Chief Technologist, Laboratory (Northern Health)

Position Summary

• Financial Support for Moving Expenses is available for this position **

Are you looking for that career that will allow you to combine your clinical expertise and your proven leadership skills? If you feel, you can deliver success by implementing strategies that focus the efforts of individuals on business goals, individual goals, team goals and translating them into positive outcomes - we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities

Under the administrative direction of the Health Service Administrator and the clinical direction of the Regional Director of Diagnostic Services, the Chief Technologist is responsible and accountable for

• Performing and supervising diagnostic testing in biochemistry, hematology, blood bank, urology and microbiology as required, and ensuring compliance with all quality controls, professional practice and governance standards, policies and procedures, including, but not limited to health and safety, infection control, training requirements, legal and ethical requirements and accreditation standards.
• Directing, organizing, controlling, coordinating and supervising all aspects of the day-to-day activities and operations of the laboratory and its departments, in consultation with regional technologist to ensure clinical quality consistency, standardization, benchmarking and evidence informed practice.
• Ensuring efficient and effective laboratory services, communication and technical interpretation and opinion to stakeholders, health care professionals and patients/service users.
• Efficient management of financial, technical, equipment and human resources and planning in relation to allocated budgets to achieve an annual balanced budget mandate, including contribution and advice to Health Service Administrator on capital planning, as appropriate.

Shift Rotation/Hours of work:: Days - 08:00 to 16:00, rotating

New Wage: As of April 1, 2023, the new wage is: $36.96 - $46.13/hour

Lakes District Hospital is a 12 acute bed hospital that offers emergency services, laboratory, diagnostic imaging, rehabilitation, pharmacy. There is one labour/delivery/recovery suite and 1 palliative care room. There are provision for public health, mental health and addictions, and home and community care service, as well as local physician and emergency services.

Burns Lake has a population of 1,779 (2021) local residents and serves the surrounding areas of the Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako estimating a population of 7,000. Wilderness and some of BC's largest freshwater lakes where sport fishing is a popular activity for both locals and tourists surround Burns Lake. Check out Burns Lake for more information on this family friendly community.

What Northern Health has to offer you!

• Employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities
• Employee referral program
• "Loan Forgiveness Programs" are offered through the Federal and BC Government for eligible professions.
• Financial support for moving expenses is available for eligible positions
• Four weeks vacation with one year of continuous service
• Comprehensive benefit packages including MSP, extended health/dental and a municipal pension plan for part-time and full-time employees. Casuals have the option of paying for benefits.
• Spectacular outdoor activities and the shortest commutes in BC

Qualfications

• Graduation from an accredited Medical Laboratory Science training program.
• Successful completion of the Advanced Registered Technologist (ART) course.
• Current General Certification with the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Science (CSMLS) and eligible for membership with the BC Society of Laboratory Sciences (BCSLS) and/or CSMLS.
• Five years post Registered Technologist (RT) experience including two (2) years' related supervisory experience, or an equivalent combination of training, management experience and education acceptable to the hospital.

Skills And Abilities

• Knowledge Integration: Integrates best practice and current research evidence to support professional practice decisions and actions.
• Management: Demonstrated ability to organize work, set objectives and establish priorities. Manages time and resources, implements activities to promote cooperation among the interdisciplinary team, supervises responsibilities of others, and collaborates across disciplines.
• Communication: Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with clients, families, the public, medical staff and the members of the interdisciplinary team using, oral written and computer communication means. Demonstrated ability to effectively resolve conflict.
• Equipment: Demonstrated computer skills including the use of Meditech and Windows based programs. Demonstrated data analysis skills including appropriate data analysis and reporting tools. Demonstrated ability in the use of e-mail and word processing. Ability to operate other related equipment as required in the specific practice area.
• Teaching: Ability to teach clients and others both one-on-one and in groups.
• Teamwork: Demonstrated ability to foster teamwork and a commitment to excellence in the provision of client care.
• Leadership: Promotes staff morale, engagement, and risk-taking. Demonstrates creative planning for change and innovations, implementation of NH policies or other protocols, and ongoing professional development of self and others.
• Critical Thinking: Demonstrated ability to integrate and evaluate pertinent data (from multiple sources) to problem-solve and make decisions effectively. Applies the problem solving process demonstrating critical thinking and decision making skills using a systems approach.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

Who We Are

Northern Health covers an area of nearly 600,000 square kilometers and offers health services in over two dozen communities and 55 First Nation's communities. We deliver hospital and community-based health care for a population of 300,000.

Employing more than 7,000 staff throughout the region, Northern Health provides exceptional health services for Northerners, through the efforts of dedicated staff and physicians, in partnership with communities and organizations in Northern BC.

There is a wide variety of career opportunities available in our two dozen hospitals, 25 long-term care facilities, public health units and many other offices providing specialized services.

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