Transfusion Safety Officer, RN

at  Grand River Hospital

At Grand River Hospital and St. Mary’s General Hospital, we are building a world-class health care system supporting healthier lives for the communities we serve. We value people above all else and the experiences of our patients and their families, our team members, and our partners are at the very top of our agenda.
Integration of Grand River Hospital & St Mary’s General Hospital : In April 2024, the Boards of St. Mary’s General and Grand River Hospitals both independently voted in favour of a voluntary merger of the Hospitals to form a new hospital organization. This evolution of our partnership will occur alongside our joint redevelopment work, as we strive to build a new acute care campus in the community. We welcome talent to both St. Mary’s General Hospital and Grand River Hospital that are ready to be part of an exciting, generational change for hospital care in Waterloo Region.
We currently have an opportunity for a Transfusion Safety Officer within Integrated Laboratory – Grand River & St. Mary’s General Hospitals .

• • Applying current, evidence-based clinical knowledge, TM expertise and provincial, federal and international blood transfusion standards to develop, evaluate, revise and support the implementation of transfusion safety best practice guidelines, policies and procedures
• • Collaborating with the TM Medical Director in the investigation of all adverse transfusion reactions and reporting of serious transfusion adverse events to regulatory bodies as applicable
• • Implementation, maintenance and revision of transfusion safety educational resources for clinicians
• • Ensuring regulatory quality control requirements are being met for equipment used outside the blood transfusion laboratory such as blood storage refrigerators, blood warmers and perioperative cell savers
• • Investigating reported transfusion related patient safety events, assessing risk levels and root cause and recommending changes to practice to prevent re-occurrences where appropriate
• • Conducting prospective and retrospective audits on blood product utilization, blood transfusion administration and documentation
• • Participation in internal and external professional organizations and committees to provide representation and guidance on transfusion safety best practice guidelines
• • Disseminating research findings through professional presentations and publications