Educator and Resource Coordinator, Medical Device Reprocessing-Langley

1. Manages the performance planning including setting goals and fostering employee’s growth and development.
2. Holds MDR Leadership team accountable by engaging mid-year, year-end, and informal check-in conversations.
3. Ensures compliance with policies, procedures, rules and regulations regarding supplies and equipment processed within assigned area(s). Collaborates with colleagues and co-workers at other locations to ensure standardization and consistency.
4. Liaises with personnel at all levels within the organization including Directors, Managers and CNE’s and outside agencies to communicate policies and procedures and provide maximum service delivery. Ensures appropriate documentation is established to solicit input needed to support program/service delivery and/or plans and represents the program on committees.
5. Provides leadership and guidance to unionized staff using effective management techniques (e.g., coaching, mentoring, skill and leadership development, performance management) to support the achievement of required outcomes and ensure adherence to accreditation, regulatory, and safety standards.
6. Participates in quality improvement, risk management and infection control activities for Medical Device Reprocessing and facilitates implementation of approved modifications and evaluation of process effectiveness within assigned area(s) to ensure optimal use of organizational resources and safe delivery of patient care.
7. Plans, develops, and implements ongoing in-services and continuing education by assessing staff learning needs, Worksafe BC orders and problems identified by the operating rooms or management, writing material, and presenting sessions.
8. Designs programs and relevant modules, audio-visual aids, and tests to enhance learning.
9. Coordinates the program and orients new staff by assessing their learning needs and modifies orientation program as required; provides tours, outlines the department's philosophy, policies and structures, coordinates "buddy" system orientation, evaluates progress and provides follow-up in relation to performance of basic skills and adaptation.
10. Provides consultation to departmental staff and user areas regarding department policies, procedures and education by assisting with the revision and/or development of new procedures by either drafting or providing input; communicates procedures and education process to user groups and external agencies as it pertains to medical device reprocessing.
11. Oversees the safety program in the department by ensuring WorkSafeBC's regulations are adhered by auditing worksite, investigating incident reports, liaising with appropriate personnel, identifying problems and issues and recommending changes to procedure to ensure compliance; participates as a member of internal safety committee.
12. Maintains the material safety data sheets by performing duties such as updating by contacting companies and ensuring the receipt of revised sheets; distributes as appropriate.
13. Coordinates the educational resources by ensuring that material such as books, articles and audio-visual aids are current and available to staff, orders new material, communicates to staff upcoming and relevant internal or external educational programs and current issues and trends within medical device reprocessing.
14. Provides input to supervisory personnel regarding staff progress and performance. Identifies problems as determined.
15. Participates in external educational planning activities by performing duties such as evaluating applicability of specific course content to target audience and completing questionnaires evaluating the suitability of a course or program offered by outside agencies.
16. Acts as part of a team to formulate philosophy, objectives, policies and procedure by attending meetings, identifying issues, providing feedback on items such as writing material.
17. Carries out responsibilities in accordance with health and safety requirements. Immediately reports unsafe situations by notifying supervisor or other appropriate personnel.
18. Performs other related duties as required.

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

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