IPAC/Quality Manager

Job Description

Responsibilities

• Leads the LTC home’s IPAC program, consulting with the IPAC Consultant for the region as required in the development and evaluation of the home’s IPAC program;
• Ensures the IPAC program in the home is consistent with standards, best practice and key principles established by applicable provincial standards and protocols and with Extendicare policies and procedures;
• Supervises the various roles & interdisciplinary team, responsible for carrying out the IPAC program in the home and chairs all home IPAC Committee meetings;
• Trains staff, residents, and care providers on IPAC standards and practices as outlined by Extendicare policies and procedures and applicable provincial directives at the commencement of their employment, annually, with any change in policies/ practices, as well as upon onset of an infectious disease outbreak in the home;
• Performs regular IPAC audits in the home and l...