Manager of Anatomical Pathology, Microbiology, and Quality Systems

Company: IWK Health

Req ID: 194815
Department/Program: Anatomical Pathology, Microbiology & QMS, Diagnostic Services & Maritime Medical Genetics
Location: Halifax
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Union Status: Management, Management/Non Union Bargaining Unit
Compensation: $42.937 - $57.0505 /hour
Closing Date: Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

Promoting an anti-racist environment, and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care, is important to us. We are located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. Working in Mi’kma’ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia, and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long, deep, and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportions of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.

The Opportunity

The IWK Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is the only pediatric-maternal reference laboratory in the Maritime Provinces. It provides Maritime reference services for a wide range of diagnostic testing/consultations, including fetal and pediatric autopsy, communicable/infectious disease testing, Children’s Oncology Group (COG) lab service that supports care of children with cancer, and prenatal/maternal serology and bacterial culture screening. The combination of pediatric laboratory medicine subspecialists and pathologists working beside pediatric-maternal clinicians provides a unique combination found only at other Canadian Pediatric or Pediatric-Maternal Health Centres (e.g. BC Women and Children’s Hospital).

Reporting to the Director, Diagnostic Services and Maritime Medical Genetics, the Manager of Anatomical Pathology, Microbiology, and Quality Systems Divisions is responsible for providing leadership and managing the delivery of services within the Maritimes, as well as the overarching Quality and Safety management of the laboratory department. The Manager works in a Co-Leadership Model with the Division Heads, and collaboratively with other managers and medical teams within Laboratory and Diagnostic Services. Responsibilities include human resource management, fiscal management, professional/staff development, leadership, quality service delivery, and program service development. Essential components include a high degree of evidence-based decision-making, creativity, interpersonal skills, self-direction, initiative, critical thinking, and professional development. The role involves mentoring team members, managing performance issues, resolving key issues, and promoting a safe working environment.

The Manager must remain up to date on recent advances in test procedures, instrumentation, software, and other technology, evaluating service needs.

For additional information pertaining to Laboratory Services at the IWK please visit: IWK Health Centre - Services Directory (nshealth.ca)

Hours of Work

Monday to Friday; business hours; occasional on-call.

Your Qualifications

• Graduate from Medical Laboratory Technology (MLT) Program and/or Appropriate university degree (BSc, BHSc).
• Post graduate training in hospital administration/management would be considered an asset.
• Minimum five (5) years experience working in a clinical laboratory with a minimum of two (2) years in a leadership/management role.
• Experience in Anatomical Pathology and/or Microbiology preferred.
• Licensed with Nova Scotia College of Medical Laboratory Technologists.
• Certified and Registered with the Canadian Society For Medical Laboratory Science.
• Strong research and report writing skills.
• Excellent time management, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrates ability to develop and sustain internal/external partnerships.
• Demonstrates understanding of and commitment to family centred care.
• Competencies in other languages an asset.

Thank you for your interest in IWK Health. Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process you have the right to request accommodation.

This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, should seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials.