Top Benefits
About the role
Req ID: 208276
Location: Central Zone, MacKenzie Building - QEII
Department: OPCZ Tissue Bank
Type of Employment: Temporary****Hourly FT long-assignment (100%) x 1
NSGEU Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 22-Aug-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.
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 Health Services Manager, the Certified Tissue Bank Specialist (CTBS) develops, validates, implements and executes the procedures required for tissue donor screening, evaluation, procurement, preservation, distribution and recipient tracking of human allograft tissues for transplantation. This practice includes the surgical retrieval of ocular, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular and skin tissue from cadaver donors.
The Specialist executes the processing, cryopreservation and distribution of donated allograft tissue for transplantation. The Tissue Bank Specialist assists in the processing, preservation and subsequent infusion of bone marrow/peripheral blood stem cells from living donors. The Specialist is also accountable and responsible for ensuring the quality and safety of all donor related activities. The Specialist also provides support to the organ retrieval team, locally and within the Atlantic Provinces.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Bachelor of Science Degree
- Completion of the in-house Tissue Bank Specialist training program required
- Where there are no candidates with previous training, candidates may be hired as a Tissue Bank Specialist in Training (developmental role)
- Two (2) years of related experience is preferred
- Tissue Bank Specialist certification or willingness to obtain within 24 months of employment (American Association of Tissue Bank Specialist Certification exam and Eye Bank Association of America Technician exam)
- Knowledge of anatomy and physiology, microbiology, sterilization procedures, aseptic techniques is essential
- Related experience in a laboratory or surgical environment is essential
- Demonstrated knowledge of the concepts and management of the assessment, retrieval, preservation and transplantation of Human tissue in the clinical setting
- In depth knowledge of contraindication to donations
- The ability to learn the techniques required and perform the surgical retrieval of human allograft tissues in accordance with departments standards of practice
- Ability to review and evaluate patient charts, laboratory data and medical histories
- Demonstrated leadership, planning, organizational, teamwork, operational, strategic planning and computer skills
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines
- Proven critical and abstract thinking skills
- Demonstrates compliance with regulatory bodies and accreditations
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
A skills test will be included as part of the selection process.
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Hours
- Long Assignment, Full-Time position; 75 hours bi-weekly
- Approximately 18 months; dates are subject to change
- Shifts include days, nights and weekends
- Travel to various sites may be required
Compensation and Benefits
Tissue Bank Specialist - $35.83 - $46.37 hourly
Tissue Bank Specialist in Training - $33.20 - $41.44 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.
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. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.
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.
About Nova Scotia Health Authority
We are Nova Scotia Health. We are rural and urban. We are in hospitals, health centres and community. We serve individuals and communities from Yarmouth to Cape Breton, from Amherst to Halifax, and everything in between.
We are researchers and learners, looking for new ways to prevent and treat disease and maintain health. We are partners – with community groups, schools, government, foundations and auxiliaries, community health boards and, most importantly, with you.
Most of all, we are a community of caring, compassionate people who care deeply about health, healing and learning. Together with you, we will create a healthier Nova Scotia.
Mission: Working together to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning
Vision: Healthy people, healthy communities – for generations
Top Benefits
About the role
Req ID: 208276
Location: Central Zone, MacKenzie Building - QEII
Department: OPCZ Tissue Bank
Type of Employment: Temporary****Hourly FT long-assignment (100%) x 1
NSGEU Healthcare Position
Posting Closing Date: 22-Aug-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.
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 Health Services Manager, the Certified Tissue Bank Specialist (CTBS) develops, validates, implements and executes the procedures required for tissue donor screening, evaluation, procurement, preservation, distribution and recipient tracking of human allograft tissues for transplantation. This practice includes the surgical retrieval of ocular, musculoskeletal, cardiovascular and skin tissue from cadaver donors.
The Specialist executes the processing, cryopreservation and distribution of donated allograft tissue for transplantation. The Tissue Bank Specialist assists in the processing, preservation and subsequent infusion of bone marrow/peripheral blood stem cells from living donors. The Specialist is also accountable and responsible for ensuring the quality and safety of all donor related activities. The Specialist also provides support to the organ retrieval team, locally and within the Atlantic Provinces.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Bachelor of Science Degree
- Completion of the in-house Tissue Bank Specialist training program required
- Where there are no candidates with previous training, candidates may be hired as a Tissue Bank Specialist in Training (developmental role)
- Two (2) years of related experience is preferred
- Tissue Bank Specialist certification or willingness to obtain within 24 months of employment (American Association of Tissue Bank Specialist Certification exam and Eye Bank Association of America Technician exam)
- Knowledge of anatomy and physiology, microbiology, sterilization procedures, aseptic techniques is essential
- Related experience in a laboratory or surgical environment is essential
- Demonstrated knowledge of the concepts and management of the assessment, retrieval, preservation and transplantation of Human tissue in the clinical setting
- In depth knowledge of contraindication to donations
- The ability to learn the techniques required and perform the surgical retrieval of human allograft tissues in accordance with departments standards of practice
- Ability to review and evaluate patient charts, laboratory data and medical histories
- Demonstrated leadership, planning, organizational, teamwork, operational, strategic planning and computer skills
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize work and meet deadlines
- Proven critical and abstract thinking skills
- Demonstrates compliance with regulatory bodies and accreditations
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
A skills test will be included as part of the selection process.
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Hours
- Long Assignment, Full-Time position; 75 hours bi-weekly
- Approximately 18 months; dates are subject to change
- Shifts include days, nights and weekends
- Travel to various sites may be required
Compensation and Benefits
Tissue Bank Specialist - $35.83 - $46.37 hourly
Tissue Bank Specialist in Training - $33.20 - $41.44 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.
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. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units, or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.
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.
About Nova Scotia Health Authority
We are Nova Scotia Health. We are rural and urban. We are in hospitals, health centres and community. We serve individuals and communities from Yarmouth to Cape Breton, from Amherst to Halifax, and everything in between.
We are researchers and learners, looking for new ways to prevent and treat disease and maintain health. We are partners – with community groups, schools, government, foundations and auxiliaries, community health boards and, most importantly, with you.
Most of all, we are a community of caring, compassionate people who care deeply about health, healing and learning. Together with you, we will create a healthier Nova Scotia.
Mission: Working together to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning
Vision: Healthy people, healthy communities – for generations