Cqi Manager

**CQI Manager (NICU and Pediatrics)**:
**CQI MANAGER, NICU and Pediatrics**

**Join Northeastern Ontario’s Health Care Leaders**

**Requisition #: 2302**

**Status: Permanent Full-Time**

**Location: Sudbury, Ontario**
- A dynamic and growing health care environment awaits you in Sudbury, Ontario. Surrounded by provincial parks and with 330 lakes, Greater Sudbury has over 165,000 residents and is a rich mix of urban, suburban, rural and wilderness environments that offer something for everyone. Just a one hour flight or four-hour drive north of Toronto, here you will experience the balance of a supportive and challenging career environment and a comfortable and affordable lifestyle, right in the heart of Northern Ontario’s largest city._

Health Sciences North (HSN) is seeking an innovative leader for the position of CQI Manager, NICU and Pediatrics to lead the Neonatal Intensive Care and Pediatric unit planning related to performance improvements, quality and risk management, patient and staff safety, emergency preparedness, and selected special projects, while ensuring that departmental performance meets or exceeds standards described in the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA), Better Outcomes Regional Network (BORN), Critical Care Services Ontario (CCSO) Provincial Council of Maternal Child Health (PCMCH), and in other provincial and national standards. The CQI Manager will develop, improve, and spread a culture of Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) by using lean methodologies.

If you enjoy working in a fast-paced, team environment and are looking for a rewarding career opportunity, you are encouraged to view the full job description on the HSN Careers Website.

We offer competitive salary and vacation, extended health and dental benefits, a pension plan through HOOPP.

Health Sciences North (HSN) is a regional resource and referral centre for over 600,000 residents across northeastern Ontario. It features state-of-the-art technology with 3,900 employees, over 280 physicians, and 700 volunteers. HSN has become a Research and Academic Health Science Centre affiliated with the Northern Ontario School of Medicine (NOSM) and Health Sciences North Research Institute (HSNRI).

Competition #

2302

Job Title

CQI Manager (NICU and Pediatrics)

Department

NICU & Pediatrics

Status

Permanent

Work Type

Full-time

Affiliation

Management

Shift Assignment

Days

Bilingualism Required

No

Police Check Requirement

Vulnerable Sector Check

Site

RLHC- Management

Salary Information

$98,650.50 to $116.025.00 / annum

Application Closing Date

February 8, 2023

**KEY FUNCTION**:
Lead Neonatal Intensive Care and Pediatric unit planning related to performance improvements, quality and risk management, patient and staff safety, emergency preparedness, and selected special projects, while ensuring that departmental performance meets or exceeds standards described in the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA), Better Outcomes Regional Network (BORN), Critical Care Services Ontario (CCSO) Provincial Council of Maternal Child Health (PCMCH), and in other provincial and national standards. Develop, improve, and spread a culture of Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) by using lean methodologies.

**REPORTING**:
Under the general direction of the Administrative Director, NEO Kids and Family and Inter-Professional Practice.

**DUTIES**:

- Develop, implement, and monitor departmental risk management processes, service excellence initiatives, and Quality-Based Procedures (QBP).
- Lead departmental risk management processes (e.g. legal and contract reviews, claims management, and incident/accident reporting) and ensure the implementation of processes is in compliance with the Quality of Care Information Protection Act (QCIPA) and provincial privacy legislation.
- Conduct performance measurement activities around data quality, analysis, and dissemination of findings for key reports, Decision Support, and Annual Coroner’s Report.
- Develop, implement, manage, and evaluate NICU/Pediatrics activities and policies related to disaster and emergency preparedness.
- Work with internal and external stakeholders to ensure integrity and accuracy of data quality (e.g. BORN, CCIS).
- Evaluate patient care and satisfaction on an ongoing basis and formulate solutions for improvement._ _
- Provide hospital wide, on-call coverage for problems and serious issues after hours and on weekends according to scheduled rotation.
- Ensure departmental compliance with all Health and Safety (H&S), Infection Control, and unit-related specific processes, policies, and procedures in consultation with the leadership team.
- Coordinate and assist with staff educational sessions.
- Review and revise policies and procedures to ensure excellent delivery of service to ensure administrative standards are followed.
- Provide collaborative management and coverage of the NEO Kids operations.
- Act as a liaison between patients, families, and departments to ens