Director Pathology

**Req ID**:210958**
**Location**:Northern** Zone,**Colchester East Hants Health Centre**
**Department**:PLM Laboratory Services NZ**
**Type of Employment**:Permanent**Hourly FT** (**100%**) x**1**
**Management/Non Union** P**osition**
**Posting Closing Date**:24-Oct-25**

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

**About the Opportunity**:
Functioning in a co-leadership capacity with the PLM Zone Medical Lead, the Director is responsible for the administrative and clinical operations of PLM, and the delivery of a high quality, safe laboratory services throughout the Northern Zone. The Director participates in the development of program strategy and is accountable to the Senior Director for program delivery and continuous improvement within the Zone. The position maintains an indirect matrix reporting relationship with the Zone Executive Director.

The Director interacts extensively with clinical and management staff, serving as the principal management point of contact for PLM services within the Zone. The Director collaborates and works consultatively with other PLM staff in the Program to ensure services offered are standardized provincially and comply with laboratory standards and accreditation requirements.

**About You**:
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

- Certified with CSMLS as a Medical Laboratory Technologist
- Licensed to practice by the Nova Scotia College of Medical Laboratory Technologists
- Completion of a Leadership Management Program, or commitment to complete within defined time period
- 3-5 years of relevant management experience demonstrating progressive accountabilities for financial, strategic and people management to deliver high quality services
- Excellent leadership, organizational and decision skills in support of patient, family and client centred laboratory services
- Expert knowledge in field to critically analyze evidence-based practices to inform strategy development and organizational planning
- Strategic planning and systems thinking
- Expertise in financial planning
- Evidence-based collaborative problem solving of complex multifaceted issues
- Critical thinking and analytical problem solving
- Understands the principles of project management and demonstrated ability to lead work teams
- Experienced in leading change
- Quality improvement methodologies (e.g. LEAN)
- Strong presentation and public speaking skills that are responsive to audience needs
- Demonstrated advanced communications skills/positive energetic public persona
- Ability to analyze and interpret laboratory statistical data and monitor quality and performance indicators and benchmarks
- Possesses knowledge of lab information systems
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

**Hours**:

- Permanent, Full-Time position; 75 hours bi-weekly
- Travel may be required

**Compensation and Benefits**:
$54.99 - $73.06 Hourly

**Once You've Applied**

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.