Director Diagnostic Services

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Shared Health in Manitoba is seeking a senior leader to oversee SHDS Labs and SBH & MHC diagnostics operations. The role requires extensive experience in diagnostic services management within a publicly funded system and a strong track record of improving quality and patient safety.

The successful candidate will guide operational planning, lead a high-performing team, ensure regulatory compliance, and collaborate with senior management to advance service integration across the organization.

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience in diagnostic operations within a large public health system.
• Experience implementing quality, patient safety, and service integration goals.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a senior diagnostics team across multiple services.
• Direct operational planning and execution of quality, patient safety, and service integration.
• Collaborate with senior management to achieve organizational goals.
• Represent Shared Health in external regulatory and partner collaborations.

Skills

Senior leadership

LEADS framework

Education

Post-secondary degree in health

Post-graduate degree asset

Job description

Site: Shared Health -Health Sciences Centre

Department / Unit: SHDS Labs - SBH & MHC

Job Stream: Non-Clinical

Union: Non Union

Anticipated Start Date: ASAP

FTE: 1.00

Anticipated Shift: Days

Work Arrangement: In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

Annual Base Hours: 2015

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.

Experience

• 7 years of progressive management experience leading a broad spectrum of diagnostic operations in a large, publicly funded Diagnostic Operations delivery organization including:
  • 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 diagnostic health service (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, diagnostics team in a publicly funded diagnostic operations delivery 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.

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. Accommodationsare available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

Manitoba healthcare employers, in partnership with the Indigenous community, are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.