Job Description

GENERAL


Description: Manager, Medical Device Reprocessing


Competition #: SEL AC 376/25


Posting Date: 02/12/2025


Status: Active


Type: External


DESCRIPTION


The Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority

Our Vision

We will be recognized as a trusted health-care partner, providing sustainable, accessible, integrated, evidence-based care to improve health status and outcomes in all of our communities and achieve health equity across the region.

Our Mission

We work in partnership with all stakeholders, contributing to the health and well-being of our communities, by providing timely access to reliable care in a culturally safe manner that respects diversity.

Our Values

Always with compassion, Success in collaboration, Accountability in everything we do, Acting with integrity, Respectful of each other



Collaboration | Accessibility | Respect | Excellence | Innovation | Quality Customer Service Manager, Medical Device Reprocessing (MDR)

Manager MDR Ortho_01

Closing Date: 02/19/2025



Facility / Site:

Selkirk Regional Health Centre



Posting Type: Permanent



Position Type: Full-Time



Hours of Work: Days



Term Dates: -


FTE: 1



Union Group: Non-Union

Wage / Salary: To commensurate with experience & qualifications Position Summary: The Manager, Medical Device Reprocessing (MDR) plays a key role in the daily operations of the Medical Device Reprocessing department for the Interlake-Eastern RHA, and is responsible for overseeing and managing the operations of the MDR Department across multiple sites within the region. This role focuses on strategic planning, compliance with national standards, staff management, and quality assurance to ensure the effective delivery of medical device reprocessing services.



The position of Regional Manager, Medical Device Reprocessing (MDR) functions in a manner consistent with, and supports the Mission, Vision and Values of the Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority.



Interlake-Eastern RHA is committed to responding to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's Calls to Action and creating working environments free of racism for both clients and employees. All staff members are encouraged to seek and identify patterns of harm towards Indigenous, black and marginalized clients and employees and to take actions to disrupt any form of racism. Collectively and individually, we are growing cultural competency capacity by implementing the region's anti-racism action plan.

Qualifications:

• Recognized post-secondary degree in business administration, social sciences or health services or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Valid Medical Device Reprocessing Technician Certificate from a recognized MDR program.
• Recertification must be current and valid.
• Recertification is required every five (5) years.
• Complete knowledge of the required legal and quality documentation:
+ Complete and through understanding of aseptic technique
+ Various stages involved with processing medical devices
+ The functions of sterilizing equipment, washer/decontaminator, sterile drying cabinets, heat sealers, endoscope, and endoscope reprocessing.

Minimum of five (5) years related experience in medical device reprocessing.

• Minimum of three (3) years in a leadership role with supervisory experience.
• Demonstrated experience in health services delivery preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership, organization, and problem-solving skills.
• Effective and strong verbal and written communication skills with staff, demonstrating judgment, courtesy, and tact.
• Strong interpersonal skills to build relationships and work with a diversity of internal and external stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to develop sound practical solutions, identify impact and ramifications of decisions.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage priorities amongst competing demands.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and to prioritize a large complex workload to meet deadlines.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, exercising initiative and sound independent judgment to prioritize tasks.
• Proven ability to maintain positive relationships with staff and function effectively within regional and multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
• Skilled in handling difficult and sensitive situations confidentially within policy guidelines.
• Valid Manitoba driver's license.
• Mental and physical ability to meet the demands of the position.
• Given the cultural diversity of our region, the ability to communicate in more than one language would be considered an asset.
• Proficiency of both official languages is essential for target and designated bilingual positions.
• Completes and maintains a satisfactory pre-employment security check.
• Satisfactory employment record.




Internal applicants must include a current resume with application upon change of department, site, program and or classification.

As a condition of employment, all successful applicants will be required to provide a satisfactory criminal record check (with vulnerable sector screening), adult abuse and child abuse registry checks prior to commencing employment.


The Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority is committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous people at all levels within our workforce. We encourage successful Indigenous individuals to self-declare by completing a voluntary self-declaration as part of the application process.


Given the cultural diversity of our region, the ability to communicate in more than one language would be considered an asset. Proficiency of both official languages is essential for target and designated bilingual positions.


The Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. Accessibility accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.


All health care workers are required to be immunized as a condition of employment in accordance with the Interlake-Eastern RHA Policy (GA-13-P-110 Required Immunizations for Health Care Workers).


The Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority delivers health-care services on First Nation Treaty Territories 1, 2, 3 and 5 and on the homeland of the Metis Nation. We respect that First Nations treaties were made on these territories, acknowledge harms and mistakes, and we dedicate ourselves to collaborate in partnership with First Nations, Inuit and Metis peoples in the spirit of reconciliation.