Registered Nurse

4 weeks ago

Kitchener, Canada Grand River Hospital Full time

At Grand River Hospital and St. Mary’s General Hospital, we are building a world-class health care system supporting healthier lives for the communities we serve. We value people above all else and the experiences of our patients and their families, our team members, and our partners are at the very top of our agenda.

Integration of Grand River Hospital & St Mary’s General Hospital: In April 2024, the Boards of St. Mary’s General and Grand River Hospitals both independently voted in favour of a voluntary merger of the Hospitals to form a new hospital organization. This evolution of our partnership will occur alongside our joint redevelopment work, as we strive to build a new acute care campus in the community. We welcome talent to both St. Mary’s General Hospital and Grand River Hospital that are ready to be part of an exciting, generational change for hospital care in Waterloo Region.

We currently have an opportunity for a Transfusion Safety Officer within Integrated Laboratory – Grand River & St. Mary’s General Hospitals.

How Transfusion Safety Officer support our teams:

Reporting to the Manager of the Transfusion Medicine Program, the TSO as an integral member of the Transfusion Medicine (TM) team demonstrates clinical leadership in hemovigilance as a quality process with an aim to improve quality and increase safety of blood transfusion, including oversight for all activities of blood transfusion best practice, at the bedside. The TSO fosters linkages between the transfusion service and the clinical team that includes physicians, nursing, allied health clinicians and other personnel taking care of patients who receive or are potential recipients of blood products. The TSO is responsible for leveraging best practice along the transfusion vein to vein loop with the main focus on transfusion related activities at the bedside.

Additional Duties include:

  • Applying current, evidence-based clinical knowledge, TM expertise and provincial, federal and international blood transfusion standards to develop, evaluate, revise and support the implementation of transfusion safety best practice guidelines, policies and procedures.
  • Collaborating with the TM Medical Director in the investigation of all adverse transfusion reactions and reporting of serious transfusion adverse events to regulatory bodies as applicable.
  • Implementation, maintenance and revision of transfusion safety educational resources for clinicians.
  • Ensuring regulatory quality control requirements are being met for equipment used outside the blood transfusion laboratory such as blood storage refrigerators, blood warmers and perioperative cell savers.
  • Investigating reported transfusion related patient safety events, assessing risk levels and root cause and recommending changes to practice to prevent re-occurrences where appropriate.
  • Conducting prospective and retrospective audits on blood product utilization, blood transfusion administration and documentation.
  • Participation in internal and external professional organizations and committees to provide representation and guidance on transfusion safety best practice guidelines.
  • Disseminating research findings through professional presentations and publications.

The Transfusion Safety Officer has:

  • Completion of a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing.
  • Master’s degree preferred.
  • Current registration in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario.
  • A minimum of 5 years Transfusion Medicine experience preferred, including 2 years’ experience working in a leadership role in Transfusion Medicine or a relevant acute care specialty program.
  • Five (5) years’ experience in a large community/tertiary hospital organization, preferred.
  • Change management experience, required.
  • Project management experience, preferred.
  • Prior experience in risk management processes in an acute care center, required.
  • Prior experience in quality assurance initiatives, required.
  • Prior experience in clinical policy development and evaluation, required.
  • Knowledge of accreditation programs, and experience in assessments and internal audit, preferred.
  • Demonstrated leadership and problem solving skills, required.
  • Well-developed interpersonal along with written and verbal communication skills, required.
  • Knowledge and experience with blood and blood product utilization in the hospital setting, required.
  • Ability to be flexible, adaptable and perceptive in a fast paced, change heavy environment.
  • Compliance with confidentiality requirements.
  • Excellent organizational, customer service and time management skills.
  • Well-developed interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills. Experience with oral and written presentations is required.
  • Computer knowledge and skills (e.g. Excel, Access, Word, PowerPoint, Visio, Publisher, WebEx, and MS Project an asset) and ability to review data as needed.

Grand River Hospital & St. Mary’s General Hospital support our Team Members with:

  • A thorough onboarding and orientation program.
  • Ongoing training and development opportunities.
  • Access to our Ongoing Education Fund.
  • Career mentorship.
  • Wellness programs.

As part of our commitment to the health and safety of our patients, staff and community from COVID-19, subject to any accommodation required by applicable human rights legislation, Grand River Hospital requires that all staff have received all required doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada.

APPLICATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED UNTIL THE POSTING IS CLOSED.

Please include a resume with your application in order to ensure that your qualifications are appropriately considered in the hiring process.

Grand River Hospital is committed to fair and equitable employment and in our recruitment and selection practices. We strongly believe in inclusion and diversity within our organization, and welcome all applicants including, but not limited to: racialized communities, all religions and ethnicities, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ persons, Indigenous people, and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of our Hospital community. We are committed to providing and fostering a respectful workplace for all employees, free from violence and harassment. Grand River Hospital is a proud member of the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion (CCDI).

Upon individual request, the hospital will endeavour to remove any barrier to the hiring process to accommodate candidates, including those with disabilities. Should any applicant require accommodation through the application, interview or selection processes, please contact Human Resources in advance for assistance.

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