Manager, Medical Device Reprocessing - Vancouver, Canada - Providence Healthcare

Providence Healthcare

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Vancouver, Canada

2 weeks ago

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Mandatory Vaccination Please Note:

As per the current Public Health Orders (Long Term Care/Seniors Assisted Living Provincial Health Order and the Health Sector Order), as of October 26, 2021, all employees working for Providence Health Care must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Proof of vaccination status will be required.

Summary:

Within the context of a client and family centred model of care and, in accordance with the Mission, Vision and Values, and strategic directions of Providence Health Care, the person promotes a safe, respectful, and civil working environment for patients, residents, families, visitors and staff.

Reporting to the Corporate Director, Clinical Supplies & Equipment, the Manager, Medical Device Reprocessing (MDR) is accountable for the effective and efficient functioning of the Medical Device Reprocessing Program within Providence Health Care.

The Manager provides leadership and strategic direction to ensure high quality and effective delivery of medical device reprocessing services needed to support program/service delivery and plans within an academic, research and client centred environment.

The Manager is the primary administration link with respect to operations management, utilization and risk management, quality improvement, and human resource management for medical device reprocessing.

In addition to leading a team, works as a team player with colleagues and co-workers and in collaboration with key internal and external partners to achieve excellence in client and family centred care, education and research within a complex multi-site environment.

Qualifications / Skills and Education:

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree (Master's preferred) in a related Health Profession plus a minimum of five (5) years recent, related medical device reprocessing or perioperative experience in progressive leadership roles, including direct supervisory experience within a large unionized health care environment or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Current registration/membership with a recognized professional association is desired.

COMPETENCIES
The Manager possesses the following competencies that drive organizational success:

Leadership:

Defines a vision and facilitates, guides, and mentors individuals and groups towards the vision, while maintaining group cohesiveness, motivation, commitment and effectiveness.

Communication:

Communicates effectively both verbally and in writing such that messages are understood; that is, understanding the essence and subtleties of the communication and the intended audience.

Resources Management:

Manages human, capital, financial and information resources so that organizational objectives are achieved.

Conceptual Skills:

Identifies and analyses situations and problems such that viable solutions are found. Approaches tasks and problems such that total systems and strategies are taken into account.

Public/Community Focus:

Responsive to the needs of health care, public, and community partners and customers. Seeks partnership opportunities and actively promotes positive relations.

Results Management:

Plans and establishes courses of action for self and others that are results oriented.

Systems Thinking:

Aware of the interdependence of organizational systems and partners and considers the whole in the formulation of solutions.

Team Focus:

Strives to understand perspectives of team members, synthesizes with own opinion, presents convincing point of view, and resolves conflicts.

Time Management:

Manages own work activities and delegates tasks to achieve maximum efficiency.

Mastery of Change:

Accepting of new initiatives and champions the implementation process amongst team members.

Quality Improvement:

Continuously identifies and implements improvements in work systems to ensure that the highest possible level of quality service is achieved.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Leads the development and implementation of innovative and creative approaches for delivery of high quality, value added and efficient medical device reprocessing (MDR) services, to support long term strategies and effectively address customer needs and expectations. Participates in periodic planning sessions, discussing service levels, ensuring supplies provided by MDR are in the appropriate quantities, conceptualizing and providing expert advice for future developments, participating in annual systems planning to outline priorities and change requirements and through maintaining an awareness of current MDR related trends and issues such as literature review, contact with peers at other organizations, attendance at seminars, workshops and educational programs.
Communicates program strategic direction incorporating Providence Health Care's vision, values and strategic direction and ensures integration into practice by team members through establishing, preparing an