Manager, Surgical Quality Improvement

6 months ago

Victoria, Canada Island Health Full time

**Job Description**:
In accordance with the Vision, Purpose, and Values, and strategic direction of the Vancouver Island Health Authority (Island Health), patient and staff safety is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone; as such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.

Reporting to the Director, Surgical Services, the Manager, Surgical Quality Improvement & Implementation participates in the planning, development, implementation, and evaluation of quality improvement and patient safety initiatives for Surgical Services across the Island. Working collaboratively with Island Health programs, consultants, and stakeholders, the Manager completes planning activities, works with other managers, and leads multi-disciplinary teams to identify, plan, and implement quality improvement projects including the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) at the Royal Jubilee, Victoria General and Nanaimo Regional General Hospital sites and evaluate opportunities to spread successes throughout the organization.

**QUALIFICATIONS**:
**Education, Training And Experience**:
A level of education, training and experience equivalent to a Master's Degree in a relevant health profession. Five (5) to seven (7) years' recent related experience in health care management in quality improvement, implementation and evaluation, and project management, along with a successful completion of one (1) large strategic project within the last three (3) years.

**Skills And Abilities**:

- Demonstrated project management success and intermediate to expert-level system planning implementation skills.
- Detailed knowledge of project management and change management principles and methodologies.
- Proven ability to track, coordinate and integrate external issues as they affect project plans.
- Proven ability to write, analyze and edit project plans and proposals.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills coupled with the ability to write or edit high quality business documents. (e.g. project charters, master project plans, risk management plans, communication plans, progress reports, project wrap-up documentation)
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with the capability of providing leadership to a diverse project team and interact comfortably with senior personnel in the organization.
- Detailed knowledge of data analysis and ability to communicate out results.
- Excellent presentation, interviewing, facilitating, and negotiating skills.
- Ability to manage and lead a team.
- Physical ability to perform the duties of the role.

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