JOIN US IN MAKING EXCELLENT CARE PERSONAL

At Georgian Bay General Hospital (GBGH), our commitment to excellence sets us apart. We believe in making excellent care personal, and we are on a relentless journey to enhance the well-being of both our staff and patients. Are you ready to contribute to a healthcare legacy that makes a difference? We are on the lookout for individuals driven by purpose, eager to make a substantial impact on the lives of our patients, their families, and our dedicated staff. We believe that safety is not just a standard, it is a promise we make to our patients, their families, and our community.

THE OPPORTUNITY

Reporting to the Director of Professional Practice, Quality Improvement, Patient Safety, Risk Mitigation and Patient Experience, this Specialist has a critical role responsible for achieving the organization’s goal of excellent patient care by providing the operational leadership and support for quality improvement, patient safety, risk management, patient relations, and policy procedure oversight. This is a highly collaborative role that builds and maintains strong relationships with leadership, staff, physicians, patient and family members & advisors supporting GBGH to build a culture of safety in all aspects of just culture and high reliability. This position manages all processes for patient safety incident management, performs root cause analysis, failure modes effects analysis and follow through on recommendations promoting safe patient care. The position works with our HIROC insurers and designs and supports education initiatives for leaders, staff, and physicians. In addition, supports the patient relations process, supporting leadership, physicians, patients and families.



This is a highly analytical position that works with our decision support team to build reports & dashboards always carrying through with action plans for monitoring performance and safety. The position supports the development and implementation of the organization’s Quality Improvement Plan and Balanced Scorecards, and leads operational preparation activities for Accreditation standards.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

- Builds organizational capacity to create a solid culture of patient safety, continuous quality improvement and facilitates the integration of quality improvement initiatives that are continuously monitored.
- Provides leadership in the development, implementation, and evaluation of quality improvement processes and programs to continually improve the provision of patient/client/resident care.
- Supports Quality Review process with creation of recommendations and follow-through action plans for improvement.
- Supports Management, Executive Leadership teams, and physicians to develop and execute local quality improvement priorities and ensures that strategic information, quality improvement, and performance measurement initiatives are linked to strategic and operational priorities and activities.
- Works collaboratively with Managers, staff, and physicians to promote all domains of quality (including effectiveness, efficiency, accessibility, accountability,



and sustainability, etc.) in clinical and operational processes and provides leadership and support for quality reporting to the Executive Leadership Team, Board of Directors, and relevant government bodies.
- Leads operational Accreditation preparation processes and supports compliance with national Accreditation standards, working collaboratively with leadership to embed standards into organizational policies, procedures, processes, and practices.
- Works collaboratively with the Professional Practice Leaders to implement best practice standards and guidelines.
- Leads the implementation and ongoing process of the HIROC Risk Registry across the organization.
- Maintains fiscal accountability by collecting and monitoring necessary fiscal and quality data, analyzes data appropriately, initiates and implements methods of cost containment in relation to the service/area, and justifies expenditures.
- Provides leadership and development support for identification of performance indicators across the continuum of care and provides consultative services regarding an array of quality methods used in high performing organizations (including Lean principles, concepts, tools, and methods).
- Supports program and department managers to analyze current trends and data in support of quality improvement and patient safety.
- Participates, as required, in regional and provincial quality and patient safety initiatives to support benchmarking and shared learning.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

The ideal candidate will possess the following key competencies, record of experience and academic preparation:

- Health Professional with an Undergraduate Degree req

📌 Specialist - Patient Safety, Risk Management, Quality Improvement & Patient Experience (Midland)
🏢 Georgian Bay General Hospital
📍 Midland