Chương II: Thông tư 33/2016/TT-BYT Chức năng, nhiệm vụ của khoa vi sinh và bộ phận xét nghiệm vi sinh

Chapter II

ROLE AND DUTIES OF DEPARTMENTS OF MICROBIOLOGY AND MICROORGANISM TESTING UNITS

Article 3. Role of Department of Microbiology 

1. Department of Microbiology is a specialized department subject to the direct management of the Hospital’s Director.  Department of Microbiology is functioned to perform testing techniques to identify disease-causing organisms, including bacteria, viruses and parasites, according to specialty and technique-based assigned, and to provide advice to the Hospital’s Director about all microorganism testing activities performed in the hospital for the purposes of improving the quality of medical diagnosis and monitoring medical treatment results.

2. Department of Microbiology is responsible for ensuring biosafety and biosecurity for its staff within the department, hospital environment as well as the environment around the hospital.  

Article 4. Duties of Department of Microbiology

1. Formulate and perform microorganism testing techniques and procedure to meet requirements on medical examination and treatment, and disease control and prevention of the hospital and of health authorities, if requested.

2. Closely cooperate with clinical departments, other subclinical departments and bacterial contamination control department to improve the testing quality; participate in medical consultation and provide comments on medical records and professional advice on use of antibiotics.

3. Monitor, supervise, integrate, evaluate and make reports on drug-resistant organisms and bacterial contamination control in hospital.

4. Prepare plan for purchase of testing devices and equipment, chemicals, reagents and biological products to serve testing activities. Anticipate and provide adequate medicine, emergency devices and spill kits.  

5. Monitor, maintain and make plans for periodical maintenance, calibration and repair of testing equipment; conduct regular inspections of testing quality and adopt new testing techniques and procedure in order to obtain accurate and reliable testing results.

6. Monitor, manage and perform tests according to biosafety levels in conformity with testing techniques, consisting of: monitoring, managing and maintaining reagents, toxic chemicals, patient specimens and strains of microorganisms in conformity with technical requirements; carrying out the sterilization and waste treatment to ensure safety and prevent the contamination.

7. Provide regular training to medical staff in taking, maintaining and transporting patient specimens, performing microorganism techniques and procedure, managing testing quality and biosafety in laboratories, performing basic and advance microorganism testing techniques at the hospital and lower-level health facilities.

8. Participate in scientific researches and support for health facilities of lower levels within the ambit of assigned functions and duties, and carry out the international cooperation in issues related to the identification of disease-causing organisms and drug-resistant organisms.  

9. Participate in the disease control and prevention activities as designated by the hospital’s leader or as requested by health authorities and local governments. 

10. Provide advice and make reports to the hospital’s director on assigned duties and related issues.

Article 5. Role and duties of microorganism testing unit

A microorganism testing unit shall, subject to its specific conditions, perform functions and several or all duties which must be discharged by Department of Microbiology as referred to in Article 3 and Article 4 of this Circular.