Manager, Infection Prevention and Control

yeehong; Toronto; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Yee Hong is opening the Ng Siu Chan Centre and seeks an IPAC Manager to shape culture, resident experience, and care environment from day one. You will implement and oversee infection prevention and control practices across Yee Hong sites, ensuring regulatory compliance and high safety standards for residents, staff, volunteers, and visitors.

Reporting to the Executive Director, you will lead IPAC policy development, coordinate with Public Health, and manage audits and outbreak response while

Qualifications

• Experience in infection prevention and control within health care settings.
• IPAC certification and willingness to obtain CIC within 1 year.

Responsibilities

• Supports and assists the Executive Director as Corporate IPAC chair in IPAC policies, checklists, quality initiatives, data collection and analysis.
• Acts as a member of the site management team and provides on-call support during evenings and/or weekends.
• Lead Divisional IPAC Quarterly meetings and develop reports and policy updates.
• Collaborates on enterprise IPAC initiatives and improvement plans.
• Ensure annual evaluation and action plans for IPAC program.
• Participate in and lead divisional and corporate committees.
• Collaborates with Facility Manager to align cleaning protocols with best practices.

Skills

IPAC program management

adult learning principles

teaching methods

critical thinking

organization & planning

multi-priority management

team collaboration

MS Office

PointClickCare

Education

IPAC certificate

CIC Certification

RN/RPN/Allied Health professional

CPR certification

Police reference check (vulnerable sector)

Tools

PointClickCare

MS Office

Job description

Ng Siu Chan Care Centre

Be Part of Something New

At Yee Hong, our values guide everything we do. We Care, We Collaborate, and We Commit to creating meaningful experiences for residents, clients, families, volunteers, students, and one another.

As we prepare to open the Ng Siu Chan Centre, our newest long-term care home, we are seeking passionate and dedicated IPAC Manager who want to help shape the culture, resident experience, and care environment from day one.

Built on the principles of Relationship-Centred Care and Meaningful Living, the Ng Siu Chan Centre will provide an innovative care environment where residents are supported to live with purpose, dignity, independence, and choice. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to the opening of a new home and help create an exceptional experience for residents, families, and team members.

Reporting to the Executive Director the IPAC Manager will ensure that there is an organized infection prevention and control program that meets regulatory requirements and is in line with IPAC standards. The IPAC Manager will implement and oversees infection prevention and control best practices that promote the safety of residents, staff volunteers, visitors and physicians across all Yee Hong sites.

Q u a li f i c a t i o n s:

• Current Registered Nurse, Registered Practical Nurse, Allied Health Professional or equivalent, in good standing.
• Current CPR certificate
• Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) certificate
• Certification in Infection Control (CIC), through Infection Prevention and Control Canada (IPAC) required or a willingness to obtain within next 1 year.
• Nursing experience in a supervisory, educator position, preferably in Long-Term Care (LTC) or Complex Continuing Care, with relevant experience working in infection control and prevention is required.
• Previous experience in long-term care or health care sector is highly preferred
• Solid understanding of adult learning principles and teaching methods to facilitate learning preferred
• Ability to organize, plan, and work independently
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast paced environment
• Strong computer skills, including but not limited to Point Click Care and MS Office suite
• Ability to think critically, analyze information and problem solve effectively
• Flexible, team-player, able to build and maintain positive working relationships
• Good knowledge of current directives and legislation in long term care
• Ability to work with minimal supervision and demonstrate sound decision making, time management and administrative skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to exercise empathy and discretion, patience and oral and written communication skills to effectively communicate with residents, the public, staff and external service providers.
• Sa t i s f a c t o r y Police R e f e r e n c e C h e c k (with vulnerable sector screen) r e su l t
• Fluency in Cantonese/Mandarin is an asset

R e s p o n s i b i l i t i e s:

1. Core Functions
   • Supports and assists the Executive Director as the Corporate IPAC chair in the development and review of IPAC policies, checklists, quality improvement initiatives, data collection and analysis.
   • Acts as a member of the broader site management team and provide on-call support during evenings and/or weekends;
   • Support the Executive Director and Director of Resident Care (DRC) in conducting employee investigations, recruitment and performance management as required;
   • Lead the Divisional IPAC Quarterly meeting including facilitation of the meeting and development of reports and policy updates. .
   • Collaborates with the Director of Quality and Performance on enterprise wide research IPAC initiatives
   • Ensures the evaluation and action plan for improvement of the Infection Prevention and Control Program is conducted annually
   • Participate and Lead various divisional and corporate committees.
   • Collaborates with Facility Manager to ensure cleaning protocols are developed based on best practices.
2. Outbreak Prevention & Management
   • Collaborates with Public Health, Hospital IPAC Hub and Divisional Leadership team to manage outbreaks
   • Coordinates and Chairs Outbreak Management 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
   • Monitor and supports audit of key IPAC practices; present data to staff, management and to the Joint Health and Safety Committee; facilitates corrective action as needed, including direct coaching and management of staff related to compliance gaps;
   • Works with the Director of Resident Care, Executive Director and the pandemic communications lead to ensure timely communication to residents, staff, volunteer, physicians, visitors and families r