Hey, everyone. I work in a hospital lab and have recently been offered a position by the volunteer auxiliary to be a "hand hygiene monitor." Essentially, I carefully observe all the patient wards for a few hours a couple nights a week, and I observe clinicians providing patient care to make sure they are following hand washing/PPE/isolation policies. I then submit a report at the end of the night to infection control with all my findings.
While I do get to observe the "behind the scenes" of patient care and I'm getting some exposure to the hospital that I think is still valuable to me on a personal level, I don't actually get to assist patients or clinicians directly. I'm wondering if this