Salary Details

The salary range for this position is CAD $66.88/Hr. - CAD $96.14/Hr.

Job Summary

Come work as a Regional Director, Quality and Patient Safety with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Regional Director, Quality and Patient Safety to join the team.

Reporting to the Executive Director, Experience, Quality & Safety, the Regional Director, Quality & Patient Safety provides strategic and operational leadership for quality improvement, patient safety, accreditation, and patient and staff experience initiatives across Vancouver Acute. This is a highly visible leadership opportunity to influence quality, patient safety, and healthcare transformation across one of British Columbia’s largest and most complex acute care portfolios.

As a senior member of the Vancouver Acute Community of Care (CoC) leadership team, the Regional Director operates within a matrix leadership environment and partners closely with operational, medical, professional practice, and executive leaders to advance quality, patient safety, accreditation, and experience priorities across Vancouver Acute.

Leading in alignment with VCH’s Mission, Vision, Values, and strategic priorities, the Regional Director advances an integrated and evidence-informed approach to clinical quality and patient safety across Vancouver Acute services.

The Regional Director is accountable for both the strategic direction and operationalization of quality and patient safety priorities, ensuring organizational goals, accreditation requirements, and improvement initiatives translate into measurable improvements in clinical practice, operational performance, and patient outcomes.





The role provides strategic leadership and accountability for the Patient Safety portfolio, including oversight of serious patient safety events, safety investigations, organizational learning, escalation pathways, executive reporting, and system-wide improvement initiatives that strengthen a culture of safety across Vancouver Acute.

Working closely with frontline teams, operational leaders, physicians, executive leadership, and external partners, the Regional Director provides visible leadership from point of care through to senior leadership and Board reporting.

Success in this role requires the ability to effectively move between frontline teams, operational leadership, executive decision‑making forums, and Board‑level reporting while building alignment and engagement across a complex matrix environment.

The Regional Director leads a multi‑site, multidisciplinary team and represents Vancouver Coastal Health provincially and nationally on quality, patient safety, accreditation, and healthcare transformation initiatives.

This work is grounded in VCH’s commitments to Indigenous Cultural Safety, Anti‑Racism, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, and Planetary Health.

Key Accountabilities

Strategic Leadership & Quality Improvement

- Leads quality improvement, patient safety, accreditation, and experience strategies across Vancouver Acute.




- Operationalizes quality, patient safety, accreditation, and experience priorities by partnering with operational and clinical leaders to embed improvement initiatives into day‑to‑day care delivery.
- Provides strategic leadership and accountability for the Patient Safety portfolio, including serious event review, organizational learning, and system‑level improvement.
- Leads accreditation readiness activities and supports achievement of Accreditation Canada standards and Required Organizational Practices.

Partnership, Collaboration & System Alignment

- Serves as a member of the Vancouver Acute Community of Care leadership team and contributes to strategic and operational planning across the portfolio.
- Builds strong partnerships with operational leaders, physicians, professional practice leaders, executive teams, and external stakeholders.
- Works within a matrix leadership setting to align quality and patient safety priorities with operational, clinical, medical, and organizational objectives.
- Represents VCH on provincial and national quality, patient safety, and accreditation initiatives.

Measurement, Analytics & Reporting

- Oversees quality and patient safety performance measurement, reporting, evaluation, and improvement planning.
- Uses data, research, and health system trends to inform strategic recommendations and support Board, executive, and operational decision‑making.
- Supports executive and Board reporting related to quality, patient safety, accreditation, and organizational performance.

Leadership & Operations

- Leads and develops a multidisciplinary Quality & Patient Safety t

📌 Regional Director, Quality and Patient Safety (Vancouver)
🏢 Vancouver Coastal Health
📍 Vancouver