Professional

Job Summary & Requirements

The Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) Hub was established as part of Ontario’s comprehensive strategy to strengthen IPAC practices and enhance readiness for emerging infectious diseases in congregate living settings across the province. The North Central Regional IPAC Hub works with a regional network of healthcare and public health partners, the IPAC Hub provides specialized expertise, consultation, education, coaching, mentoring, and networking opportunities to support the implementation of evidence-based IPAC practices.

This role contributes to building local IPAC capacity through the development and sustainment of communities of practice, fostering collaboration across sectors, and providing guidance to staff responsible for infection prevention and control. The team also supports outbreak preparedness and response activities in collaboration with local Public Health Units and other health system partners to promote safe, high-quality care environments.

As an Infection Control Practitioner (ICP) you will be responsible to provide education and expertise and act as a facilitator to reduce the risk of infection and minimize infection transmission within local centres and congregate living settings. The ICP will be expected to provide consultation, surveillance, education, research and evaluation of infection prevention and control processes and procedures to the regional partners and programs. As the ICP within the regional hub model you will act as an excellent resource in infection prevention and control and health promotion, actively collaborate with regional IPAC colleagues and others external to the regional hub mandate.

As a qualified candidate you will need have the following job requirements:

• Four-year Undergraduate degree specific to Nursing, Microbiology, Epidemiology, Public Health
• Certification in Infection Control (CIC) required, will consider those actively pursuing certification
• One year of experience currently performing activities that are client centered, while incorporating the principles of infection
  
  

prevention

• Minimum five years’ experience related to the healthcare industry with familiar patient care services
• Minimum two years’ experience in Infection Prevention and Control preferred
• Experience performing regular self-evaluations to identify strengths and needs for professional development
• Knowledge of epidemiologic principles, statistics, microbiology, and infectious diseases with the ability to integrate this
  
  

knowledge into clinical practice

• Knowledge and ability to utilize education principles in adult teaching
• Advanced computer skills and ability to integrate into clinical practice
• Knowledge and ability to utilize, the principles of quality improvement
• Demonstrates the ability to effectively participate in Infection Prevention and Control initiatives
  
  

You are ideal for this position if you have:

• Ability to work independently
• Self-motivated and self-directed
• Demonstrates effective leadership skills
• Demonstrate expert verbal and written personal and interpersonal communication