Job Description

Position: Surveillance Assistant

Department: Infection Prevention and Control - IPAC HUB

Posting ID: 2024-35979

Role Level: Professional Groupd (PG 06) - $29.90 to $37.42

Status: Temporary Full Time (6 months)

Site: Community IPAC Hub

Hours of Work/Shifts: Weekdays

Posted: January 4, 2024

Internal Deadline: January 11, 2024

Trillium Health Partners (THP) is one of the largest community-based acute care facilities in Canada. Comprised of the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital, the Queensway Health Centre, and the Reactivation Center at Humber. Trillium Health Partners serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto and surrounding communities and is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

Our Mission: A New Kind of Health Care for a Healthier Community

Our Values: Compassion, Excellence, Courage

Our Goals: Quality, Access, Sustainability

Our Enablers: People, Education, Innovation, Research

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The Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) Surveillance Assistant (SA) position supports the Community IPAC Hub in providing IPAC services to Long term Care, Retirements homes and other Congregate living settings (CLSs) in the communities served by THP.

As an integral part of the IPAC Hub team, the Surveillance Assistant (SA) Under the direction of the IPAC Hub manager, assists with the management of the hub database, administrative responsibilities and additional IPAC duties as assigned.

Responsibilities:

• Maintain and input data collected in the THP Community IPAC hub database
• Support the hub team in the updating of information related to the IPAC programs of the CLSs served.
• Clerical duties include, but are not limited to responding to phone calls and email messages and routing to appropriate team member, scheduling meetings, scribing, preparing and formatting reports and documents.
• Assist in other Infection Prevention and Control initiatives, that align with the services of the IPAC hub to CLSs

Qualifications:

• Diploma/Degree in Health-related field preferred
• Experience working with an infection prevention and control program in a healthcare setting preferred
• Strong computer skills- Advance level in Microsoft Word and Excel
• Excellent communication skills- written and verbal

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Trillium Health Partners\xe2\x80\x99 (THP) is an equal opportunity employer who values the importance of antiracism work and is committed to integrating antiracism, diversity, equity and inclusion best practices throughout THP operations, policies and culture. Therefore, we ask that even if you do not see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on this posting, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that candidates from underrepresented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We encourage all applicants who are members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the Ontario Human Rights Code based on race, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nations, M\xc3\xa9tis or Inuk/Inuit person to consider this opportunity.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code Trillium Health Partners will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.

All personal information is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Trillium Health Partners is identified under the French Language Services Act.

We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Trillium Health Partners