Medical Laboratory Technologist C - Michener Support Program

Nova Scotia Health Authority; Halifax; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 86,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider in Nova Scotia as a Medical Laboratory Technologist C. This dynamic role focuses on coordinating and delivering innovative interprofessional educational programs, enhancing collaborative learning, and improving health outcomes. With a strong emphasis on evidence-based practice, you'll work closely with various departments to support and implement clinical knowledge effectively. This position not only offers the chance to make a significant impact on patient care but also provides opportunities for professional growth within a diverse and passionate team. If you are ready to contribute to a culture of collaboration and excellence in healthcare, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Long-term disability insurance

Defined benefit pension plan

Qualifications

• Graduate in Medical Laboratory Technology with NSCMLT and CSMLS licensure.
• Minimum of 3 years in clinical laboratory with experience in all MLT disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and deliver competency-based interprofessional educational curriculum.
• Assess and implement clinical knowledge in collaboration with key partnerships.

Skills

Clinical Chemistry

Hematology

Histotechnology

Microbiology

Transfusion Science

Leadership Development

Adult Education

Simulation Education

Language Competency (French)

Education

Graduate from an approved program in Medical Laboratory Technology

Active licensure with NSCMLT

Active registration with CSMLS

Tools

Cerner LIS

Job description

Req ID: 196141
Location: Provincial Zone, Flexible within the Province
Department: IPPL MLT BRIDGING-CNS
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment (100%) x 1
Healthcare Position: Constituent Union will be Determined Based on the Location of Successful Applicants
Posting Closing Date: 10-Feb-25

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.

The Interprofessional Practice and Learning team facilitates and advances person-centered care through evidence-based professional practice and learning strategies and programs that are designed provincially and implemented locally to enhance collaborative learning and practice. The Interprofessional Practice and Learning team takes a leadership role in creating a culture of collaboration with a focus on team-based care, evidence-informed practice, and learning and professional development to improve health outcomes for patients, families and communities.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Director, Interprofessional Practice & Learning, the Medical Laboratory Technologist C (MLT-C) is responsible (in collaboration with key partnerships) for the assessment, implementation, planning, evaluation, and supportive application of existing and new clinical knowledge and the translation of knowledge to practice. The prime focus of the MLT-C is to coordinate, support, maintain and deliver competency-based interprofessional educational curriculum in partnership with curriculum leads (Departments/Divisions of Faculty of Medicine, Nurse Educators, other Clinical Educators) via classroom, procedural skill/task training, simulation learning, clinical learning, and/or online learning strategies, while advancing practice. The MLT-C practices according to the Registered Health Professionals Network Act, and in accordance with profession-specific acts/legislation, their professional regulatory body and in accordance with Standards of Practice.

The MLT-C demonstrates competency in practice, program design and implementation, monitoring and evaluation of education, leadership, and professional practice. They exhibit the knowledge, attitudes and behaviours that align with the Interprofessional Practice and Learning Framework.

Please note this position requires periodic travel to facilities within Nova Scotia. A valid driver’s license and access to transportation is required.

About You

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

• Graduate from an approved program in Medical Laboratory Technology required
• Active and current licensure with the Nova Scotia College of Medical Laboratory Technologist (NSCMLT) required
• Active and current registration with the Canadian Society for Medical Laboratory Sciences (CSMLS) required
• Minimum of three (3) years’ related experience in a clinical laboratory required
• Must have experience in all five disciplines of MLT role (these include: Clinical Chemistry, Hematology, Histotechnology, Microbiology, and Transfusion Science)
• Certification in Simulation Specialist or Simulation Educator programs (i.e., CHSOS, CHSE, SLIIC) an asset
• Leadership Development Education an asset
• Adult Education Program an asset
• Simulation Education Program an asset
• Must be able to recognize abnormal situations and respond appropriately
• In-depth knowledge and experience with Cerner LIS is essential
• Previous experience with Blood Collection is preferred
• Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

Hours

Long Assignment Full-Time (75 hours biweekly)

Compensation and Benefits

$36.31 - $44.08 hourly
$70,811 - $85,964 annually

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.

Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

This is a Healthcare bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. 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.