WAHA Job Board
2025-078 Point of Care Testing & Quality Coordinator
Description
Title: Point of Care Testing and Quality Coordinator
Division: Clinical Services
Affiliation: Public Service Alliance of Canada
Location: Moose Factory, ON
Reports to: Director of Clinical Resources
Status: Permanent Full-time
Weeneebayko Area Health Authority (WAHA) is seeking experienced candidates to fill the key role of Point of Care Testing and Quality Coordinator.
Life at WAHA
A beacon of healing, wellness, and innovation, WAHA connects remote communities with the care they deserve. With spellbinding views surrounding each site, team members bask in the tranquility of the land, juxtaposed against a bustling workplace busy addressing the complex needs of the region. Here, we work with purpose, knowing each action matters. Patients are neighbours, family, and colleagues. Each day brings a challenge- the good kind that stretches you, helps you grow, and makes you feel vital. These hurdles birth opportunities to problem solve, develop new skills, and explore new roles. Here, we step into a version of ourselves once forgotten, overshadowed by the daily grind, and rediscover a deep connection with ourselves, the land, and each other. Here, we experience work with wonder. #WeAreWAHA
What We Do
There has never been a more exciting time to be at WAHA. We are an integrated health system providing the full continuum of care to the six communities of the western James Bay coast with over 500 employees, physicians, and partners in care. As a health authority, you will work in a unique setting where you have the opportunity to care for patients in all phases of their life journey, in all areas of their health experience. From Primary, Acute, and Mental Health, Dental, Specialty Clinics, Population Health and the WAHA Paramedic Service, the opportunities for growth are boundless. We provide community-based programming in all six of our communities, have six paramedic bases, three hospitals, four emergency departments, one community health centre and a total of 72 beds. Our guiding goal is to be a centre of excellence in Indigenous and remote healthcare. To make this goal a reality, we have formed partnerships with other centres of excellence to remove barriers and eliminate the inequity of health services access that have long impacted the patients that we serve.
At WAHA, we are leading the way in health transformation. Come and immerse yourself in the local Cree culture, work with dedicated and passionate colleagues, and live in beautiful northern communities with amazing community members. Our mission is to provide optimum healthcare as close to home as possible. You can be part of this rewarding experience. Come and find your adventure in the north.
Who You Are
- Flexible and able to adapt to quickly changing environments
- Demonstrated ability to multitask and strong prioritization skills
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Proven customer service skills
Who You Are
Quality Management Coordinator
- Oversees the laboratory quality management functions in compliance with the IQMH process
- Develops and monitors goals, objectives and action plans of the quality management system
- Coordinates performance improvement, risk management, incident management and corrective actions activities
- Participates in regional initiatives that support quality laboratory services
- Ensures service expectations are being met
Point of Care Coordinator
- Provides technical oversight for Point of Care testing performed throughout WAHA to meet/exceed accreditation standards
- Ensures POC testing is running efficiently and effectively
- Develops and coordinates training and competency assessments
- Review quality control for problem identification and troubleshooting.
- Develop and oversee validation/verification studies for new instruments, methods and tests
- Assist with maintaining inventory and supplies for the POC testing
- Participate in inspection readiness and tracer activities for appropriate regulatory and accreditation agencies
What You Bring
- Graduate from a recognized Medical Laboratory Technology Program
- Certified Medical Laboratory Technologist of Ontario (CMLTO) registration is an asset
- Experience in a laboratory setting is required
- Requires annual mandatory certificates in Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS), Hand Washing and Non-Violent Crisis Prevention
- Ability to communicate in the local native Cree language is an asset
Why Choose Us
- Hospitals of Ontario Pension Plan
- Group health, welfare, and Employee and Family Assistance Program Benefits
- Relocation paid by the organization
- Housing provided by the organization
- Annual retention bonus, a northern living allowance, and vacation travel bonus (all pensionable earnings)
- Be part of an organization leading health transformation in the remote north
- Ability to work with a purpose, connected to an amazing community and culture, with opportunities to learn and grow
Salary: $94,185.00 - $108,264.00
How to Apply
The successful candidate must provide a valid Criminal Record Check within a specified time frame.
Please apply in writing, providing three recent work references, quoting Competition #2025-078:
- For more information contact the HR team by email: jobs@waha.ca
- Only those selected for an interview will be contacted
- This position will remain open till filled
- Please be advised that in order to be eligible for employment at Weeneebayko Area Health Authority, all new hires must have received the full series of a COVID-19 vaccine or combination of COVID-19 vaccines approved by Health Canada
Weeneebayko Area Health Authority is an inclusive employer. Accommodations are available in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights code and Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005.
Compensation
$48.30 - $55.52 per hour