Job Description:

• 1) Directs and coordinates infection control program in hospital: Compares laboratory reports with communicable diseases list to identify conditions that require infection control procedures.

• 2) Advises and consults with physicians, nurses, and hospital personnel concerning precautions to be taken to protect patients, staff, and other persons from possible contamination or infection.

• 3) Investigates infection control problems and arranges for follow-up care for persons exposed to infection or disease.

• 4) Instructs hospital personnel in universal and specific infection control procedures.