Infection Control Practitioner - Mississauga, Canada - Trillium Health Partners

Trillium Health Partners

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Mississauga, Canada

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Job Description:

Position:
Infection Control Practitioner

Department:
Infection Prevention and Control

Postig ID:

Role Level:
Allied Health (AH $47.50 to $55.68

Status:
Full Time

Site:
Mississauga Hospital

Hours of Work/Shifts:
Monday to Friday with weekend rotation every 5-6 weeks

Posted:
March 23, 2023

Internal Deadline:
March 30, 2023

***Trillium Health Partners (THP) is one of the largest community-based acute care facilities in Canada. Comprised of the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital, the Queensway Health Centre, and the Reactivation Center at Humber. Trillium Health Partners serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto and surrounding communities and is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

Our Mission
:
A New Kind of Health Care for a Healthier Community

Our Values
:
Compassion, Excellence, Courage

Our Goals
:
Quality, Access, Sustainability

Our Enablers
:
People, Education, Innovation, Research
The Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) department is an integral part of Trillium Health Partners.

As a member of this department, the IPAC practitioner facilitates infection control activities and is considered an agent of change through the interpretation of standards providing best practice recommendations with the primary goal of reducing the risk of hospital acquired infections (HAI).

The successful IPAC practitioner will directly report to the IPAC leadership team and will be expected cover and rotate across sites with the following responsibilities.

Responsibilities:

Develops, coordinates and performs surveillance activities of significant organisms and other healthcare associated infections
Participates in the development, communication and implementation of IPAC policies and procedures, current best practice guidelines and applicable standards
Provides consultative advice, feedback and report to internal and external stakeholders regarding surveillance data, investigations, audits and issues of IPAC significance
Provides ongoing IPAC education to staff, physicians, students, volunteers and patients
Participates in quality improvement initiatives and implements infection control recommendations as determined by the Infection Prevention and Control Committee.
Conducts auditing and provides education and feedback
Develops relationships with assigned units and supports all levels of staff, leaders and professional staff with IPAC expertise
Conducts exposure investigation and coordinates stakeholder engagement in outbreak management
Participates in the departmental IPAC oncall and weekend coverage rotation.
Other duties may be assigned based on needs and as identified via risk mitigation strategy

Qualifications:

Minimum of 3 years' experience in Infection Prevention and Control in a large and diverse services acute care setting
Current registration with the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology (CIC)
Degree in health related discipline (e.g. nursing, laboratory, epidemiology, and other allied health) or equivalent combination of education and experience
Demonstrates strong IPAC knowledge and experience in related areas of infectious diseases, microbiology, epidemiology, statistics, asepsis; disinfection/sterilization; outbreak management, HVAC & construction
Demonstrated skills in coaching, mentoring and excels in adult education
Strong written/verbal communication skills
Critical thinking in complex and stressful situations, conflict resolution skills, high emotional intelligence
Proficiency in the use of computer databases, spreadsheets and literature search, familiarity with EPIC HIS is an asset
Ability to work independently, selfdirected and able to effectively lead and provide support to clinical & nonclinical teams to manage complex and challenging situations
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary team environment
Selfdirected, wellorganized and detailoriented
In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code Trillium Health Partners will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation._
All personal information is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act._
Trillium Health Partners is identified under the French Language Services Act._

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