Req ID: 201255
Location: Central Zone, Halifax Infirmary Robie Street Entrance - QEII
Department: PLM Blood Transfusion Service CZ
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1
Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 30-Apr-25
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Recruitment Incentives
Successful candidates may also be eligible for a $5,000 - $10,000 signing bonus and up to $5,000 of relocation assistance with a defined Return of Service contract.
About the Opportunity
Reporting to the Technical Manager and working collaboratively with the Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (PLM) management team and medical staff the Transfusion Medicine Technical Supervisor is responsible for the efficient, timely, cost effective, and high-quality Transfusion Medicine service within the Victoria General and Halifax Infirmary sites. The technical supervisor supports and actively supervises the day to day operation, including after-hours if required.
• Ensures the provision of rapid, accurate test results to healthcare providers by effectively deploying and supporting the technical and administrative staff
• Ensures that equipment and precision instruments used in the division are properly serviced and maintained.
• Ensures there are sufficient and appropriate materials available to perform testing and quality assurance.
• Responsible for blood product inventory management and ensuring appropriate utilization.
• Ensures high standards of technical and safety procedures by constant evaluation and monitoring.
• Supports and coordinates recruitment, training, performance evaluations and performance management.
• Coordinates the availability of resources for implementation and ongoing evaluation of approved new tests, procedures, and equipment.
• Consults with, collaborates, and responds to patients, healthcare providers, hospitals, Canadian Blood Service, nursing units and other internal and external clients regarding delivery of services.
• Collaborates with the Nova Scotia Blood Coordinating team and other provincial and health care professionals to improve standardization and Provincial redistribution
• Informs decisions about the most efficient use of financial, human and material resources while meeting operational needs and working within the appropriate policies and financial budgets.
• Performs administrative functions such as scheduling, time capture and approval of overtime and vacation
• Participates in short- and long-term planning for area(s) of responsibility, including planning for new, revised or expanded service.
• Makes objective and respectful decisions consistent with policies, standards and objectives of the laboratory in an environment that involves consideration of patient safety, future needs of the organization and best use of human and material resources.
• Demonstrates good stewardship in the identification, reporting & mitigation of unsafe Acts or conditions.
About You
- Graduate of an approved program in Medical Laboratory Science or MSc. in relevant discipline.
- Must be licensed with NSCMLT
- Certification with CSMLS is required
- Medical Laboratory Technologist with four (4) years progressively more responsible experience in a laboratory, plus completion of a management program or commitment to successfully complete a management program in three years and/or a combination of education, training, and progressively more responsible experience
- Technical expertise in Transfusion Medicine is strongly preferred.
- Demonstrates leadership capabilities. Previous management experience and direct supervision of staff in a laboratory setting is strongly preferred
- Excellent organization and decision-making skills
- Effective and respectful communication and interpersonal skills are essential
- Knowledge of management systems and accreditation requirements
- Advanced computer skills and in-depth knowledge of Cerner Laboratory Information System (LIS), as related to the function in Transfusion Medicine is preferred
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
- Successful external applicants are required to provide a criminal record check (including Vulnerable Sector Search) to People Services before starting employment and assume any associated costs as a condition of employment.
PLEASE NOTE: Applicants relying on education and experience equivalencies must clearly state such equivalencies in their cover letter, resume, or application. Additionally, candidates will not be considered for an interview if applications are incomplete or are missing information.
Hours
- Permanent, Full-Time / 100% / 75 Hours Bi-weekly
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Travel may be required
Compensation and Benefits
$38.36 - 50.97 hourly
Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.
Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.
