Population Health Infection Control
Population Health
The department is accountable for the organization, management and leadership of the following programs: Infection Control, Occupational Health and Safety, Employee Health and Risk Management.
Infection Control
The department actively promotes effective infection control measures through a collaborative approach with other health care workers to ensure patient and staff safety. It is also responsible for surveillance of nursing units, review of microbiology reports and patient charts and makes recommendations for hospital isolation guidelines. The information and data collection is then tabulated to provide reports to management, physician and appropriate committees.
Occupational Health and Safety
In this area, we are responsible for investigating and monitoring Workplace Safety Insurance Board incidents and facilitating Return to Work for employees though a modified work program. We also promote and maintain Standards of Care for occupational health, and act as a resource to the Joint Health and Safety Committee and the mangers to assist in identifying employee’s health and safety needs. We make recommendations for programs and activities of health promotion maintenance and rehabilitation. The department investigates staff incidents and accidents, files claims with WSIB, analyzes incidents and recommend solutions. Overall, we ensure the corporation complies with all related legislation.
Employee Health
The department promotes and maintains a standard of care for employee health by ensuring each new employee has a staff health intake interview. One of the policies of the organization stipulates a mandatory immunization program and facilitates direct immunization of staff, associate contract employees volunteers and board members to ensure a healthy and safe work place. We also assist in the maintenance of employee health through preventative and promotional activities, and assist the Human Resources unit with the Attendance Awareness Program. We provide guidance to employees in regards to health issues either directly or through the Employee and Family Assistance Program.
Risk Management
Risk management is a process to identify, evaluate and treat the risk and promote the quality of care and continuous quality improvement. It is the process through which risks to the organization and all who are served by and associated with it are identified, classified, evaluated and controlled to predict, limit and reduce potential risks or losses.