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SalaryInfection Prevention & Control
Posting Date: January 04, 2024
Terrace Lodge has an exciting opportunity for a Program Manager of Infection Prevention and Control. Terrace Lodge is a 100-bed long-term care home in the Township of Malahide just outside the quaint town of Aylmer.
Reporting to the Administrator/Designate of the Home, this role is responsible for providing program management and leadership to the Infection Prevention and control (IPAC) program (practices and protocols) for the respective County of Elgin Home(s) to ensure regulatory compliance and implementation of clinical and non-clinical care standards and best practices in accordance with the Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021 and ON Regulation 246/22.
Key Responsibilities: (for full summary of work performed, see attached job description)
- Manage the IPAC program of the Home including all departments, staff, residents, and visitors.
- Lead the interdisciplinary IPAC team to implement the IPAC program.
- Conduct audits and evaluate infection control practices, inventory and purchasing of PPE.
- Provide weekly detailed report to Homes Management
- Provision of, oversight and supervision of the delivery of IPAC education and enforcement
- Monitor surveillance activities and manage outbreaks in the Home
- Evaluate and update the outbreak management system
- Actively participate in, and contribute to the continuous quality improvement program
- Lead the immunization and screening program for residents, and immunization for staff
- Administer the Home’s vaccination program
- Joint Health and Safety Committee attendance, participation and reporting.
- Provide support for on call and vacation coverage for Homes Management as required
- Provide support/coverage for the other two Elgin County LTC Homes when Program Manager of IPAC is absent
- Post-secondary degree in a health-related field, including but not limited to Medicine, Nursing, Laboratory Technology, Public Health, or Biology.
- Preference shall be given to candidates with current/recent experience working in infectious diseases and outbreak management.
- Within (3) years of s. 102 (6) the Regulation coming into force, must have current certification in infection control from the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology (ss. 102(5) and 102(6) of the Regulation).
- Knowledge of Public Health Regulations, Registered Health Professionals Act, Provincial Infectious Diseases Advisory Committee (PIDAC), Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021 and ON Regulation 246/22, Occupational Health and Safety Act, and privacy laws.
- Proficiency with Point Click Care (eHCR) considered an asset.
- Demonstrated clinical knowledge and skills in the care of the geriatric population, as well as training in dementia awareness considered an asset.
Comprehensive Benefit Package with OMERS Pension Plan
Hours of Work: 35 Hours per week
Closing date: Friday, January 19, 2024 at 4:30 p.m.
To be considered for this leadership role, please complete the application process through our website https://www.elgincounty.ca/careers/
We thank you for your interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
Personal information for this position is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, as amended. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. The County of Elgin is an equal opportunity employer. Accommodations are available for all parts of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.
