Position: Surveillance Assistant
Department: Infection Prevention and Control
Posting #: 4019
Role Level: Professional Group (PG 06) – $30.80 - $38.54
Status: Full Time
Hours of Work/Shifts: Monday to Friday (with possible weekend rotation)
Site: Credit Valley Hospital, Mississauga Hospital, Queensway Health Centre, Reactivation Care Centres; rotation between hospital sites as required
Posted: August 20, 2025
Internal Deadline: August 27, 2025
Trillium Health Partners (THP) is one of the largest community-based acute care facilities in Canada. Comprised of the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital, the Queensway Health Centre, the Reactivation Care Center at Humber and the new THP-UHN Reactivation Care Centre. Trillium Health Partners serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto and surrounding communities and is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.
Our Mission: A New Kind of Health Care for a Healthier Community
Our Values: Compassion, Excellence, Courage
Our Goals: Quality, Access, Sustainability
Our Enablers: People, Education, Innovation, Research
Job Description:
The Surveillance Assistant (SA) role is an integral part of the Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) Program. The SA is primarily responsible for conducting hand hygiene and environmental audits as well as providing clerical and administrative support as needed. Under the direction of IPAC leadership and in collaboration with the Infection Control professionals (ICPs), the SA is also involved in the development, implementation, and evaluation of educational initiatives to promote infection prevention and control practices across THP.
The SA will further contribute to performance improvement projects within the IPAC department and assist with other tasks within the department as assigned.
Responsibilities:
Hand Hygiene and Environmental Auditing / Education
Conduct hand hygiene audit observations and compliance assessments throughout the hospital.
Provide direct on the spot feedback to healthcare workers
Assess barriers to effective hand hygiene practice by engaging staff in the hand hygiene process through questions, discussions and interactive demonstrations
Identify staff learning needs (knowledge gap analysis)
Provide formal and informal hand hygiene education sessions to small and large groups
Assist in hand hygiene promotional activities
Maintain and input data collected into database
Conduct routine and scheduled environmental audits and monitoring in all assigned inpatient and outpatient care areas following specifications developed by the ICP in compliance with policies and procedures
Assist in other Infection Prevention and Control initiatives, audits or evaluation projects that pertain to achieving department goals
Admin / Clerical
Provide administrative support
Prepare and update pertinent IPAC information including microbiology and patient admission reports
Clerical duties include, but are not limited to, delivery of mail, ordering/maintaining inventory supplies for team, answering incoming phone calls and routing to appropriate team member, scheduling meetings, scribing, preparing and formatting reports and documents
Qualifications:
Diploma / Degree in health-related discipline preferred
Experience working with an infection prevention and control program in a hospital setting preferred
Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary team environment
Self-directed, well-organized and detail-oriented
Strong written/verbal communication skills
Proficient in coaching, mentoring and delivering adult education
Proficient in the use of computer databases, spreadsheets and literature search, familiarity with EPIC HIS is an asset
To pursue this career opportunity, please visit our website: www.trilliumhealthpartners.ca
Trillium Health Partners’ (THP) is an equal opportunity employer who values the importance of antiracism work and is committed to integrating antiracism, diversity, equity and inclusion best practices throughout THP operations, policies and culture. Therefore, we ask that even if you do not see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on this posting, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that candidates from underrepresented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We encourage all applicants who are members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the Ontario Human Rights Code based on race, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nations, Métis or Inuk/Inuit person to consider this opportunity.
In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code Trillium Health Partners will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.
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Trillium Health Partners is identified under the French Language Services Act.
We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
