATION", then "Essential" then list, then "WORK EXPERIENCE", then "Essential" list, then "Preferred" list, then "PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS" list, then "SKILLS" with subheadings like "Coaching Others", etc each with list items, then "WORKING CONDITIONS" list, then "NETCARE VALUES AND BEHAVIOURS" with subparts: "Netcare Values" then a paragraph then list, then "The Netcare Way" paragraph then list, then blank lines, then final paragraph: "Join the team committed to providing the best and safest health and care." We need to convert all headers to

      (as per instruction). Also we need to convert paragraphs to

      . For list items already in

      • , we keep them but need to ensure they are proper HTML without extra attributes. The original already has
        • but there may be stray

          etc. We need to remove style attributes and empty

          tags. We must preserve all text word-for-word, meaning we cannot change the text inside. So we need to keep exactly the same strings, but we can change tags. We must not add any extra text like "Responsibilities" if not present; we just use

          for whatever header text appears. Thus we need to parse the input and produce HTML. Let's extract the text content ignoring tags. I'll manually rewrite. First part: - "We provide meaningful careers that connect people with purpose." - (blank line) - "We are united by a common purpose of providing the best and safest care; and by our shared values of Care, Truth, Participation, Compassion and Dignity." - (blank line) - "Netcare invites you to be part of our journey." - (blank lines) Then "ROLE SUMMARY" Then the role summary paragraph: "The role of the Infection Control Coordinator is to aid and assist hospital employees in the management of prevention, identification and control of infections in patients and staff.The incumbent will further be responsible to plan, develop and implement an infection control programme for the hospital using basic infection control standards" Note there is no space after period before "The". We'll keep as is. Then after that there are empty

          tags which we can ignore (they produce empty paragraphs; we should not output empty

          tags because they'd add no content but they are part of original? The instruction: preserve ALL original content word-for-word. If we omit empty

          tags, we are removing content (the empty tags). However they are just markup with no text. The instruction likely means preserve the textual content, not the tags. It says "Preserve ALL original content word-for-word — do not add, remove, summarise, or rephrase". That refers to the job description text, not the HTML tags. Since we are converting to clean semantic HTML, we can discard empty tags. So we will not output empty

          tags. Thus after role summary we have a blank line then "KEY WORK OUTPUT AND ACCOUNTABILITIES" which becomes

          KEY WORK OUTPUT AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

          Then blank line then "CONSISTENCY OF CARE" =>

          CONSISTENCY OF CARE

          Then blank line then "Infection Control Management" =>

          Infection Control Management

          Then the
            list items as given. We need to ensure we keep the list items exactly as they appear. Let's copy each list item text: - Aid and assist all hospital employees in managing the prevention, identification and control of infections in patients and staff. - Plan, develop and implement an infection control programme for the hospital using basic infection control standards. - Responsible to the hospital management for reporting on a regular basis all infections in the hospital. - Review of environmental hygiene, cleanliness, the care of linen and waste on a regular basis and document results for discussion with hospital management. - Identify indications for environmental microbiological monitoring. - Notify the Department of Health timeously of diseases where applicable. - Ensure an environment safe from infection for all hospital staff. - Organise regular infection control committee meetings and document the proceedings. - Interpret results of diagnostic/laboratory results. - Differentiate among colonisation, infection and contamination when analysing laboratory results. - Identify occurrence, reservoirs, incubation periods, periods of communicability, modes of transmission, signs and symptoms and susceptibility associated with the disease process. - Recognise limitations and advantages of type of tests used to diagnose infectious processes. - Recognise epidemiologically significant organisms for immediate review and investigation. - Plan and implement the procedure used to identify and investigate an outbreak of infection (either community or hospital acquired) using accepted infection control standards - Implement, when needed, isolation protocols that are effective and understandable to all hospital personnel. - Maintain an up to date infection control file that is available and accessible to all nursing and house-keeping staff - Maintain written and acceptable protocols for infectious diseases including VHF, SARS, Meningitis and Covid-19. - Accountable for the availability of all equipment needed for the management infectious diseases. Note some have trailing spaces? We'll keep as is. After that list, there is a closing
          and then

          etc. Then "Facility and equipment management" =>

          Facility and equipment management

          Then its
            list: - Recommend specific equipment, personnel and resources for the infection prevention and control program. - Ensure the provision of protective clothing for all staff and members of the public when needed. - Supply appropriate and reliable disinfectants, sterilants and monitoring equipment and ensure that nursing and other staff understand the use of these items. Then "Quality management" =>

            Quality management

            List: - Ensure that there is a written quality insurance programme for infection control after a base line survey and that evaluation and remedial measure are in place. - Co-ordinate and drive quality improvement in infection prevention and control. - Demonstrate QIP projects utilising the quality methodology. Then "Research activities" =>

            Research activities

            List: - Active involvement in research activities to discover new knowledge about products, processes, and services, and then applying that knowledge to create new and improved products, processes, and services that meet the hospital needs. - Apply critical reading skills to evaluate research findings. - Incorporate research findings into practice through education and consultation. - Motivate and encourage staff to participate in research within their Scope of Practice. Then "TRANSFORMATION OF OUR SOCIETY" =>

            TRANSFORMATION OF OUR SOCIETY

            Then blank then "Teamwork and People Management" =>

            Teamwork and People Management

            List: - Actively provide leadership to the team to achieve goals. Create an environment where staff are aware of the role they play in the provision of quality nursing care and their value to the organization. - Assign decision making, authority, tasks and responsibility to appropriate persons in order to maximise organisation and employee effectiveness. - Co-operate with Netcare Education Division to ensure appropriate nursing training for the delivery of quality care. - Facilitate a culture that is supportive of talent management and the initiation of required implementations to hone nursing talent. - Enforce staff dress code within and on leaving the Hospital. - Enforce hand hygiene and bare below elbows. - Facilitate effective change and conflict management. - Orientation of new staff and students. Then "Education and training facilitation" =>

            Education and training facilitation

            List: - Manage and ensure the facilitation of Infection Control as a topic in the hospital orientation programme at all levels and document attendance of training. - Oversee the development and facilitation of Infection Control in-service training programmes based on a needs analysis and evaluate the training regularly. - Manage and ensure the introduction of a programme for the use of new products and equipment from an infection control viewpoint. - Prepare, present or co-ordinate educational workshops, lectures, discussion, orientation programs and individual discussions on a variety of infection prevention and control topics. - Provide information on the topic to patients, family and general public when required. Then "Personal and professional development" =>

            Personal and professional development

            List: - Active involvement in own professional development to maintain a satisfactory level of skill and knowledge. - Keep up to date with Netcare’s evolving policies and procedures. - Attend infection control related seminars to improve own knowledge. - Keep abreast of current research in the applicable discipline. Then "Build and maintain stakeholder relationships" =>

            Build and maintain stakeholder relationships

            List: - Work effectively and co-operatively with the management team and other stakeholders to establish and maintain good working relationships that are mutually beneficial. - Create and maintain a positive environment where the differences of others are recognized, understood, and valued, so that all can reach their full potential and maximize their contributions. - Develop collaborative relationships to help accomplish work goals. - Maintain customer intimacy through building relationships with doctors, nursing staff, suppliers and building patient loyalty. - Build strategic inter-departmental relationships to help achieve business goals at hospital Exco and departmental level within the hospitals. - Collaborate with risk management and quality management in the identification and review of adverse events. Then "SKILLS PROFILE" =>

            SKILLS PROFILE

            Then "EDUCATION" =>

            EDUCATION

            Then "Essential" (plain text) maybe as a paragraph? In original it's just "Essential" on its own line then a
              . We'll treat "Essential" as a paragraph

              Essential

              then the list. List: - Registration with the South African Nursing Council as a registered Nurse or equivalent NQF level 7 qualification - Compliance with the SANC Scope of Practise for a Registered Nurse and all other applicable Health Care Legislation - Certificate or Diploma in Infection Control. Then after that list there is a
            and

            then "WORK EXPERIENCE" =>

            WORK EXPERIENCE

            Then "Essential"

            Essential

            then list: - Intermediate computer proficiency in the Microsoft Office Suite Then after that list, a
          and

          then "Preferred" =>

          Preferred

          (note original had "Preferred" inside the WORK EXPERIENCE section? Actually after Essential list there is a
        then

        then Preferred then list). We'll treat as

        Preferred

        then list: - Previous exposure to financial budgeting Then after that list,
      and

      then "PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS" =>

      PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

      List: - In the event of any physical or psychological limitation that may impair the employee’s ability to perform the required job function, the employee must consult the employer for reasonable accommodation. Then "SKILLS" =>

      SKILLS

      Then we have multiple subheadings each ... each followed by a
      • . According to instruction, we should use

        for section headers. So each of those subheadings should be

        . Eg "Coaching Others" =>

        Coaching Others

        then its list. Similarly for Taking Action, Decision Making, Managing Self, Continuous Improvement, Personal Work Ethic, Building Relationships, Communication, Teamwork, Technical Knowledge. We must preserve the text exactly. Let's extract each: - Coaching Others: list item: "The capacity to recognise development areas in others and support them to facilitate personal development through coaching." - Taking Action: "Capable of recognising the need for action, considering possible risks and taking responsibility for results." - Decision Making: "Capable of making decisions timeously and taking responsibility for the consequences." - Managing Self: "Capacity to plan, organise and control own work environment by setting appropriate priorities and achieving set objectives within a given time frame." - Continuous Improvement: "The capacity to improve systems and processes to facilitate continuous improvement." - Personal Work Ethic: "Capacity to instil an ethic of quality and consistency in self and others." - Building Relationships: "Capacity to establish constructive and effective relationships." - Communication: "The capacity to clearly present information, either written or verbal." - Teamwork: "Capacity to cooperate with others to work towards a common goal." - Technical Knowledge: "The capacity to perform a technical function to required standards." Then after that list, there is a
      and

      then "WORKING CONDITIONS" =>

      WORKING CONDITIONS

      List: - Professional flexibility in working hours while supporting business operations. - Will interact with internal and external customers through several different means. - Travel to support the functions of the role may be required. Then "NETCARE VALUES AND BEHAVIOURS" =>

      NETCARE VALUES AND BEHAVIOURS

      Then blank then "Netcare Values" =>

      Netcare Values

      Then a paragraph: "At Netcare, our core value is care. We care about the dignity of our patients and all members of the Netcare family. We care about the participation of our people and our partners in everything we do. We care about truth in all our actions. We are passionate about quality care and professional excellence." Then a
        list: - At Netcare, our core value is care. - We care about the dignity of our patients and all members of the Netcare family. - We care about the participation of our people and our healthcare partners in everything that we do. - We care about the truth in all our actions. - We listen with empathy and respond with acts of compassion in all interactions with our patients and their families. Note the list items contain tags inside. We need to preserve the text word-for-word, including those tags? The instruction says preserve ALL original content word-for-word — do not add, remove, summarise, or rephrase. That includes the inner tags? Since we are converting to clean semantic HTML, we might need to keep those tags as they are? But we are not allowed to use ? The instruction only says use

        ,

        ,
        • . It didn't forbid other tags, but says "No CSS classes, no inline styles, no
          s, no
          tags". It didn't say we cannot use . However we are to format as clean semantic HTML; using is presentational, not semantic. Better to convert those to plain text? But that would change content (removing ). The instruction says preserve ALL original content word-for-word. If we remove the tags, we are not preserving original content. However the original content includes those tags inside the list items. So we must keep them. But we are also told to use

          for section headers,

          for paragraphs,

          • for list items. It didn't forbid using inside list items. So we can keep the tags as they are. Thus we need to output the list items exactly as they appear, including the tags. Similarly later there is "The Netcare Way" =>

            The Netcare Way

            Then a paragraph: "Netcare is committed to providing quality care. Our basic service standard holds us accountable for the below seven behaviours which you will be accountable to uphold:" Then a
              list items each containing ... and some have etc. We must preserve them exactly. List items: - Respect - I always greet everyone to show my respect. -

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