Quality Assurance Coordinator

**Department** Faculty of Nursing

**Salary range** $56,040.79 to $76,820.84

**Hours per week** 35

**Grade** 9

**Posted date** September 12, 2024

**Closing date** September 23, 2024

**Position Type** Full Time - Operating Funded

**Description**:
This position is a part of the Non-Academic Staff Association (NASA).

This position offers a comprehensive benefits package which can be viewed at: Faculty & Staff Benefits.

**Location - **Work primarily takes place at North Campus, Edmonton. This role is in-person.

**Working at the University of Alberta**
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The University of Alberta is a community of knowledge seekers, change makers and world shapers who lead with purpose each and every day. We are home to over 14,000 faculty and staff, more than 40,000 students and a growing community of 300,000 alumni worldwide.

Your work will have a meaningful influence on a fascinating cross-section of people — from our students and community members, to our renowned researchers and innovators, making discoveries and generating solutions that make the world healthier, safer, stronger and more just. Learn more.

**Working for the Faculty of Nursing**

A member of the College of Health Sciences, the Faculty of Nursing has 5 CASN accredited programs (BScN: Collaborative Program, Bilingual Program, After Degree Program and Honors Program totalling 1441 students; and a Master of Nursing - Nursing Practitioner - Advanced Clinical Focus with a total of 97 students). Our partners include Faculté Saint-Jean, Red Deer Polytechnic, Keyano College (Fort McMurray) and Northwestern Polytechnic (Grande Prairie). Other master's programs include other streams within the MN (Leadership, Education, and Research), and the Nursing PhD program with a total graduate student body of 201.

The Faculty of Nursing is ranked #1 in Western Canada and #7 in the world (QS World Rankings). The Faculty of Nursing leads transformational research to address complex global health challenges and to meet the health needs of diverse communities.

There are 35 Faculty, 92 Academic Teaching Staff (ATS), and 66 other employees (operating and research-funded). The Faculty of Nursing is located primarily in the Edmonton Clinic Health Academy (ECHA).

**Position**

The Quality Assurance Coordinator (QAC), reports to the Vice-Dean with a dotted line report to the Director Quality Assurance. The position also works closely with the Associate Dean, Undergraduate Programs, the Associate Dean, Graduate Programs, and the Administrative Council of the North Central Collaborative Program, and the BScN Bilingual Program.

The QAC is primarily responsible for supporting the Faculty’s Quality Assurance program and participates in strategic planning which informs the Quality Assurance Team, the Undergraduate Office, the Graduate Office, the Office of the Dean and the BScN Collaborative Partners as to how well the programs prepare students for their nursing careers.

The extent to which these goals of undergraduate and graduate programs are met is determined by the results of data found in the program evaluation. The QAC has the responsibility to ensure that this information is gathered and translated accordingly.

**Duties**
- ** Quality Assurance Planning and Administration**
- Plan and implement program evaluations for all Nursing programs across all regional sites.
- Analyze reports, maintain databases, and provide recommendations.
- Organize, facilitate and conduct quantitative and qualitative data collection.
- Oversee data collection, analysis, and agreements with survey providers.
- Advise faculty and act as a resource across various program topics.
- ** Problem Solving and Communication**
- Address issues from program evaluations and suggest solutions.
- Develop and communicate findings effectively to stakeholders.
- Prepare assessment reports and presentations for the Vice-Dean/Director QA.
- ** Other Duties**
- Support committees by creating agendas, reports, and documenting discussions.
- Coordinate QA activities and reporting with program partner representatives.
- Maintain accessibility of program evaluation records.
- Other duties as required.

**Minimum Qualifications**
- Undergraduate degree in sociology, psychology, health or science or other related degrees
- A minimum of 5 years of related experience
- Advanced project management skills required
- Demonstrated strong qualitative and quantitative analysis knowledge and skills in overseeing and facilitating all program evaluations using products such as SPSS and Excel (for quantitative analysis) and Word (for qualitative analysis)
- Highly proficient with the Google Suite and Microsoft Suite
- Advanced knowledge of program evaluation and methodologie