Job Description

Position: Quality Improvement Advisor

Dept.Health System: Quality Risk & Patient Safety Department

File#: 2023-33233

Role Level: Professional Group (PG 11) $41.95-$52.42

Status: Temporary Full Time

Site: Mississauga Hospital

Shift/Hours of Work: 7.5 Hour Days (Monday-Friday)

Posted: May 29, 2023

Internal Deadline: June 05, 2023



Trillium Health Partners (THP) is one of the largest community-based acute care facilities in Canada. Comprised of the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital and the Queensway Health Centre, Trillium Health Partners serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto and surrounding communities and is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

Our Mission: A New Kind of Health Care for a Healthier Community

When we set out to build our vision and future, we connected with our community - patients, families, visitors, physicians, staff and volunteers. The foundational goals of our new strategic plan - quality, access and sustainability - anchor everything we do. Our mission for a new kind of health care is built on an inter-connected system of care organized around patients - inside and outside the hospital.

At THP, we are relentless in providing high quality, compassionate care to our communities and take great pride in fostering an inclusive and accessible environment and we are all accountable for contributing to a healthy, safe and respectful environment for healing and promoting excellence in patient care through advancing patient and staff safety. If you are passionate about what you do, motivated to improve the health of the community, committed to excellence, quality and patient safety we would like you to join our Better

Together team!

POSITION SUMMARY:

We are seeking an experienced Quality Improvement Advisor to join the Quality Improvement (QI) team at THP. Reporting to the QI Manager, the successful candidate will work to develop and implement processes that integrate quality improvement and evidence-based solutions/practices in direct support of its Strategic and Quality Improvement Plans. This role will be focused on functioning as a lead for a variety of projects at both the enterprise-wide and individual Program/Department level aimed at standardization of practices and implementation of new and transformative care approaches within and beyond THP\xe2\x80\x99s walls.

The QI team resides within the Quality, Risk & Patient Safety Department and looks to advance the hospital\xe2\x80\x99s goals of fostering a culture of Quality and Safety. The QI team is responsible for leading initiatives that improve quality, access and sustainability and drive safety. This exciting role not only offers an opportunity to make a significant impact across our multi-site structure, it will also work to deliver a new kind of health care for a healthier community.

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Function as a lead for enterprise-wide or Program/Department-specific level quality improvement initiatives involving interdisciplinary, multi-site teams to advance THP\xe2\x80\x99s Strategic and Quality Improvement Plans.
• Work with the Accreditation team to develop the Accreditation sustainability model and implementation roadmap for the years ahead within Foundations of Clinical Excellence.
• Identify gaps in compliance and strategize improvements by using lean methodologies in the delivery of patient services to meet Accreditation best practices.
• Understand and translate new standards for the THP environment and work with leads to develop action plans to implement new best practices.
• Manage multiple project goals, timelines, milestones, and resources in collaboration with hospital programs, and enabling services.
• Function as a lead and support the coordination and facilitation of projects using project management fundamentals.
• Present ongoing status updates at various THP committees and forums.
• Educate and lead knowledge translation during implementation of quality improvement initiatives to frontline/enabling services staff.
• Identify, develop and track key quality and patient safety performance metrics in partnership with key enabling stakeholders to drive system-level performance.
• Other duties as required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• An undergraduate degree in business, life sciences or a health-related discipline is required.
• A Master\xe2\x80\x99s degree specializing in quality and/or patient safety, business administration, public health, or healthcare administration or equivalent experience is preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience working with complex and dynamic teams in healthcare or related sector is required.
• Lean Six Sigma training and/or knowledge of principles, methods and tools is strongly preferred.
• Superior, demonstrated process and/or quality improvement and change management. experience, leading complex, interdisciplinary and cross-program/enterprise initiatives is preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully develop and maintain effective working relationships with diverse teams/stakeholders.
• Solid understanding and experience with project management principles and managing projects.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work and handle multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong interpersonal and communication (presentation, written, and oral) skills to deliver comprehensive reports and presentations for various audiences, including executives, administrators and clinicians.
• Superior strategic, critical thinking and problem solving abilities.
• Strong analytical skills including the ability to collect, analyze, share, and interpret qualitative and quantitative data.

Internal Candidates who believe they possess the necessary qualifications and experience for this position and who have been in their current position for at least six (6) months are encouraged to apply.

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Trillium Health Partners is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a healthy, safe and respectful environment for healing, based on our values compassion, excellence and courage. To be Better Together, we commit to fostering a respectful workplace culture that promotes a safe and supportive environment for everyone who provides care, supports caregiving, receives care or visits the hospital.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code Trillium Health Partners will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.

All personal information is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Trillium Health Partners is identified under the French Language Services Act.

We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Trillium Health Partners