MANAGER, LAB & MEDICAL IMAGING OPERATIONS (NE)

Job summary

Leads the planning, coordination, daily delivery, performance monitoring, and continuous improvement of Laboratory and Medical Imaging services across assigned facilities. Oversees workforce and resource coordination, quality and safety activities, operational issue resolution, and implementation of regional standards, escalating system-level risks and capacity challenges as needed.

Job details

Are you looking for that career that will allow you to combine your clinical expertise and your proven leadership skills? If you feel, you can deliver success by implementing strategies that focus the efforts of individuals on business goals, individual goals, team goals and translating them into positive outcomes – we want to hear from you. In accordance with the vision, mission, values, and strategic priorities of Northern Health, the Manager, Laboratory & Medical Imaging Operations provides accountable site- and area-based operational leadership for Laboratory and Medical Imaging services across assigned facilities. The role is responsible for the planning, coordination, day-to-day delivery, performance monitoring, and continuous improvement of diagnostic services at the local level, ensuring services are safe, timely, high-quality, patient-centered, and aligned with organizational priorities, accreditation standards, and regulatory requirements. The Manager is accountable for implementing regional operational strategies, policies, and standards across assigned sites. The role oversees workforce coordination, resource utilization, quality and safety activities, and operational issue resolution, and ensures consistent application of professional practice and operational standards. System-level risks, capacity pressures, and emerging service challenges are escalated to the Director(s), as appropriate. Working in close collaboration with pathologists, radiologists, clinical leaders, Health Service Administrators, and interdisciplinary partners, the Manager supports integrated service delivery, service continuity, and continuous improvement across Laboratory and Medical Imaging operations. The Manager supports professional practice standards consistent with their regulated or certified discipline (Laboratory or Medical Imaging), and partners with discipline-specific leads, educators, and medical leadership as required. This position may be based in Fort St John or another community within the Northeast Health Service Delivery Area, regular multi-site travel, and the ability to lead geographically distributed teams in a hybrid environment within an evolving regional Diagnostic Services model. Starting salary will be approximately from $108,147 to $135,184 and will be based on education, training, experience, and salaries of similar positions.

What you’ll do

Leads the planning, coordination, daily delivery, performance monitoring, and continuous improvement of Laboratory and Medical Imaging services across assigned facilities. Oversees workforce and resource coordination, quality and safety activities, operational issue resolution, and implementation of regional standards, escalating system-level risks and capacity challenges as needed.

Requirements

The role calls for clinical expertise and proven leadership skills, with professional practice standards aligned to the manager’s regulated or certified discipline in Laboratory or Medical Imaging. It also requires the ability to lead geographically distributed teams, collaborate with clinical and medical leaders, and travel regularly among sites in the Northeast Health Service Delivery Area.

Listed skills

• Workforce Coordination · Preferred
• Regulatory Compliance · Preferred
• Quality Improvement · Preferred
• interdisciplinary collaboration · Preferred
• Team Leadership · Preferred
• Performance Monitoring · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Operational Leadership
• Laboratory Operations
• Medical Imaging Operations
• Strategic Implementation
• Service Planning
• Workforce Coordination
• Resource Utilization
• Performance Monitoring
• Quality Improvement
• Patient Safety
• Regulatory Compliance
• Accreditation Standards
• Risk Escalation
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration
• Team Leadership
• Multi-Site Operations

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Management & Leadership

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