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Good morning all,
I know this has been asked before but I would like to compare our staffing levels to the staffing in the IPC world. We are a regiopnal multi-purpose service.
Can I please get the following – if you are willing to share…..
* hours that your aged care IPC Lead has fortnightly
* numbers of beds
* number of staffThank you all in advance!
Hi Michelle,
Th facility that I work at is an aged care facility with 100 beds and approx 115 staff including clinical, non-clinical and casual staff. I work as Grade 5 After hours Nurse in-charge and IPC coordinator. I am allocated with 7.5 hours per week to perform duties of IPC such as preparing monthly infection reports, ensuring enough PPE stock, education to staff on IPC related practices, doing annual donning/doffing/hand hygiene competency for the staff etc. Hope it helps Thanks SanaHi Michelle, Our IPC Leads of which there is usually 2 per home dont have specific hours allocated for the role, we used to according to the size of the home but it was ceased. They just have to fit in the duties where they can. They are usually Care Team managers and it is part of their role.
Having said that we have been training up min 2 RNs per home with IPC knowledge, doing some courses through (IP Services formerly Bug Control) and crowning them IPC Champions. With the knowledge they have they assist and work with the IPC Leads to do the duties of the role, we have just started this process, and it seems to be working well. So as a team they work together to achieve all outcomes.
In an outbreak the IPC Lead would manage it and the Champions will assist, particularly on weekends or be spotters during their shift and ensure on the floor that everything is being done correctly and report back to the IPC Lead. Infection Prevention and Control is everyone’s responsibility, so we are taking a team approach.
Thanks Yvonne
Often a great way to go, having IPC Lead assistance through Champions.
To note: if this is something facilities are considering the ACIPC Aged Care Short course is a wonderful course specifically for aged care and able to IPC upskill staff no matter what area they work in aged care – cleaning, catering, care, admin, management.
Here is the link: https://www.acipc.org.au/education/short-course/
Kind regards Carrie
