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Employer Job Number: GO-00495892
Facility: LA RONGE SITE
Job Description: As one of three infection prevention and control coordinators with provincial responsibilities, the incumbent participates in the development and promotion of a provincial health care system Infection, Prevention, and Control program, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, the health authorities, and First Nations agencies. The incumbent also provides leadership to the development, implementation and evaluation of the Infection Control Programs within the health authorities, including the Keewatin Yatth Health Region, the Mamawetan Churchill River Health Region, and the Athabasca Health Authority, in collaboration with the Medical Health Officer, health authority managers and staff, northern health authority Infection Control Committees.
Position Qualifications
Education:
Degree in Human Services (e.g., Public Health, Epidemiology or Biology related, Nursing)
Experience:
CIC designation granted by the Certification Board of Infection Control and Epidemiology
Two years experience with infection prevention and control responsibilities in a health care setting.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
Expert knowledge of Infection Control standards and guidelines required to act as an infection prevention and control resource in health care and patient care settings for other ICPs across Saskatchewan
Knowledge of epidemiological principles, statistics, microbiology, and infectious diseases
Knowledge of identification and investigation of outbreaks of health care-associated (HAI) infections
Excellent verbal and written communication, facilitation, public relations and presentation skills to effectively articulate components of an infection prevention and control program with all levels of personnel/clients
The ability to work independently and also in a collaborative m
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