Certified Healthcare Worker (CCHW)

This 4-hour program is intended to train the boots on the ground - where the real risks can be effectively managed or completely ignored. A given project may be managed by the best General Contractor with the most qualified subcontractors; but, it only takes one person to drop the ball and place the entire project's success in jeopardy. The CCHW course proceeds through the core concepts of infection control and demonstrates the use of ICRA tools and equipment via hands-on exercises. It concludes with proficiency testing to provide assurances that the attendees can demonstrate a benchmark level of ICRA knowledge.
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This intensive awareness course targets individuals not directly responsible for ICRA implementation. This program was created with the subcontractor in mind. Correspondingly, the course highlights trade-specific concerns and discusses individual responsibilities under the umbrella of infection control strategies. The CCHW designation is valid for two years. A new Certification will be issued every two years, provided the CICTI Certified Healthcare Worker demonstrates continued proficiency (test) and mastery of the advances in Infection Control for Healthcare Construction.

4-hour Course Outline

Introduction 

  • Infection Control Rationale

  • Course Objectives

  • High Level Course Outline

Section 1: Healthcare and Infectious Agents

  • Healthcare Today, Background Parameters

  • Hospital Acquired Infections

  • Microbial Modes of Transmission

  • Infection Agents

    • Molds

    • Bacteria

    • Viruses

Section 2: Risks During Construction

  • Documented Cases of Construction Related Infections

  • Exercise 1 - Dust Generation With No Controls, Evaluation

  • Risks Through the Chronology of Healthcare Projects

    • Existing Conditions

    • Preparations and Access

    • Execution of Work

    • Inspections and Occupancy

  • Exercise 2 - Sample Scopes of Work and Risk Identification

Break

  • Section 3: ICRA Tools

    • Systems of Control

    • Temporary Barriers

    • Exercise 3 - Establish Barriers, Dust Generation with Partial Control, Evaluation

    • Understanding Pressure Differentials

    • Anterooms

    • HEPA Filtered Air Scrubbers

    • Mobile Containment Units

  • Section 4: Install, Manage, Maintain

    • Assessing Requisite Measures - The ICRA

    • Exercise 4 - ICRA, Assessment for Sample Scopes of Work

    • Installing Infection Control Measures

    • Cleaning Procedures

    • Testing and Monitoring

    • Exercise 5 - Dust Generation, With Full Controls, Evaluation

    • Post Construction and ICRA Demobilization

  • Examination

    • Test Prep

    • Test - 30 Questions, Multiple Choice, 70% Passing Score

Infection Prevention Pros trained professional trainers are qualified to provide training and certification through CICTI. 
All CICTI Certifications are issued to an individual that attends a course program and completes requisite proficiency testing. CICTI Certifications are valid from issuance to expiration, independent of employer or employment status. Empowering individuals to recognize and implement appropriate Infection Control Risk Assessment (ICRA) strategies is at the core of CICTI’s mission. Companies, organizations AND healthcare customers (patients) will benefit from these empowered individuals.