• Job Description

  Req#: SILICA32341

  We are Sienna Senior Living, a publicly traded company (TSX:SIA) and one of Canada’s leading owners and operators of seniors’ residences. We offer care, support, services and housing in Retirement and Long Term Care to seniors/residents and their families. And we truly believe it is a privilege to serve Canada’s seniors, ensuring they live fulfilling lives with the utmost comfort, dignity and respect.
  
  At Sienna, we empower our 12,000 team members to help our residents live the life they desire and deserve. We provide our team members the tools and support to deliver excellent clinical care and elevate the resident experience through choice, personalization, and community engagement.
  
  
  What Sienna Offers: We are a purpose driven organization. We aspire to cultivate an environment and culture where team members feel valued, heard and empowered to do meaningful work.

  What You’ll Be Doing:
  

  • Engaging with our care community leaders and Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) Lead to provide subject matter expertise in the areas of infection prevention and control
  • Conducts onsite visits in the care community to support the sites in coordinating and implementing best practices and policies and procedures in clinical care and infection control practice
  • Conducts onsite visits to care communities quarterly and during outbreaks to ensure that IPAC processes, compliance to PPE, donning and doffing and hand hygiene practices are in place
  • Provides education and coaching to team members on clinical care and IPAC practices
  • Creates content to assist with educating residents, team members and visitors
  • Works with the IPAC Lead to implement quality improvement initiatives that may result from internal and external partner visits.
  • Contribute to quarterly IPAC quality report
  • Reviews monthly health and safety inspections for IPAC and safety practices i.e. needle stick injuries, PPE concerns, cleaning and disinfecting equipment concerns

  • In collaboration with the Regional VP, Executive Director and DOC, provide follow-up and support to care community team members in order to ensure that care meets and/or exceeds the organization’s and provincial health authority requirements.
  • Assist care community team members to identify and actively collaborates to mitigate risks to improve and sustain a safe environment for our residents. This may include engagement of external resources (e.g. subject matter experts, etc.)
  • Provide subject-matter expertise for the development of required policies and procedures based on current evidence.
  • Acts as a support to the Regional VP Operations, as a member of the Regional team to enhance sharing and communication to achieve quality outcomes for residents within the allocated resources.
  • Able to facilitate change in a manner that leverages positive relationships and supports joint problem-solving and aligning with strategic directions.

  What you need to know:
  

  • Current Certification in Infection Control (CIC) & in addition to University Degree (required)
  • Minimum of 2 years’ experience in infection control
  • Previous experience in long-term care or health care sector is preferred
  • Has a good understanding of adult learning principles and teaching methods to facilitate learning
  • Knowledge of the Fixing Long Term Care Act & Regulations is preferred
  • Strong oral and written communication skills required
  • Willingness to upgrade and maintain personal and educational qualifications as required by the changing demands of the job
  • We are committed to protecting our team members, residents and families. Sienna requires all successful candidates to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19, with two doses of vaccine that is approved by Health Canada

  Sienna Senior Living is committed to employment equity, diversity, and inclusion in the workplace. In accordance with provincial regulations, upon request, support will be provided for accommodations throughout the recruitment, selection, and assessment process.

• About the company

  Sienna Senior Living Inc. is a Canadian publicly traded senior housing company based in Markham, Ontario. We are one of Canada’s largest owners and operators of seniors living options, with high-quality residences in key markets in Ontario and British Columbia, offering independent and assisted living, long-term care and specialized programs and services, in addition to providing expert management services.

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