Infection Prevention and Control; IPAC Van Daele

Position: Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) - Full Time - Extendicare Van Daele
## Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) - Full Time
- Extendicare Van Daele Apply:
LTC
- Van Daele (Van Daele St.) 39 Van Daele Street    Sault St Marie, ON:
Full time:
Posted Today:
End Date:
September 30, 2026 (18 days left to apply):
R35582
** Job Description**##
** Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC)**## ##
** Mission:**## Reporting to the Executive Director and working collaboratively with the Director of Care, the Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) is responsible for supporting the delivery of high-quality resident care services while leading and overseeing the Home’s Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) Program.## The IPAC will also support the development and implementation of person-centered care, nursing philosophy and clinical standards to ensure a safe, effective, and compliant environment for residents, families, staff, caregivers, volunteers, and visitors.##

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* Key Responsibilities:

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** Infection Prevention & Control (IPAC)*** ## To manage and oversee the IPAC program for the home* ## To Lead the IPAC team at the home* ## Oversee the delivery of IPAC education to all staff, caregivers, volunteers, visitors, and residents* ## Auditing of IPAC practices in the home* ## Trending & analyzing audit scores and investigating Root Causes (using the continuous quality improvement model) to support action planning* ## Conduct regular infectious disease surveillance* ## To ensure surveillance is completed, in Health Connex, by the nurse/designate on the shift of Resident symptom onset, appropriate interventions implemented;
Staff surveillance is conduct in Health Connex by Managers at the site.* ## To implement Extendicare’s IPAC policies and procedures and participate in the development, assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the Home’s IPAC Program.* ## To implement any Chief Medical Officer of Health or the Minister of Long-Term Care Directive issued* ## To convene and participate with the Outbreak Team at onset of an outbreak and regularly through the outbreak* ## Review any daily and monthly screening results and trend and analyze* ## Ensure home has and maintains a hand hygiene program for residents, staff, and visitors* ## To participate in and attend any Interdisciplinary/Quality Team meetings in the home to support IPAC across all disciplines* ## To attend the regional IPAC meetings;

education or communities of practice and report the status of the Home’s IPC Program* ## To develop and maintain a relationship with the HUB, local Public Health, laboratory representative and IPAC leads at the regional and national level.* ## To participate in quality initiatives, perform and/or coordinate audits on a regular basis and prepare action plans to ensure adherence to IPAC standards and recommend improvements.
* ## To identify and support any ethical situations related to IPAC using Extendicare’s Ethics program* ## To plan, direct, develop, co-ordinate, implement and evaluate resident care* ## To ensure resident satisfaction and continuous quality improvement initiatives are promoted.* ## To align resident care services with the defined needs of the internal and external community.* ## To participate in Care Conferences as appropriate, meet with residents/family to resolve problems/ concerns/complaints related to IPAC* ## To maintain a liaison with hospital, medical staff, community and health care related disciplines and partner to ensure the most effective provision of care delivery in the home related to IPAC.
* ## To oversee the financial and human resource management aspects of the Nursing Department / IPAC function within the home.* ## To hire, direct, supervise, evaluate, promote, or terminate staff within the home.* ## To ensure quality…