Job Description

Position: Clinical Manager, Genetics Laboratory

Status: Permanent Full Time

Department: CVH Laboratory Management

Posted Date: May 29, 2023 \xe2\x80\x93 June 12, 2023, 11:59 PM EDT

Salary Band: $104,350 - $156,550 (salary band placement commensurate with experience)

A New Kind of Health Care for a Healthier Community. That\xe2\x80\x99s our mission at Trillium Health Partners (THP), one of the largest community-based acute care facilities in Canada. Comprised of the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital and the Queensway Health Centre, along with several satellite locations, THP serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto and surrounding communities, and is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

If you are passionate about your career, motivated to improve the health of the community, committed to excellence, quality and patient safety consider joining our Better Together team!

In this role, you will:

Manage a division/division(s) within the department of Laboratory Medicine to align with the department and the organization strategic and operational plans.

Human Resource Management:

• Plan recruitment, training, ongoing competency/education and, manage staff performance
• Mentor and develop staff for career growth and succession
• Provide timely and active communication with staff
• Approve staff operational and vacation schedules and submit payroll

Leadership and Organizational Support:

• As part a member of the laboratory leadership team, collaborate in the development and planning of key strategic and operational initiatives.
• Provide laboratory expertise to programs, committees, best practice initiatives and healthcare professional/patient education
• Remain current with technical advancement in genetics
• Network with peers for benchmarking, best practice and, problem-solving

Technical and Clinical Management:

• Plan and develop the selection and scope of quality patient testing based on customer needs and changing technology
• Guide development of and approve policies, processes and procedures that align with the quality management system
• Manage equipment maintenance programs

Financial Management:

• Manage budget and analyze variances
• Plan for capital equipment purchase and replacement
• Manage inventory management system
• Leverage staffing, equipment and expertise for consideration of future test expansion to align with OH-CCO initiatives.

Patient and Staff Safety and Quality Risk Management:

• Develop/implement quality activities in collaboration with Laboratory Quality Manager to maximize service and minimize patient risk
• Review and analyze data for trends, coordinate quality improvement initiatives and, guide corrective actions
• Responsible for providing a safe working environment for staff and supporting safety initiatives in collaboration with Laboratory Safety Officer and the Occupational Health and Safety department
• Practices according to, and is knowledgeable in, the Laboratory Quality Management System.

Key Qualifications:

• Baccalaureate degree in a health-related discipline and/or member in good standing of the College of Medical Laboratory Technologists of Ontario (CMLTO)
• Experience in Genetics preferred
• Formal or informal leadership experience, and at least 5 years relevant experience in a hospital or clinical laboratory setting
• Ability to demonstrate leadership skills including: critical and innovative thinking, problem solving, decision making, and managing and executing projects and change management.
• Strong initiative with the ability to formulate long range goals and objectives
• Emotional intelligence, strong written and verbal communication and leadership skills
• Demonstrate a key desire for learning and understanding the strategic direction of genetic testing for the future.

Registrations/Membership Requirements:

• CMLTO

Notes to applicants:

If you do not see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on this posting, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown candidates from underrepresented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We encourage applicants who are members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the Ontario Human Rights Code to consider this opportunity.

Trillium Health Partners is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a healthy, safe and respectful environment for healing, based on our values compassion, excellence and courage. To be Better Together, we commit to fostering a respectful workplace culture that promotes a safe and supportive environment for everyone who provides care, supports caregiving, receives care or visits the hospital.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, Trillium Health Partners will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities as required.

Applicants must be eligible to work in Canada. We would like to thank all applicants for their interest in this position, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Trillium Health Partners is recognized under the French Language Services Act.

As a condition of employment, we require all staff to be fully vaccinated for COVID19, in addition to other vaccinations required by the Public Hospitals Act.

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