聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Contingency plans are 小蓝视频 made in case recruitment efforts are not successful at hiring staff at the Kamsack Hospital laboratory.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淰acant positions in the lab need to be filled and we鈥檝e been recruiting,鈥� said Roberta Wiwcharuk, vice-president of integrated health service for Sunrise Health Region.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Across Canada there is a shortage of medical laboratory technicians (MLTs) and currently it is difficult to recruit staff, Wiwcharuk said recently when she was asked about staffing concerns at the hospital lab.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 She said the health region is recruiting and posting the positions and has had several interviews with MLTs, who either declined the offer or were not qualified.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e are concerned and we want to assure the public that we will be continuing to offer laboratory service,鈥� she said, explaining that staff members are working on contingencies if recruitment efforts continue to fail.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 It could be that staff from a neighbouring facility might be able to work at the Kamsack lab, possibly other staff might be able to so some of the paperwork, allowing existing staff to proceed with their jobs or it might be that specimens would be transferred to Yorkton for analysis, she said. 鈥淲e鈥檙e looking at what can be done if we don鈥檛 have a full complement of staff.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Estimating that at least two positions at the lab must be filled, Wiwcharuk said that the health region is trying its best and wants to avoid service interruptions.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淲e have intensified our recruitment efforts,鈥� she said.
