Manager - Medical Device Reprocessing

Nova Scotia Health Authority; Kentville; On-site; CAD 89,000 - 106,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental

Travel insurance

Long-term disability

Life insurance

Pension plan

Job summary

Nova Scotia Health Authority invites applications for the Manager, Medical Device Reprocessing (MDR) in the Western Zone. Reporting to the Director, Perioperative Services, this role leads day‑to‑day MDR operations across the Western Zone, ensuring safe, high‑quality service delivery and alignment with provincial MDR standards.

The successful candidate will hold a healthcare or management degree and 5–10 years of progressive leadership experience in healthcare; CSA or IAHCSMM certification is

Qualifications

• Baccalaureate degree related to healthcare or management.
• 5–10 years of progressive management experience in healthcare.
• CSA or IAHCSMM certification preferred.
• Strong quality improvement and patient safety focus.
• Knowledge of Accreditation Canada standards and processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the day-to-day MDR operations across the Western Zone to ensure safe, high-quality service delivery.
• Develop and implement policies and systems supporting MDR services.
• Engage in continuous quality improvement and align with provincial MDR standards.
• Collaborate with perioperative services and clinical partners to advance provincial MDR practices.

Skills

Leadership

Quality improvement

Safety culture

Change management

Strategic planning

Communication

Education

Healthcare or management degree

CSA or IAHCSMM certification

Master's degree (asset)

Infection prevention/control training (asset)

Tools

Windows applications

Web-based programs

Financial management software

Job description

Location: Western Zone, Valley Regional Hospital

Department: OPWZ PERI Medical Device Reprocess WZ

Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100%) x 1

MGMT/NON-Union Position

Posting Closing Date: 26-Aug-26

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing, and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres, and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators, and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About The Opportunity

Reporting to the Director, Perioperative Services, the Manager, Medical Device Reprocesing (MDR) is responsible for providing management and leadership in the planning development, implementation, and evaluation of policies and systems that support MDR services within the assignmed zone.

The Manager will lead the day-to-day operations of all MDR departments inthe Western zone, ensuring efficient, safe, and high-quality service delivery. This includes engaging in continuous quality improvement initiatives and fostering strong, collaborative relationships with perioperative services and other clinical partners.

While the primary accountability of this role is operational at the zone level, the Manager will work in alignment with provincial MDR standards and collaborate with MDR leader across zones to support consistency, quality, and patient safety. The role contributres to the development and advancement of provincial MDR practices through shared leadership and participation in provincial initiatives.

About You

We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

• Baccalaureate degree related to healthcare or business/management and five years’ progressive management experience, preferably in healthcare, or an equivalent combination of education and 10 years' progressive management experience, preferably in healthcare
• Certification through CSA or IAHCSMM or willingness to obtain
• Post-secondary education or training in Infection Prevention & Control or Medical Device Reprocessing an asset
• Master’s degree an asset
• Formal quality management education an asset
• Knowledge of legislation and best practice related to the Transportation of Dangerous Goods and Medical Device Reprocessing
• Knowledge of labour relations and human resource practices, processes and collective agreements
• Solid Understanding of Accreditation Canada standards and processes
• Experience in leading quality improvement initiatives and implementing evidence-based practice
• Demonstrated judgment and decision-making skills demonstrated through analysis and synthesis, critical thinking & problem solving, systems thinking and emotional intelligence
• Management skills demonstrated through planning, implementation, monitoring and evaluating
• Ability to manage human resources/intellectual capital, financial resources, capital/material assets and information
• Demonstrated professional accountability and responsibility to the teams, the provincial perioperative program and the overall organization with tangible experience in team building mechanisms
• Demonstrated conflict resolution, negotiation and change management skills
• Commitment to promoting a culture that supports safety, ethical practice, self-care and employee wellness.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Windows applications, web-based programs, and other computer competencies and software applications
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Hours

• Permanent, full-time; 75 hours bi-weekly

Compensation And Benefits

$45.75 - $56.04 Hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.