Technical Supervisor

**Req ID**:160396**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location**:Central** Zone, **Halifax Infirmary Robie Street Entrance - QEII**
**Department**:PLM Laboratroy Pre-Analytics**
**Type of Employment**:Permanent** **Hourly FT** (**100%** FTE) x **1** position(s)**
**Status**:Management/Non Union** Position**
**Posting Closing Date**:21-Jul-23**

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**:
Reporting to the Technical Manager, Laboratory Client and Support Centre and with considerable latitude for initiative, planning and independent action, the Technical Supervisor is responsible for the efficient, timely, cost-effective quality driven and current technological operation of Blood Collection Services. The Supervisor is responsible for the daily operation of multi-site blood collection clinics. including those located at the QEII, Bayers Road, Spryfield and St Margaret’s Bay.

In collaboration with the Technical Manager and Department Head, the Supervisor:

- Ensures the provision of a high level of customer service to patients and healthcare providers by effectively deploying and supporting the technical and administrative staff
- Ensures that equipment used in the collection clinics are properly serviced and maintained
- Ensures there are sufficient and appropriate materials available
- Ensures high standards of safety procedures by constant evaluation and monitoring
- Supports and coordinates recruitment, training, performance evaluations and management
- Consults with, collaborates, and responds to patients, healthcare providers, hospitals, nursing units and other internal and external clients regarding delivery of services
- 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
- 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**:
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

- Graduate of an approved program in Medical Laboratory Science or MSc. in 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
- Previous management experience and direct supervision of staff and/or multiple departments in a laboratory setting is an preferred
- Previous expertise in the Pre analytical aspects of the laboratory medicine is an assett
- Demonstrates supervisory and leadership skills
- Excellent organization and decision-making skills
- Effective communication and interpersonal skills are essential
- Knowledge of management systems and accreditation requirements
- Advanced computer skills and knowledge of Cerner Laboratory Information System (LIS) as related to the function of the section(s) is preferred
- 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 to other sites will be required

**Compensation and Incentives**:
$36.33 - $48.28 hourly

**Once You've Applied**

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

This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek