Quality Improvement & Safety Leader

 Req ID: 199063
Location: Western Zone, Yarmouth Regional Hospital 
Department: QISR Quality Patient Safety WZ
Type of Employment: Temporary Hourly PT long-assignment (40%) x 1 
Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 14-Mar-25

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.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Senior Director Quality Improvement & Safety the Quality Improvement & Safety Leader will provide leadership within Nova Scotia Health's overall provincial and zone programs for quality, safety, accreditation, risk management; and responsibility to implement all aspects of comprehensive quality improvement, patient safety, patient family engagement, risk management 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.
 
QIS Leaders actively seek and implement solutions related to system issues for programs and services within NSH’s provincial and zone responsibilities, while meeting the goals and objectives of the NSH. The position provides leadership, advice and guidance, and support to leaders, vice presidents, staff and physicians on systems work redesign and increase performance in alignment with portfolio, zone and provincial initiatives, provides information, and guidance regarding of evidence informed best practices and patient safety; leads and provides expertise in the development of effective care delivery models, which are responsive to current and future health human resources and/or health care trends; leads and directs implementation of evidence based practice that improves patient care outcomes and experience; works collaboratively with staff, physicians and leaders to apply evidence based findings to clinical practices; and provides support, including but not limited to literature reviews, environmental scans, best practice guidelines and legislation applicable to health care.
 
QIS Leaders hold many responsibilities including leading investigations of patient safety incidents, facilitating quality reviews, trending analysis, leading and/or providing improvement coaching for quality improvement initiatives, supporting accreditation activities, as well as providing education and training related to QIS related priorities, policies and procedures

About You

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

•    Undergraduate degree from a health care profession program/discipline required
•    Master's level preparation in a clinical health discipline, Health Services Administration, Business Administration or a related program an asset
•    Minimum of 5 years 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<