Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Managers

The role

You will lead the development and upkeep of an infection control program in a specific MSF international project. You will set IPC objectives, supervise staff, and ensure safe care for patients, caretakers, and staff.

What you will do

• Lead the development and maintenance of an infection control program in an MSF project
• Define the project's IPC objectives, following MSF protocols and standards
• Ensure implementation of standard transmission-based IPC precautions in all departments
• Provide technical IPC supervision and guidance to all staff
• Focus on water supply, solid and medical waste, wastewater, latrines, showers and vector control
• Develop strategies to improve IPC, such as training, performance monitoring and feedback
• Work with communities and adapt IPC to the local context

Required qualifications

• Commitment to a minimum of 9 to 12 month assignments
• RN/NP, MD/DO, MPH, Epidemiology or Microbiology degree
• Previous experience in a low resource setting; priority to humanitarian experience
• Minimum of two years professional experience in a health care facility
• Professional experience supervising, managing, or training staff
• Ability to work autonomously with limited materials and resources
• Ability to work within a diverse team

Nice to have

• CIC certification
• Professional experience in critical wards (OR, ICU)
• Antimicrobial Stewardship
• Outbreak investigation
• Sterilization and high-level disinfection
• Safe medication management
• IPC surveillance for SSI, CAUTI and CLABSI/PIV infections
• French language at B2 or above

Benefits

• Salary and benefits as MSF employees
• Opportunities for professional advancement, including medical, non-medical and coordination roles
• Opportunity to complete multiple assignments

Before you apply

• Assignments involve basic living conditions and volatile environments; security risks are inherent and staff must follow strict security rules
• Employment may be contingent on satisfactory reference checks and/or background screening

About the company

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an independent international organization providing medical care in more than 70 countries. MSF USA is one of 24 sections supporting the global movement, mainly through recruitment, fundraising, advocacy and communications.