Clinical Specialist

Unit Summary

Hamilton Health Sciences is a family of seven unique hospitals, a Cancer Centre and an Urgent Care Centre, serving more than 2.3 million residents of Hamilton and south central Ontario. Hamilton Health Sciences is the second largest hospital group in Ontario and the largest employer in the Hamilton region with a staff of approximately 11,000. The breadth and scope of services offered by HHS, in combination with the hospital's focus on academics and research, make it an employer of choice. As an academic teaching hospital with more than 1,100 beds and an affiliation with McMaster University and Mohawk College, Hamilton Health Sciences is committed to providing exemplary health care while advancing excellence in education and health research. The Supply Chain Logistics Portfolio provides integrated procurement and supplies distribution support across the Juravinski Hospital & Cancer Centre, the Hamilton General Hospital, St. Peter's, Maplewood, Chedoke, McMaster and West Lincoln Memorial Hospital sites. Primary functions include procurement, contract development, management & administration, and supply chain distribution. In addition the program supports the procurement needs for all capital and major redevelopment projects and manages formal relationships with GPO's and other strategic alliances including Mohawk Supply Chain Services – a Shared Services Organization providing the hospital’s warehousing and JIT inventory system support, among other services.

Position Summary

Reporting directly to the Manager, Procurement, the position of Clinical Specialist – Medical Supplies will monitor contract changes, changes in clinical practice, change to Ministry standards and facilitate product conversions and arrange in services related to product changes. The Clinical Specialist will provide ad hoc services for Medbuy and Mohawk RFP initiatives, support clinical practice committees and consult on product recalls and defective products. The Clinical Specialist will work collaboratively with the clinical areas to facilitate product selections and standardization. The Clinical Specialist will also work collaboratively with the Procurement team, JIT Warehouse personnel and the Affiliate / Partner hospital personnel to maintain the criteria for goods being standardized and approved for introduction into the information and physical warehouse systems. The Clinical Specialist will also work on projects to assist new entities standardizing to start up in the JIT warehouse systems. The position of Clinical Specialist will also be responsible for the product / equipment recall, including follow up on substitutes with the Procurement team.

Schedule Work Hours

Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week

Qualifications

• Certified Health Care Professional
• Recent related experience in front line patient care
• Experience in healthcare related project planning or co-ordination experience
• Knowledge of inventory and purchasing processes
• Experience in standardization and purchasing of medical / surgical supplies
• Demonstrated ability in investigating and analyzing information to identify trends, issues, opportunities and preferred recommendation for change
• Ability to work collaboratively with multi disciplinary teams and varied internal and external individuals and groups to effect change and create improvement
• Systems experience with word documents, databases, spreadsheets, statistical reports and presentation software
• Excellent problem solving and communication and negotiation skills
• Excellent analytical and interpersonal skills
• Excellent organizational and time management skills
• Ability to demonstrate Professionalism in dealing with difficult situations and conflict resolution
• Demonstrated commitment to on-going learning and education
• Knowledge of clinical practices and healthcare operations
• Demonstrated knowledge of budget processes and business case development
• Demonstrated behavior that supports a customer focused team approach
• Demonstrated ability in Change Management and the ability to initiate and model positive change
• Proven ability to work within a fast paced and complex environment

Hamilton Health Sciences fosters a culture of patient and staff safety, whereby all employees are guided by our Mission, Vision, Values, and Values Based Code of Conduct. Hamilton Health Sciences is a teaching hospital and all staff and physicians are expected to support students and other learners.

To be considered for this opportunity applicants must apply during the posting period. All internal and external applicants may ONLY apply via the Careers website.

Hamilton Health Sciences is an equal opportunity employer and we will accommodate any needs under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Hiring processes will be modified to remove barriers to accommodate those with disabilities, if requested. Should any applicant require accommodation through the application processes, please contact HR Operations at 905-521-2100, Ext. 46947 for assistance. If the applicant requires a specific accommodation because of a disability during an interview, the applicant will need to advise the hiring manager when scheduling the interview and the appropriate accommodations can be made.

This competition is open to all qualified applicants, however, qualified internal applicants will be considered first. Past performance will be considered as part of the selection process. If you are a previous employee of Hamilton Health Sciences, please note : the circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment. Proficiency in both Official Languages, French and English, is considered an asset