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Lead | Spreading Quality Improvement
- Kelowna, BC, Canada
The salary range for this position is $90,770 (min) to $113,462 (midpoint) to $130,48 (max) per annum, based on 1.0 FTE. · Full-time
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- Pay
- The salary range for this position is $90,770 (min) to $113,462 (midpoint) to $130,48 (max) per annum, based on 1.0 FTE.
- Job type
- Full-time
- Closing date
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
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Interior Health is seeking permanent full-time Lead, Spreading Quality Improvement who is passionate about driving meaningful changes in healthcare.
Location: The worksite location is flexible within the Interior Health region.
What We Offer
How Will You Create An Impact
The Lead, Spreading Quality Improvement (Lead SSC SQI), funded by the Specialist Services Committee (SSC) is responsible for providing foundational support to achieve Coordinated and Accessible Services and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Triple Aim (improve the health of the population, enhance patient and provider experience, reduce/maintain costs) by supporting physicians in quality improvement activities. The Lead will provide ‘at the elbow’s support and training for quality improvement, coordinate regular time/space to review data with physicians, and support physicians and teams to trial the spreading of quality improvements.
While administrative reporting will be to the Manager, of PQI, the overall reporting structure of the SQI Program is a matrix reporting relationship to the Joint SSC/IHA PQI Steering Committee. The partnership aligns across the various province health authorities. Alignment within IH is up to the Vice President of Medicine and Quality.
What Will You Work On
Honouring Interior Health’s commitment to Truth and Reconciliation and the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), and Pursuant to Section 42 of the BC Human Rights Code, preferential consideration and/or hiring will be given to qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit).
Location: The worksite location is flexible within the Interior Health region.
What We Offer
- An attractive remuneration package
- Excellent career prospects
- Employer paid training/education
- Employer paid vacation
- Employer paid insurance premiums
- Extended Health & Dental coverage
- Work-life balance
- May be eligible to contribute to MPP
How Will You Create An Impact
The Lead, Spreading Quality Improvement (Lead SSC SQI), funded by the Specialist Services Committee (SSC) is responsible for providing foundational support to achieve Coordinated and Accessible Services and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement Triple Aim (improve the health of the population, enhance patient and provider experience, reduce/maintain costs) by supporting physicians in quality improvement activities. The Lead will provide ‘at the elbow’s support and training for quality improvement, coordinate regular time/space to review data with physicians, and support physicians and teams to trial the spreading of quality improvements.
While administrative reporting will be to the Manager, of PQI, the overall reporting structure of the SQI Program is a matrix reporting relationship to the Joint SSC/IHA PQI Steering Committee. The partnership aligns across the various province health authorities. Alignment within IH is up to the Vice President of Medicine and Quality.
What Will You Work On
- Provides leadership and expertise to promote a culture of quality improvement.
- Facilitates the collaboration of partnerships between Physicians, IH leadership, and staff.
- Provides leadership and quality improvement expertise to local community teams in the planning, implementation, and evaluation of quality initiatives designed to improve patient-centered care, service utilization, patient safety, and risk reduction.
- Supports physicians to align and integrate improvement efforts with IH quality service teams, programs, and networks.
- Enables physicians to maintain, monitor, and analyze quality data and facilitates the collection of this data.
- Mentors physicians and IH Leads on conducting the work themselves. Supports physicians’ awareness of how projects align with IH, and Accreditation Canada Standards.
- Provides facilitation, coaching, and consultation to physicians and their teams in the development, monitoring, and analysis of key performance indicators in alignment with their project and reporting within Interior Health.
- Performs project management duties in support of approved SQI projects and responds to and actions all requests that are made from SQI Central.
- In conjunction with the PQI Coordinator, provides administrative support including room booking, taking of minutes, meeting planning. Provides onsite support to spreading teams. Liaises with all external supports involved in the approved projects.
- Facilitates the development of the evaluation strategy for each approved SQI project using reliable data.
- Provides timely budget updates and escalates expense requests to PQI/SQI Manager.
- In alignment with IH’s Occupational Health & Safety Program, employees shall adhere to all Occupational Health and Safety policies and procedures at all times and attend all required training. Employees are responsible to report any identified hazards, unsafe conditions or incidents to the manager or supervisor immediately.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Honouring Interior Health’s commitment to Truth and Reconciliation and the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA), and Pursuant to Section 42 of the BC Human Rights Code, preferential consideration and/or hiring will be given to qualified applicants who self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis, or Inuit).
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Responsibilities
The Lead, Spreading Quality Improvement provides foundational support to physicians and teams to implement and scale quality improvement initiatives. They facilitate collaboration between healthcare providers and leadership to enhance patient-centered care and achieve Triple Aim objectives.
Requirements
The role requires expertise in quality improvement methodologies and the ability to mentor clinical teams in data analysis and project implementation. Candidates must be capable of navigating matrix reporting structures and aligning local projects with organizational and accreditation standards.
Skills
- Quality improvement
- Project management
- Healthcare leadership
- Data analysis
- Facilitation
- Coaching
- Consultation
- Performance indicators
- Patient-centered care
- Stakeholder engagement
- Strategic planning
- Clinical collaboration
Benefits
- Remuneration package
- Employer paid training
- Employer paid education
- Employer paid vacation
- Employer paid insurance premiums
- Extended health coverage
- Dental coverage
- Work-life balance
- Municipal Pension Plan
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Categories
- Healthcare
- Management & Leadership
- Consulting
- Administrative
Keywords
- Quality Improvement
- Triple Aim
- Healthcare
- Project Management
- Physician Support
- Key Performance Indicators
- Accreditation Canada
- Patient Safety
- Risk Reduction
- Service Utilization
- Data Analysis
- Mentorship
- Facilitation
- Coaching
- Budgeting
- Occupational Health and Safety
- Interior Health
- Specialist Services Committee
- Clinical Leadership