Infection Prevention & Control Practitioner - Surrey Memorial Hospital

We are currently looking to fill a Relief Full Time opportunity for a Infection Prevention & Control Practitioner at Surrey Memorial Hospital located in Surrey, BC. This position is available until February 2026.

Experience the exceptional benefits of working with us including:  

• Comprehensive, 100% Employer-Paid Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with full coverage.  
• Generous Vacation Time: eligible employees can earn up to four weeks of vacation to recharge and relax.  
• Benefit Portability: Seamlessly transfer your benefits from another HEABC employer.  
• Immediate Pension Enrollment: Secure your future with a defined municipal pension plan from day one.  
• Maternity Top-Up: Receive an 87% top-up during maternity leave.  
• TransLink Pass Subsidy: Save on commuting costs with a 50% subsidy on TransLink passes  

Additional employee discounts and perks available   

  *Eligibility based on employment status   

Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).

Three years' recent related acute care clinical experience which includes one (1) year's demonstrated recent experience working directly with infection control processes, policies, activities, including the facilitation of work teams, projects, and quality improvement initiatives. Completion of, or current enrollment in, an approved IPAC Canada sponsored and endorsed Infection Control course.

Current valid Class V BC Driver's License and access to a personal vehicle for business related purposes.

• Demonstrated knowledge of epidemiological principles, statistics, medical/clinical microbiology, and infectious diseases, patient care practices and application of continuous quality improvement.
• Knowledge of the interrelationships between Acute, Residential, Community Health and Public Health resources in the health delivery system.
• Demonstrated ability to use factual information, prior learning and basic principles and procedures to support infection control decisions and actions with relevant research-based evidence/evidence informed practice.
• Experience communicating effectively with patients, families/support person, the public, medical staff, members of the multi-disciplinary care team, and other stakeholders, using professional verbal, written and electronic communication means.
• Ability to think conceptually, strategically, and systematically.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and to collaborate with and promote cooperation among members of the multi-disciplinary care team and all identified stakeholders.
• Experience assessing site educational needs and develop, implement and evaluate effectiveness of educational programs.
• Experience in integrating and evaluating data from multiple sources to problem-solve effectively.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work in a continuously changing environment.
• Ability to deal with and promote change.
• Experience in facilitating, consulting, presenting, and teaching.
• Ability to influence leaders, including physicians and staff at all levels.
• Experience operating related equipment, including relevant computer software applications.
• Knowledge of health promotion and disease prevention
• Knowledge of population health theories
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

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