Company: IWK Health

Location: Halifax

Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT ( 100% FTE) x 1 position(s)

Start Date: ASAP

Union Status: NSNU Nursing , Nursing Bargaining Unit

Compensation: $ - $ /hour

Department/Program: Quality and Patient Safety , Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience

Closing Date: 16-Oct-26 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia . People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values , and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

Promoting an anti-racist environment, and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care, is important to us. We are located in Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. Working in Mi’kma’ki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia, and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long, deep,



and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportions of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination, but have more work to do to build that trust, acknowledge our biases and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous, Black/African Nova Scotians, Persons of Colour, Immigrants/Newcomers, Persons with Disabilities, 2SLGBTQIA+ to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients, families, and communities that we care for at all job levels.

The Opportunity

- Takes a leadership role in identifying issues, including changes in practices, policies and research, which have potential or actual impact on patient safety and quality care or service provision.
- Provides leadership in actively seeking out and maintaining an awareness of best practices and changing trends which impact patient safety within the health care system.




- Provides leadership and support for maintaining service or care when a patient safety incident occurs.
- Role models and advocates to ensure safe care is provided in a patient/family centered manner. Collaboratively leads teams to ensure compliance with legislative, professional and/or voluntary requirements such as Accreditation including all ROPs, etc.
- Contributes to the development of professional practice through participation in team, program, organizational and skilled activities/committees.
- Provides leadership, guidance and mentoring to staff and management for the quality review process, including disclosure and ongoing liaising with the patient/family regarding peer review recommendations.
- Has a leadership role for the implementation and evaluation of the national Safer Healthcare Now patient safety initiatives at the IWK
- Reviews and investigates patient/parent concerns/issues regarding care and/or staff interactions.
- Leads, investigates and develops evidence based action plans to address identified risk or patient safety issues.
- Builds capacity in all levels of the organization for patient safety and risk initiatives, including facilitating formal education sessions (e.g., Quality Review process, , FMEA, ethical decision making, etc.)
- Contributes to patient safety knowledge at a local, provincial and national level through presentations, i.e., National Patient Safety Week, CAPHC National Patient Safety Collaborative etc.
- Leads local, provincial and national patient safety initiatives, i.e., surgical safety checklists, medication reconciliation, etc.
- Leads and/or collaboratively engages in peer consultat

📌 Patient Safety Consultant, Patient Safety (Halifax Regional Municipality)
🏢 IWK Health
📍 Halifax Regional Municipality