Ipac Lead/manager

**_“How do you live in the moment?”_**

The** Infection Prevention and Control Manager** reports to the Director of Care and is responsible for ensuring that there is an organized infection prevention and control program that meets regulatory requirements and is in line with Provincial Infectious Disease Advisory Committee (PIDAC) standards.

**Responsibilities**:
The Infection Prevention and Control Manager provides direct leadership and supervision of Screeners, RNs, RPNs and PSWs and implements and oversees infection prevention and control practices that promote the safety of residents, staff, and physicians, including:
**Human Resources**
- Responsible for recruitment and hiring of Screeners, and assists with PSWs, RPNs and RNs
- Manages performance and addresses performance as appropriate
- Assists in conducting workplace investigations
- Complete individual development plans and performance management for screeners and other nursing staff as assigned
- Counsels' staff (Screener, PSWs, RPNs and RNs) in areas of non-compliance, inappropriate and unprofessional behaviour. Utilizes the progressive disciplinary process when disciplining employees

**Surveillance**
- Recruits and manages Screeners within the Home and oversees daily screening and surveillance testing
- Monitors and audits for new infectious symptoms or trends
- Ensures required surveillance and screening programs are in place for residents, staff, and physicians
- Coordinates and conducts the weekly/biweekly staff swabbing clinics and tracks results
- Monitors and analyzes data in the IPAC module in the electronic health record
- Performs and analyzes Hand Hygiene audits
- Reviews surveillance data and monitors for infection trends
- Consults with the physicians/Nurse Practitioner on laboratory results and trending of data to promote antibiotic stewardship
- Follows guidelines for reporting communicable diseases to the appropriate government agencies

**Outbreak Prevention & Management**
- Collaborates with relevant stakeholders (i.e., Local Public Health and Hospital partners, etc.) to manage outbreaks
- Attends all Public Health and Hospital Partner IPAC committee meetings and calls
- Coordinates and Chairs daily Outbreak Management Team meetings with Local Public Health and other required stakeholders during an outbreak, including minutes, tracking of follow-up actions and implementation and oversight of Outbreak Control Measures
- Develops and updates an accurate daily Outbreak Line List
- Ensures timely communication with Public Health re infectious diseases as per regulatory requirements
- Works with the Director of Care, Executive Director, and Corporate Support Office personnel to ensure timely communication to residents, staff, physicians, and families related to potential and confirmed outbreaks
- Initiates the outbreak CIS and keeps it up to date with amendments
- Conducts a post-outbreak analysis and report for the IPAC Team.

**Mentoring**
- Provides education and coaching to staff, caregivers, volunteers, and physicians on IPAC practices
- Creates content to assist with educating residents and visitors
- Conducts the orientation/mentoring of new Screeners and IPAC Champions within the Home
- Assists with the coordination, orientation, and placement of students on IPAC practices
- Inform and/or educate residents, families and visitors on infection prevention and control measures to prevent and control transmission of infection in health care settings, including hand hygiene, respiratory hygiene, appropriate use of personal protective equipment (PPE) and visitor restrictions when appropriate.
- Educates staff on routine practices, including point-of-care risk assessment, hand hygiene, appropriate selection, use and care of personal protective equipment (PPE), and safe use of disposal of sharps.
- Completes just-in-time training during unit rounds to staff and physicians on safe IPAC practices

**Quality Improvement**
- Promotes staff awareness of the purposes and objectives of the IPAC program components
- Coordinates and provides ongoing education to staff on new emerging infectious diseases and organisms
- Monitors the IPAC module in PointClickCare for accuracy and completeness
- Conducts audits of IPAC process/policy compliance, screening and surveillance, PPE compliance and donning/doffing, hand hygiene, and cleaning and disinfection procedures for shared medical equipment and shares data weekly for unit performance boards and monthly for leadership and Health & Safety Committee
- Creates and distributes daily IPAC reports to the broader leadership team
- Present data analysis and trending to the Leadership Team, Professional Advisory Committee and Quality Committee
- Reports on regional data trends and actions taken at regional meetings.
- Chairs Quarterly IPAC Team meetings and ensures minutes are posted and action plans are developed related to identified improvement opportunities
- Creates quarterly IPAC quality reports a