Regional manager Offres d'emploi - St. John's, NL

Job Summary

Reporting to the Senior Director Provincial Medical Imaging program, the Zone Director of Diagnostic Imaging leads a technologically complex and diverse regional diagnostic imaging program and is responsible and accountable for the delivery of diagnostic and therapeutic imaging services throughout all NL Health Services Eastern Urban Zone facilities. The Zone Director provides leadership, vision, and technical direction to a dedicated team of highly skilled health professionals and support staff, fostering a patient-centric culture of safety and continuous quality improvement. The position is responsible for the strategic and operational planning for the Medical Imaging Program. The incumbent coordinates and directs the operational, financial and staffing activities of regional imaging services such as radiology, interventional and therapeutic angiography, ultrasound, CT, MRI, nuclear medicine and PET. The Zone Director plans, organizes, implements and evaluates outcomes of the program's strategic plan; develops strategic initiatives and transforms initiatives into action plans; and performs regular data analysis of workload and wait times to identify variances so that areas of focus may be identified, and resources may be appropriately deployed. Human resource management - recruitment and retention, program expansion, and wait time management are key operational directions for this position. The Zone Director works closely with internal and external consumers to ensure that diagnostic imaging services are provided in a client-focused and safe manner, ensuring responsiveness and confidence in the department and NL Health Services Eastern Urban Zone operations. The Zone Director participates in planning and evaluation of services at a provincial level and frequently interacts with government officials regarding services.

The Zone Director works with a great deal of independence and autonomy and has primary accountability for all administrative and operational aspects of the Zonal Medical Imaging Program. The Zone Director works in a collaborative co-leadership model with the Zonal Clinical Chief of Diagnostic Imaging.

In planning for the future provision of radiology services in Eastern Urban Zone, focus must be on new program and project development and implementation, along with human resources planning. Budget development will be accomplished within government guidelines in an atmosphere where it is increasingly difficult to recruit new staff and where there are many needs competing for limited financial resources. The Zone Director will bring a strong patient-centred approach to the delivery of services and will partner with all team members to improve worker and patient safety by integrating safety into work practices, identifying risks, and implementing improvements.

Job Qualifications

Education

Graduation from a recognized (accredited) Medical Radiation Technology / Sonography Program and a relevant bachelor's degree, or, a Bachelor of Technology in Medical Imaging is required.

Master's degree is preferred.

CHE designation with the Canadian College of Health Leaders is an asset.

Experience

Experience in a University affiliated Healthcare teaching organization, supplemented by progressive leadership and management experience in a similar scope, full-service Medical Imaging Program is required.

Considerable experience working as a Diagnostic Imaging Technologist is required. Experience managing projects of a complex nature and scope is required.

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills & Abilities)

Significant clinical knowledge of healthcare systems, preferably clinical experience in the provision of services at a regional and / or provincial level.

Highly developed negotiation, time management, problem-solving, Human Resource Management and decision-making skills.

Extensive experience in use of lean and change management practices.

Ability to function in a high pressure, diverse and changing environment.

Proven senior management and leadership abilities, excellent communication, interpersonal and teambuilding skills.

A dynamic leadership style focused on :

• Leading yourself through self-awareness, managing your performance and health, developing yourself, and demonstrating character that is in line with Eastern Health's values of respect, integrity, fairness, organizational connectedness and excellence;
• Engaging others through fostering development of others, contributing to the creation of a healthy organization, communicating effectively, and building effective teams;
• Achieving results by setting direction, strategically aligning decisions with vision, values, and evidence, taking action to implement decisions, and assessing and evaluating outcomes;
• Developing coalitions through purposefully building partnerships and networks to create results, demonstrating a commitment to customers and service, mobilizing knowledge, and navigating socio-political environments;
• Transforming systems by thinking analytically and critically and questioning and challenging the status quo, encouraging and supporting innovation, orienting yourself strategically to the future, and championing and orchestrating change.

Other

Current registration and a member in good standing with the Canadian Association of Medical Radiation Technologists (CAMRT), or a similar recognized professional medical imaging association, is preferred.

Travel between sites in the geographic region and throughout the province is required.

Alternate combinations of qualifications may be considered.