Description
Manager, Occupational Health and Safety/Infection Prevention and Control
Permanent, Full Time
$55.84 - $64.08 per
hour
Job Posting #23-98
INTERNAL/EXTERNAL
Renfrew
Victoria Hospital is a progressive 55 bed, 450+ staff hospital located in the
Town of Renfrew, an easy drive west of Kanata.
You will be part of a leadership team that is
passionate about delivering quality health care to their patients.
As the Manager, Occupational Health and Safety/Infection Prevention and
Control, you will coordinate the development of RVH’s Employee Health, Wellness
and Safety Program, Emergency Preparedness Planning as well as the implementation,
surveillance and evaluation of Infection Control practices. The position includes responsibility for the
following program components: occupational health and safety, employee health,
disability claims management, attendance management, emergency preparedness
planning, and hospital-wide infection control. An Assistant Occupational Health and
Safety/Infection Prevention and Control reports to you. In addition, you will support our partner
hospital, St. Francis Memorial Hospital in Barry’s Bay, Ontario onsite one day
per week and as needed.
In
this role, you will act as a resource to management and staff and will work in
close contact with staff, department managers, community physicians, Workers'
Safety and Insurance Board, long-term disability carrier, and other related
agencies.
Key duties and responsibilities are:
Ø Foster partnerships with
appropriate external organizations to ensure that the hospital’s infection
control program is consistent with current legislation and practice.
Ø Advise and collaborate with
department managers and Joint Occupational Health and Safety Committee (JOHSC)
to ensure all departments operate to the provisions of all applicable
legislation.
Ø Collaborate with hospital
departments to develop, implement and monitor infection control and related
practices.
Ø Develop and conduct audits of infection control processes
and practices as deemed appropriate by provincial requirements and by internal
assessment.
Ø Conduct surveillance programs per legislative requirements
and in compliance with accreditation standards. Maintain electronic database
for all infection control surveillance.
Ø Follow-up recommended actions from Ministry of Labour
inspections related to infection control practice.
Ø Assist in the development of wellness, fitness, health promotion and
healthy workplace initiatives.
Ø Coordinate, market and deliver the annual staff vaccination program.
Ø Provide appropriate advice, assessment, counselling, and treatment to
employees who become ill or injured at work. Ensure appropriate intervention/follow-up is provided.
- Ø Monitor employee illness and
absence with appropriate intervention to speed recovery and return to work.
Offer counselling to employees as applicable.
Ø Manage the employee incident
reporting including initial assessment of the employee, providing first aid as
needed, incident form completion, WSIB reporting, follow-up and training of the
employee as necessary, trend analysis of employee incidents, and reporting and
making recommendations to the JOHSC.
Ø Develop and coordinate appropriate medical surveillance programs for
employees who are exposed to hazardous substances/situations in their work
environment, for example, needle stick injuries, latex sensitivity, etc.
Ø Prepare, communicate and manage all areas of the emergency preparedness
plan.
- Ø Support RVH Mission to provide
the best possible health care experience for our patients and their families.
Qualifications As an ideal candidate you have:
Current Certificate of Competence from the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Nurse with a minimum of two years of clinical nursing experience;
Canadian Nursing Association Certification in Occupational Health {i.e., COHN(C)} or Occupational Health and Safety Certification (CRSP) preferred.
Current BLS certificate required;
Comprehensive knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act, the Workplace Safety and Insurance Act, the Ontario Human Rights Code, and the Public Hospitals Act required;
Experience in WSIB claims/disability management;
Knowledge of Infection Control practices
Experience developing and managing emergency preparedness plans.
Understanding of the issues relevant to working in a unionized environment;
Excellent oral and written communication skills and organizational and prioritization skills.
Excellent teaching and health promotion skills, and a commitment to continuing education.
Demonstrated skills of planning, developing, implementing, and evaluating programs and policies
Demonstrated understanding and commitment to issues of confidentiality
Successful completion of approved courses in Occupational Health and/or Human Resources
You will stand out if you have experience, knowledge and understanding of Hospital and/or previous experience as an Occupational Health Nurse and/or as an Infection Control Nurse in a hospital environment;
If you have infection control expertise but lack the OH&S background; or have occupational health & safety expertise but lack the infection control background, please apply – we want to hear from you!
What you can expect:
• You will come into a well established Occupational Health & Safety and Infection Control department with a supportive team.
• Competitive salary.
• Premium health and dental benefits.
• Generous defined benefit pension plan (HOOPP), with employer contributing 126% of employee contributions.
• Mentorship and a commitment to training and career growth.
• Competitive vacation, LTD, AD&D.
This is an on-site (not remote) position. Qualified applicants are invited to submit their resumes by 4:00 p.m. on Friday December 1st, 2023, to hr@renfrewhosp.com or apply online at www.renfrewhosp.com/jobpostings. Only candidates selected for interview will be contacted. RVH is an equal opportunity employer, committed to meeting needs under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom, the Ontario Human Rights Code, and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. Applicants requiring accommodation should contact Human Resources at (613) 432-4851 ext. 275.
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