Product Coordinator, Operating Room
Req ID: 215677
Location: Central Zone, Dartmouth General Hospital
Department: OPCZ PERI DGH Operating Room Orthopedics
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly FT long-assignment (100%) x 1
MGMT/NON-Union Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 19-Feb-26
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About the Opportunity
The Product Coordinator is responsible for ensuring the Dartmouth General Hospital OR’s have the right supplies when needed. Provides leadership to OR supply inventory management, identifies opportunities that may exist for standardization and reviewing budgets and costs to identify opportunities that will help address our deficit in collaboration with key stakeholders i.e. nurses, physicians, managers, Materials Management Department.
Under the direction of the OR Manager, the Product Coordinator is responsible for the management of supplies and equipment for the Operating Rooms at the DGH site. In addition to the co-ordination and evaluation of all new supplies, the coordinator is responsible for contributing to business case justifications, identifying standardization opportunities (while balancing clinical requirements) and ensuring appropriate person centered health care is met. The Product Coordinator is responsible for the direct supervision and management of Supply Technicians in the ORs.
About You
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:
- Undergraduate degree from a health care profession program or equivalent
- Registered Nurse with a minimum five years O.R. experience
- Registration with the College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia, or eligible for registration
- Leadership/management experience an asset
- Ability to influence others in adapting to change
- Work cooperatively and collaboratively in a team environment
- Demonstrates high degrees of independent decision making, self-direction, motivation, change management knowledge and team building/leadership skills including proven communication and time management.
- Strong analytic skills ie financial analysis related to purchase of new product
- Exhibits creative problem solving ability and willingness to consider uncharted or novel ideas related to trends in health care
- Must understand basic budgeting and fiscal management principles and processes.
- Sound knowledge base of vendor/buyer guidelines and protocols.
- Strong understanding of Microsoft Office Suite including Outlook.
- Ability to supervise staff in an unionized environment.
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred
- Successful Applicants are required to provide a criminal record check (including Vulnerable Sector Search) to People Services before starting employment and assume any associated costs as a condition of employment
Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.
Hours
- Long Assignment Full-Time; 75 Hours Bi-weekly
- Approximately 12 months
- Monday to Friday days, with flexibility for evening and weekend as needed
Compensation and Benefits
$38.36 - $50.97 Hourly
Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan
Once You've Applied
Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Some opportunities may be eligible for our Employee Referral Program. If a Nova Scotia Health employee refers a candidate who is not working for the organization and the candidate is hired, the employee who made the referral may be eligible to earn up to $1000.
This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Employees are encouraged to view their seniority hours and dates in their SuccessFactors online profile. 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.
Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity, and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.
Nova Scotia Health’s Employee Career Advice (ECA) Program supports internal employees in their career development and progression with résumé-building, interview skill development, resources and advice for optimizing job searches, and more. Employees can book a one-on-one meeting or view upcoming workshops on the ECA Intranet page or via email at employeecareeradvice@nshealth.ca.
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