Department: IPAC-Nursing
Status: Temporary Part-time (3 days/week for approximately 1 year)
Candidates are invited to apply for the above-mentioned position to work at our Warkworth Place home, located in Warkworth ON.
Reporting directly to the Executive Director and the Regional IPAC Specialist, the IPAC Lead will be a resident safety expert who leads the planning, development, implementation, coordination, and evaluation of system-wide improvements in infection prevention and control and serve as a role model to promote the goals of the IPAC program within the context of the vision and mission of Southbridge. You will facilitate change through interpretation and application of standards and provide best practice recommendations with the ultimate goal of improving resident outcomes and preventing disease outbreaks.
As the IPAC Lead in the home you will be accountable for…
CATERGORY
TASK
Communication and stakeholder engagement
Reporting
Education
IPAC Assessment
Audits
Ensure IPAC audits are performed in all home areas in all shift and targets are met. Identify any barriers to compliance
The audits include but not limited to:
Review the following IPAC procedures and processes and ensure alignment with PIDAC best practices:
Ensure homes are meeting daily audit targets in every shift in every unit
Audits staff and visitor screening logs daily
Identify and report safety hazards, conduct regular safety inspections and follow safe working practices and behavior;
Infection surveillance
IPAC committee and meetings
Outbreak management
Lead outbreak management meetings and provide daily report
Immunization program
Rapid Intervention Support
Serve as a rapid intervention team member to be deployed to other Southbridge homes to provide support in outbreak management if needed
IPAC consultation
COVID-19 antigen testing
Occupation health
PPE tracking and stocking
The ideal candidate will have the following qualifications and skills:
The ideal candidate must fulfill at least one of the criteria listed below:
Required IPAC Specific Education
IPAC leads must have completed any of the IPAC Canada endorsed infection prevention and control courses.
Please submit application to Barbara Pointon ED by June 19, 2023.
Southbridge Care Homes welcomes those applicants with disability related needs and those whom a need for accommodation in the recruitment process. Please provide notice of your need for accommodation to the hiring manager upon scheduling of an interview.
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