Physician

• Lead the day-to-day technical implementation of IPC activities related to Ebola virus disease (EVD) in assigned health facilities and health zones
• Supervise IPC nurses and other members of the mobile IPC team
• Collaborate with the Ministry of Health, health-zone authorities, health-facility managers, healthcare workers, hygienists, and IRC WASH and operations teams
• Lead IPC assessments, improvement planning, formative supervision, coaching, monitoring, and resolution of technical issues
• Implement screening, triage, isolation, safe patient flow, standard and transmission-based precautions, hand hygiene, cleaning, disinfection, waste management, injection safety, and PPE use measures
• Lead IPC risk assessments and contribute to health-facility improvement plans
• Track performance indicators, corrective actions, and high-risk gaps
• Lead IPC training, refresher sessions, on-the-job coaching, and mentoring
• Plan work, allocate tasks, deploy the team in the field, and monitor its performance
• Verify the needs, availability, use, and consumption of PPE and IPC supplies; coordinate their distribution and replenishment
• Prepare weekly IPC supervision and implementation reports
• Immediately report suspected EVD cases, occupational exposures, serious incidents, and critical stock-outs of supplies
• Represent IRC in IPC coordination meetings and support joint supervision activities
• Ensure compliance with IRC policies, Ministry of Health protocols, national guidelines, and international IPC standards
• Travel frequently to health facilities and field sites in Beni, Butembo, and surrounding health zones

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