Job Description

Req ID: 174526
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Provincial Zone, Bethune Building - QEII
Department: QISR Quality, Patient Safety CZ
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: Management/Non Union Position
Posting Closing Date: 22-Feb-24

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 an 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 to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

Reporting to the Director, Quality Improvement & Safety, Central Zone, the QIS Operations Consultant, has a responsibility for supporting the overall coordination of the planning, development and implementation of the activities with focus on supporting and leading activities that advance and deliver on the provincial NS Health Quality Improvement and Culture strategy.

The scope of practice will include various roles as facilitator, coordinator, communicator, and planner. The Consultant works according to the mission, vision, values and policies of NS Health to support the development and implementation of QIS programs, services and initiatives throughout the province. The consultant\'s activities are guided by QIS priority areas, multiple stakeholders and by community needs and, therefore, require a professional approach. This work requires recognition and application of best practice and evidenced informed decision making.

About You

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

• Required: Baccalaureate degree from a health discipline/health science field/business
• Preferred: Masters Degree in Health Services Administration, Quality Improvement and Safety or Business Administration
• Minimum of 3-5 years working experience and responsibilities in a senior coordinator position or equivalent
• Extremely strong interpersonal skill, ease of collaborating with people of diverse knowledge and skillset and a focus on action and identifying paths to success
• Extremely comfortable managing in context of innovation, and testing concept that are not yet widely known or adopted
• Experience in planning, coordinating, delivery and evaluation of QI initiatives
• Experience within a health related environment preferred (administrative / clinical)
• Experience in program and service development, implementation and evaluation required
• Knowledge of QI and Safety methodologies and best practice
• Proven ability to work with a variety of stakeholder groups
• Demonstrated oral and written communication skills\'
• Travel will be 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

• Permanent, full-time position, 75 hrs bi-weekly

Compensation and Incentives

$36.33 - $45.42 Hourly

Successful candidates may be eligible for our benefits package which includes health, dental, travel, long-term disability, and life insurance coverage as well as a defined benefit pension plan.

Once You\'ve Applied

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

Preferred candidates must be able to demonstrate proof of primary series of COVID -19 vaccine at time of hire.

Nova Scotia Health is committed to being a workforce that is free of discrimination, values diversity and is representative, at all job levels, of the people we serve. We encourage all qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotian, Persons of Colour, Foreign Nationals/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply and self-identify.

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