Educator & Quality Lead, MDR

Company : IWK Health

Req ID: 208112 
Department/Program: Medical Device Reprocessing, Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience 
Location: Halifax  
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE)  x 1 position(s)
Start Date: August 2025
Union Status: NSGEU Hlthcare, Support Bargaining Unit
Compensation: $31.0344 - $37.3011 /hour
Closing Date: August 21, 2025 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

Promoting an anti-racist environment, and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care, is important to us. We are located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. Working in Mi’kma’ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia, and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long, deep, and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportions of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.

The Opportunity

Under the direction of the Manager, Medical Device Reprocessing (MDR) within the Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience, the MDR Educator & Quality Lead, in collaboration with key partners, is responsible for the assessment, implementation, planning and evaluation and supportive application of existing and new MDR knowledge and the translation of knowledge to practice. The prime focus of the MDR Educator & Quality Lead is to build capacity and to develop and contribute to core and specialty competencies of the MDR staff. The MDR Educator & Quality Lead practices according to the Canadian Association of Medical Device Reprocessing practice standards and bylaws.

The MDR Educator & Quality Lead demonstrates competency in practice, program design and implementation,
monitoring and evaluation of education, leadership, and practice. The MDR Educator & Quality Lead exhibits the
knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors that align with the Interprofessional Practice and Learning Framework. This framework is grounded in theories of adult and concept-based learning, practice development, fundamentals of care and collaborative learning and practice.

Hours of Work

Monday - Friday 0700 - 1500 hrs

Your Qualifications

• Completion of Grade 12 and a Medical Device Reprocessing Certification from an accredited program required.
• Certified (or eligible for certification) as a Canadian Medical Device Reprocessing Technician (CMDRT) required.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in operating room instrumentation required.
• Experience in MDR with sound knowledge of the reprocessing equipment, decontamination, and sterilization process required.
• Experience as a preceptor/trainer required.
• Experience in designing, providing adult education an asset 
• Demonstrates sound knowledge CSA Standards and AAMI standards. 
• Proficiency using a computer and with Microsoft word, excel, and power point required.
• Demonstrated time management, communication (verbal and written), organizational and interpersonal skills required.
• Demonstrated leadership, delegation, critical thinking and problem-solving skills involving innovation/creativity in solution development.
• Proven team building, leadership, and evaluation skills.
• Competencies in other languages an asset.

Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.

Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.

This is a Support  bargaining  unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. 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.

An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials.

If you are an employee of IWK Health, please apply through the internal careers page to ensure you are flagged as an internal applicant.