Quality Improvement

**Req ID**:138436**
**Company: Nova Scotia Health**
**Location**:Central** Zone, **Bethune Building - QEII**
**Department**:QISR Planning & Quality**
**Type of Employment**:Casual** **Hourly PT long-assignment** (**50%** FTE) x **1** position(s)**
**Status**:Management/Non Union** P**osition**
**Posting Closing Date**:28-Oct-22**

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

**About the Opportunity**:
Reporting to the designated Zone Director Quality Improvement, Safety and Patient Relations; the Quality Improvement & Safety Leader will provide leadership within Nova Scotia Health's overall provincial and zone programs for quality, safety and accreditation; and responsibility to implement all aspects of comprehensive quality, patient safety, patient engagement, risk and accreditation plans to achieve the best outcomes in health care program and service delivery, safe care and continuous improvement to meet or exceed all accreditation requirements.

**About You**:
We would love to hear from you if you have the following:

- Undergraduate degree from a health care profession program/discipline
- Master's level preparation in a clinical health discipline, Health Services Administration, Business Administration or a related program an asset
- Appropriate licensure/membership in professional organization
- Certificate or training related to quality, patient safety, risk management, or related program
- Certified Health Executive is an asset
- A minimum of five to seven years of quality and patient safety leadership experience, which includes 5 years of relevant clinical experience in a health care environment including expertise to critically review health records as part of the quality review process
- Experience in planning and implementing a variety of strategic activities related to accreditation, safety, quality improvement, infection control and prevention practices, risk management and patient engagement, provided across several locations with multiple partners and stakeholders and while ensuring appropriate confidentiality
- Experience engaging teams, leaders, medical staff, clinicians, patients/clients and stakeholders in a collaborative, participatory manner which supports the mission, vision, goals and objectives of the Quality & System Performance portfolio and the organization
- Demonstrated high degree of independent decision making, creativity, self-direction, motivation, change management and team building/ leadership skills
- Demonstrated proficiency to autonomously assess situations, draw rational conclusions and develop relevant action plans with appropriate stakeholders and follow-up regarding implementation
- Critical analysis skills (including but not limited to critical incident analysis, risk assessment and Failure Mode & Effects Analysis)
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to meet deadlines in a fast paced environment
- Demonstrated ability to exercise discretion and commitment to confidentiality and privacy of Nova Scotia Health patients and clients
- Responsibilities are within the designated zone, Nova Scotia Health and as a result, travel is required.
- Competencies in other languages an asset, French preferred

Please ensure your resume is up to date and includes all relevant education, experience, training, and certifications.

**Hours**:

- Long assignment part time position; 37.5 hours biweekly
- Approximate 2 year term

**Compensation and Incentives**:
$40.27 - $53.51 Hourly

**Once You've Applied**

Thank you for your interest in this position. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

As per the COVID-19 Mandatory Vaccination Protocol in High-Risk Settings, Nova Scotia Health requires all team members to be fully vaccinated by November 30th, 2021.

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