Supervisor, Clinical Laboratory - Specimen Management

- Full-time
- Compensation: CAD 47.83 - CAD 71.75 - hourly

UHN is Canada’s No. 1 hospital and the world’s No. 1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members. UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre. As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of biomedical research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care. UHN has the largest hospital-based research program in Canada, with major research in neurosciences, cardiology, transplantation, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation medicine. UHN is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

UHN’s vision is to build A Healthier World and its only because of the talented and dedicated people who work here that we are continually bringing that vision closer to reality.

Union:Non-Union
Number of Vacancies:2
New or Replacement Position:Replacement
Site:All Sites
Department:Laboratory Medicine Program, Pre-Analytic Services and Call Center
Reports to:Senior Manager, Pre-Analytic Services
Hours:37.5 hours per week
Salary:$47.83 - $71.75 per hour
Shifts:Days and On-call Rotation, as required
Status:Permanent Full Time
Closing Date:November 5, 2026

Position Summary Join UHN's Laboratory Medicine Program, Canada's largest hospital diagnostic lab and a global leader in academic labs. With over 30 million tests per year and 1,300 outpatients served daily,



we are at the forefront of pathology and clinical testing. Embrace innovation and contribute to ground-breaking research, education, and exemplary service. Join our dynamic team of 700 dedicated staff and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of laboratory medicine.

The division of Pre-Analytic Services specializes in Specimen Management, Outpatient/Inpatient Specimen Procurement, Inpatient/Outpatient ECG, Specimen Transport, and Customer Service. As a valued member of TeamLMP, you will play a key role in the department overseeing Pre-analytic operations of all UHN sites as well pre-analytic services provided to external clients.

Duties

- Maintainprimary responsibility for the daily operation of the pre-analytic services departmentincluding but not limited to:
- Directly supervising assigned laboratory personnel, mobile phlebotomy and ECG teams, outpatient test centers, and customer service
- Observing Hospital and departmental policies and procedures; adhering to Hospital and departmental mission and value statements while maintaining patient confidentiality
- Ensure compliance with collective agreement provisions, legislative (i.e. Labour Relations Act, Employment Standards Act, etc.) requirements and professional initiatives in all facets of laboratory operations
- Participating in the grievance resolution process

- Delegate assignments,



organizes staffing schedules at all sites, assess staffing needs and ensures that all work of assigned staff is completed in accordance with established standards and schedules. Approve absence requests and monitor absenteeism.
- Coordinate the delivery of career development programs. Facilitate access to education programs for assigned personnel, while maintaining your own professional development
- Assistin the development, implementation and maintenance of policies and procedures of the Clinical Laboratory, in consultation with the Laboratory Manager, Medical Director, or designate. Ensuring adherence to Hospital policies and procedures within the laboratory.
- Ensure adherence to TeamLMP quality initiatives, recommend new/revised quality programs, guidelines, and measurements to facilitate the continued accuracy, reliability, and quality improvement of laboratory practices and services
- Participate in quality improvement and workload measurement activities including: identifying problems, collecting, and analyzing data, to resolve technical work flow and other problems
- Participate in the preparation and monitoring of the operational budget in conjunction with the Laboratory Manager. Assists with preparation of the capital budget in consultation with the Medical Director and Laboratory Manager
- Maintains responsibility for laboratory equipment and products. Perform evaluation of new laboratory instruments and products and making acquisition/utilization recommendations
- Travel to UHN and external client sites as required to supervisestaff, projects,and maintain liaison with clients.
- Maintain liais

📌 Supervisor, Clinical Laboratory (Toronto)
🏢 University Health Network
📍 Toronto