Director Diagnostic Services - IERHA
Requisition ID: 374133
Position Number: 20060552
Posting End Date: Open Until Filled
City: Selkirk
Employer: Shared Health
Site: Shared Health - Selkirk General Hospital
Department / Unit: Shared Health Diagnostic
Job Stream: Non-Clinical
Union: Non Union
Anticipated Start Date: 05/01/2025
FTE: 1.00
Anticipated Shift: Days
Work Arrangement: In Person
Daily Hours Worked: 7.75
Annual Base Hours: 2015
Salary is commensurate with education and qualifications
Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient- centered clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.
Position Overview
Leads a team of technical and clinical support staff in the provincially integrated delivery of diagnostic operations. Inspires and leads laboratory staff across the organization to embrace and adopts integrated, patient-centred care pathways and service delivery models. Provides service-delivery focused operational leadership to laboratory operational services, partnering closely with the senior leadership of the diagnostic operations (Discipline team) and executive (Provincial Medical Specialty Lead of Laboratory Medicine & Executive Director - Provincial Lab Operations) to support the operation of a leading edge, efficient, and high-quality service in line with the values of the organization.
Reporting to the Executive Director of Lab Operations, (and a dotted line reporting to Executive Director DI Operations) the Diagnostic Services Director is an integral member of the Shared Health Diagnostic Services Leadership team, providing operation leadership and management for diagnostic services in the Interlake Regional Health Authority.
The Diagnostic Services Director Participates in planning, budgeting, policy settings, and quality improvement activities to ensure Shared Health is providing a quality service that is efficient, effective and accessible. The Diagnostic Services Director collaborates with the Provincial Shared health Leadership team, the hospitals and the Regional Health Authority administration to achieve these goals.
The successful candidate will ideally be located in Winnipeg or Selkirk, other locations within the IERHA Region would be considered. The Diagnostic Services Director will be required to travel between their home base office and the IERHA sites to be able to attend to site activities occurring to provide an in-person presence.
Experience
- 7 years of progressive management experience leading a broad spectrum of Service Delivery operations in a large, service delivery organization. Ideally, this experience is in Diagnostic Service Delivery or publicly-funded healthcare, and includes the following;
- 5 years of direct diagnostic operations delivery across one or more assigned geographic areas, such as:
- primary health and community diagnostic services (Lab and Diagnostic Imaging).
- acute inpatient, specialty care and complex ambulatory settings.
- integrating innovative diagnostics-based care models to optimize efficiency and to deliver high quality care.
- 3 years of management experience leading a health service (ideally laboratory and/or Imaging, and/or non-invasive cardiac testing).
- 3 years of experience participating in operational planning, implementing operational directives, and achieving formal quality, patient safety, service integration and partner collaboration goals and objectives.
- 3 years of experience building and leading a high-performing, team in a service organization including influencing and collaborating with senior management.
Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)
- Post-secondary degree in a relevant health discipline from an accredited education institution;
- Post-graduate degree is an asset.
Certification/Licensure/Registration
- Active member of an associated regulatory body as appropriate.
Qualifications and Skills
- Demonstrated comprehensive senior leadership capabilities. The provincial health system in Manitoba has adopted the LEADS in a Caring Environment framework.
Physical Requirements
- Must be able to work safely in a typical computerized office environment with frequent meetings, and to lift and carry items of up to approximately 10kgs (25 pounds).
- Interruptions to respond to questions from senior management in the organization, third-party compliance bodies, and vendors are common; incumbent is able to schedule dedicated and focused time for planning and concentration.
- Must have a valid Manitoba driver’s license and use of a personal motor vehicle for regular travel within the province.
- Must be able to serve with other leaders in an on-call rotation.
We have a unique ability to work together to make health care better. If you want to make a difference and contribute to supporting the health of your family, friends and neighbours, please apply today.
Interested candidates should select the "Apply" icon below to upload their cover letter, resume and copy of licenses/certification.
This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.
Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions in Shared Health that combine to equal more than 1.0 FTE.
Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.
