Regional Manager of S.P.D. Services

Location: WMH – Western Memorial Regional Hospital

Regional Manager of Medical Device Reprocessing (Subject to Classification Review)

Temporary Full-time Until January 1, 2027, With Possibility of Extension

MGMT

88050RP1

Hours:

70 (8 hours; Days, On-Call)

0800-1600 Hours; Monday to Friday. On-Call required.

Salary: HL20 (CAD70,780.35 -91,943.49CAD per Annum)

Competition Number: VAC0029753

Posted Date: 2026-10-30

Closing Date: 2026-11-06

NL Health Services currently requires a Regional Manager of Medical Device Reprocessing (MDR) on a Temporary full-time basis based at Western Memorial Regional Hospital in Corner Brook. The successful candidate will be responsible for all areas of Medical Device Reprocessing, including endoscopy scope reprocessing, MDR support in the operating room, at Western Memorial Hospital and Sir Thomas Roddick Hospital as well of the MDR operations at all sites within Western Health.

This position will be responsible for providing leadership and operational management for all aspects of the Medical Device Reprocessing Department to ensure effective and efficient service delivery in accordance to standards set by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA), Accreditation Canada and best practices. The successful incumbent will demonstrate the ability to coordinate, integrate and facilitate the provision of services, manage resources effectively, direct and lead the team, as well as plan and direct change effectively. The incumbent will need to balance departmental requirements with the available resources to promote the best possible outcomes. To achieve this goal the manager oversees personnel, services, growth and fiscal responsibilities and sets operational annual plans. This position is also a content expert for other departments related to reprocessing.

The successful candidate must demonstrate the key skills, behaviours, abilities, and knowledge as outlined in the five domains of the LEADS in a Caring Environment framework.

o Leading yourself by having self-awareness, managing your performance and health, developing yourself, and demonstrating character that is in line with Western Health’s values of accountability, care, collaboration, excellence, respect and transparency;

o Engaging others through fostering development of others, contributing to the creation of a healthy organization, communicating effectively, and building effective teams;

o Achieving results by setting direction, strategically aligning decisions with vision, values, evidence, taking action to implement decisions, and assessing and evaluating outcomes;

o 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;

o Systems Transformation by thinking analytically and critically and questioning and challenging the status quo, encouraging and supporting innovation, orienting oneself strategically to the future, and championing and orchestrating change.

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED: Post-secondary degree in health services, business, public administration or related field. The preferred candidate will have a minimum of two (2) years leadership experience in unionized environment. Knowledge of Infection Prevention and Control and an understanding of inventory management will be an asset.

The successful candidate will demonstrate a collaborative leadership style, strong interpersonal skills, team building, program planning, critical thinking, effective problem solving, decision making and communication skills and an ability to lead teams and work effectively within an interdisciplinary team environment.

In the event no suitable candidate is found with the above noted qualifications, consideration may be given to applicants who do not currently possess a bachelor’s degree, provided they are willing to complete same within five years of appointment to the position. In this case, the successful applicant must be prepared to demonstrate proof of registration/enrollment to an appropriate degree program within the first year of appointment to the position. Furthermore, the successful applicant is required to provide annual updates based on the progress of each semester of the program.

**A satisfactory record of work performance and attendance is required for this position.