Infection Control Practitioner

2 weeks ago


Mississauga, Canada Trillium Health Partners Full time

**Job Description**:
**Position**:Infection Control Practitioner

**Department**:Infection Prevention and Control

**Postig ID**:2023-33269

**Role Level**: Allied Health (AH11.10) - $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**:May 30, 2023

**Internal Deadline**:June 6, 2023

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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 on-call 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, self-directed and able to effectively lead and provide support to clinical & non-clinical teams to manage complex and challenging situations
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary team environment
- Self-directed, well-organized and detail-oriented- 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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