Infection prevention and control Nurse - DHQ Hospital Timergara - Timergara, Pakistan
(2024-05)
- Infection Surveillance and Monitoring, Conduct ongoing surveillance of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) throughout the hospital.
- Master trainer with Indus Hospital and Health Network and with National Institute of Health Islamabad.
- Develop, implement, and monitor IPC policies, protocols, and standard operating procedures (SOPs).
- Organize and conduct IPC training sessions for doctors, nurses, allied health professionals, students, and support staff.
- Conduct regular audits of hand hygiene compliance, environmental cleanliness, waste management, sterilization, and disinfection practices.
- Participate in the investigation and management of infection outbreaks.
- Monitor trends in antimicrobial resistance and infection patterns.
- Supervise infection control measures in high-risk areas such as ICUs, operating theatres, dialysis units, and isolation rooms.
- Ensure proper segregation, collection, transportation, treatment, and disposal of healthcare waste.
- Monitor staff exposure incidents such as needle-stick injuries and blood/body fluid exposures.
- Serve as a member/secretary and IPC focal person of the Hospital Infection Prevention and Control Committee.
- Maintain accurate records of surveillance activities, audits, training sessions, outbreaks, and compliance monitoring.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual IPC reports for hospital administration and regulatory authorities.
Nurses' supervisor - DHQ Hospital Timergara - Timergara, Pakistan
(2019-02 - 2024-05)
Supervised and managing nursing and paramedical staff across multiple departments.
- Supervised and preparing Nurses and paramedics monthly Roster of DHQ staff for all departments.
- Supervising and managing 140 Nurses and 118 paramedics in different departments of DHQ hospital Timergara.
- Coordinate and communicate with administrative staff as well other departments.
- Active member of hospital infection prevention committee (IPC).
- Hospital quality manager on minimum service delivery standards (MSDS) attended 04 days training from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa health care commission.
- focal person of epidemics like COVID-19, dengue, flood outbreak, boom blast and MCP.
- Supervised day to day function of nursing activities.
- Supervising COVID-19 mass vaccine nation team of DHQ hospital Timergara.
- Making daily rounds of the hospital.
- ACLS, BLS and BTLS certified from Life Saver through AHA.
- Organize and conduct trainings for all Nursing staff regarding improving Nurses quality practice.
- Keep in time communication with nurses for roster management.
- Organize and conduct evaluation of the staff for quality nursing practice.
- Attend Mass Casualty Training and practically participated in Mass casualty.
- Organized duty in rotation like (Morning, Evening and Night shift).
- Attended four days training on inpatients management of severe acute malnourished (SAM) children with the support of W.H.O.
- Keep close collaboration and communication with other departments.
- Supervised and managed corona isolation ward and HDU.
- Provide support to other units of the hospital during the outbreak.
- Organized biomedical equipment cleaning and disinfection process in the unit.
- Provide basic trainings on BLS to all nursing staff and paramedical staff.
- Coordinate with MCH OT and all other Surgical Units in case of Emergency.
- Prepared Emergency Plan (MCP) and trained all nursing staff and paramedical staff.
- Announce MCP whenever there is RTA or other Mass Emergency.
- Trained team leaders in all shift for delegation of responsibilities.
ER Nurse / Team leader - Ayub Teaching Hospital - Abbottabad, KPK
(2013-07 - 2019-02)
Emergency department nursing with patient assessment and care responsibilities.
- Planned daily nursing assessment in emergency department.
- Handling and taking over of the unit.
- Taking care, cleaning and disinfection of biomedical equipment on daily basis.
- Perform patient health assessment.
- Make a nursing plan and intervene on the basis of that assessment (NCP).
- Performed different Nursing skills and procedures that includes:
- TPR Management.
- Catheterization of the patient.
- EKG monitoring and interpretation.
- NG tube insertion and performed gastric lavage.
- Suturing of the patient.
- Handled RTA and other trauma cases.
- Apply POP to fracture patient.
- Perform duties in different location as a Nurse.
- Perform IV-line insertion and administer medication to patient.
- Conduct daily round with consultants.
- Attended code blue and performed CPR.
- ACLS/ BLS certified from life saver.
OT / Sterilization Nurse Supervisor - MSF OCB-Pakistan - DHQ Hospital Timergara
(2013-02 - 2014-07)
Supervised operating theatre and sterilization departments with focus on infection prevention and control.
- Manage monthly staff roster for OT and Sterilization staff
- Implement MSFOCB OT and sterilization updated protocols
- Conduct staff training and coaching on regular basis
- Member of msf-ocb infection prevention committee (IPC).
- Attended and chair weekly, and monthly supervisor meetings
- Keep regular communication with other department including MCH and NBU for good quality care
- Support other department staff in term of training and coaching
- Maintained regular communication with coordination
- Maintain proper communication with my line manager and discuss different issues on time
- Keep close collaboration with IPC supervisor and help in implementing IPC OT and sterilization guidelines
- Maintained clean and dirty flow and have daily follow up on that
- Provide different training for OT and sterilization staff including scrubbing gowning and maintain sterile field
- Maintained record of all OT and sterilization equipment
- Maintained regular Autoclave cycles and shared with WATSAN and IPC supervisor
- Keep maintaining of autoclave machine on regular basis
- Perform nursing and sterilization staff Annual evaluation for quality nursing care
- Support staff as according to their need and provide ongoing education
OT Nurse / Team Leader - MSF OCB-Pakistan - DHQ Hospital Timergara
(2010-02 - 2013-02)
Operating theatre nursing with focus on surgical support and patient care.
- Performed handing and taking over of all equipment at the beginning of the shift
- Attended different trainings on MSF OT guidelines
- Performed duties in different shifts included (Morning, Evening and Night)
- Performed scrubbing and worked as a surgeon assistant
- Worked as a scrub nurse and circulatery nurse.
- Provide nursing care to new born during C/S in the OT
- Count equipment at the end of surgery
- Performed nursing assessment of the patient
- Maintained O2 saturation and vital sign during surgery
- Assess general condition of the patient
- Performed Pre- and Post-Operative care to C/ S and trauma patients
- Assess and performed duty in recovery room
- Assess vital sign and O2 saturation during recovery room
- Stabilized the patient in recovery room and then send to POW.
- Coach other OT staff as a Nurse Team leader
- Performed Supervision duty during in the absence of supervisor.
- Managing trauma patients e-g RTA, stab wound, fire Aram injuries, boom blast injuries etc.
- ACLS/ BLS certified from life saver.
