Conseil Cri de la santé et des services sociaux de la Baie James

Description du poste

SUMMARY OF THE POSITION

Reporting to the Assistant Director Regional Hospital, the incumbent ensures the management for all the services and activities within the jurisdiction of the Hospital’s Clinical Services Unit. This is for the hospital’s clinical services, including the radiology department, the regional laboratory services, and the hospital’s role as a support center to the nine (9) Community Miyupimaatisiiun Centers (CMC) health services.

These responsibilities are carried out in collaboration and respect of the functional and professional responsibilities of the Director of Medical Affairs and Services (DMAS) and the Directors of Professional Services and Quality Assurance (DPSQA) – Health, Psycho-Social and Allied Health, and Head of Midwifery Services.

The incumbent supports the Hospital Director and; collaborates in the definition, planning, and development of the Unit’s programs, policies and protocols, and other programming, evaluation and quality assurance functions.

SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS

1. Collaborates in the identification of needs and planning, including the development of the organization’s hospital clinical services goals, objectives, programs and policies for Hospital Radiology and Regional Medical Laboratory Departments.
2. Collaborates in the Director of Hospital’s assurance of planning, budget planning, coordination, accountability, quality assurance, and evaluation for the Direction.
3. Collaborates in the development of clinical and management information systems.
4. Ensures the operational level line management access, leadership, accountability, planning, organization, coordination, implementation, control, supervision, and reporting, and; contributes to the human, financial, material and information resources management, for all the services within their Hospital Clinical Services Unit’s jurisdiction, in collaboration with the staff/functional program managers. This is for the:
   1. Clinical services – the daily operational management implementation, coordination, and administrative management of the Regional Medical Laboratory and Hospital Radiology;
   2. Regional Medical Laboratory Departments - ensures for the laboratory which includes: Blood bank, hematology, biochemistry, microbiology and COR Lab, that there are proper internal and external quality controls in place for each analysis performed by the laboratory, in association with the affiliated health centers Biochemistry and Microbiology departments;
   3. Hospital Radiology - ensures that radiology tests available in the hospital and CMCs (x-rays, ultrasounds, electrocardiograms, holters) are provided in a timely and coordinated manner.

Exigences

REQUIREMENTS

Education and experience:

• DEC in Medical Laboratory Techniques, and a Bachelor degree or certificate in (health) administration or a relevant health discipline and; three (3) years experience in administration in a hospital setting that include experience in a medical laboratory setting;
• Must be a standing member of OPTMQ or SCSLM.

Or

• DEC in Medical Laboratory Techniques, and; six (6) years experience in a hospital setting that include experience in a medical laboratory setting;

• Must be a standing member of OPTMQ or SCSLM;
• Any other combination of training and experience could be considered.

Knowledge and abilities:

• Good knowledge of the MSSS programs, laws, regulations, Network and orientations for hospital clinical services, and also Medical Services, CHSSC (CISSS &CIUSSS), Rehabilitation and Mental Health;
• Good knowledge of and experience with medical laboratory, radiology and corridors of services to tertiary health care;
• Good knowledge of hospital and clinical services practice, current issues and trends, and program planning, supervision and quality assurance systems;
• Strong leadership, multidisciplinary team functioning and line management skills;
• Good knowledge of operational planning, organization and coordination; budget planning and financial management, and; human, material and information resources management;
• Good record and experience in a medical laboratory prior to a good record in an appropriate level of hospital services management;
• Good critical thinking, decision-making, planning and organizational skills;
• Results-oriented, autonomous, flexible, and ability to multi-task;
• Strong interpersonal communication, and respectful leadership and teamwork skills;
• Human relations, coaching and mediation skills;
• Strong communication skills, both listening, written and presentation;
• Ability to effectively collaborate with all colleagues, as a team member and team leader;
• Ability in administrative computer applications;
• Knowledge of, or ability to grasp the issues and context that relate to First Nation health services;
• Knowledge of Cree healing practices and paradigms, appropriate to a management role, is an asset;
• Ability to apply Cree culture, values and teachings into programs and services is an asset;
• Knowledge of Cree culture and language is an asset;
• Northern health care experience is an asset.

LANGUAGE

• Fluent in English and French;
• Fluency in Cree is an asset.

OTHER

• Includes on-call periods;
• Willing to travel.