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Manager Point of Care Testing
3 weeks ago
Interior Health is seeking a
**Manager, Point of Care Testing (POCT) Clinical Operations **to join the team. The POCT manager position will develop and lead an Interior Health wide Point of Care testing program.
This position is flexible within the Interior Health region.
**About the role**:
The Manager, POCT Clinical Operations is accountable for ensuring excellence in the provision of Point of Care Testing ( POCT) throughout Interior Health. The Manager, POCT Clinical Operations provides leadership and direction for the operations, management, utilization, risk management, and quality improvement, and applies management theory and concepts to leading, staffing, monitoring, evaluating, and data gathering including the development of relevant outcome measures pertinent to POCT. The Manager, POCT Clinical Operations is accountable for: efficient, effective utilization of approved physical, financial, and human resources; guiding and coordinating activities of the clinical area(s) in accordance with professional standards; supporting the goals and strategic direction of Interior Health.
**Some key duties**:
- Provides leadership for clinical practice by seeking out and identifying best practices in POCT, ensuring the appropriate structures, system processes, and culture are in place to provide accurate near patient test results.
- Evaluates effectiveness of care provided and seeks mechanisms to ensure that standards are met consistently. Responds to end user issues in a supportive and goal oriented manner, facilitating communication to affect positive outcomes.
- Facilitates and directs the development, implementation, and evaluation of specific goals and objectives, standards and policies, ensuring consistency with the established standards and objectives supporting all pertinent regulatory college regulations.
- Maintains fiscal accountability by collecting and monitoring necessary fiscal and utilization data and analyzes data appropriately. Ensures effective use of resources in the service area. Monitors the budget(s), identifies variances, and takes corrective action as required to maintain expenditures within the approved budget(s).
- Participates in the development and implementation of the local quality improvement and risk management initiatives for POCT in accordance with Interior Health standards and processes.
- Participates, as part of the local management team, in coordinating the utilization of shared resources including services, equipment, and space with other departments and/or sites.
- Collaborates with interdisciplinary team members in planning and provision of effective and efficient POCT within IH to support the achievement of operational and strategic objectives of the clinical program.
- Recruits, hires, disciplines, and terminates staff as required. Provides mentoring and coaching to staff, completes performance evaluations and prepares staff development, training and succession plans. Administers collective agreements and represents the employer in the grievance process, on various union/management committees, and during essential service situations.
- Identifies the educational needs of staff in the provision of direct patient care. Ensures the appropriate mechanisms are in place to support staff in the provision of quality patient care. Communicates with educational personnel regarding identified needs and collaboratively plans the opportunities for professional development.
- Analyses current trends and data in assigned areas of responsibility relating to the provision of accessible, comprehensive, efficient, and effective service/care. This includes sick time, overtime, casual utilization, WCB, turnover, staff mix, vacation utilization, and vacancies.
- Maintains a positive and productive work environment respecting the value of an interdisciplinary team approach to the provision of health services. Promotes the creation of a quality work environment.
- Acts as a change agent within the service, fostering an environment of innovation and critical thinking.
- Represents POCT Clinical Operations and assigned clinical areas on a variety of internal and external committees as required.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
**Some of the Benefits of Joining Interior Health**:
Interior Health strives to create an environment where you enjoy the work you do, the place where you work, and the people around you. Together, we create great workplaces.
Honouring Interior Health’s commitment to Truth and Reconciliation and the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), and Pursuant to Section 42 of the BC Human Rights Code, preferential consideration and/or hiring will be given to qualified applicants who self-identify as Aboriginal (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit).
**Education, Training, and Experience**
- Bachelors Degree in nursing, health sciences, or related field.
- Seven to ten years recent, related clinical experience, including three years in a leade
