Quality Improvement Specialist

UHN is Canada’s #1 hospital and the world’s #1 publicly funded hospital. With 10 sites and more than 44,000 TeamUHN members, UHN consists of Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, The Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre. As Canada's top research hospital, the scope of biomedical research and complexity of cases at UHN have made it a national and international source for discovery, education and patient care. UHN has the largest hospital-based research program in Canada, with major research in neurosciences, cardiology, transplantation, oncology, surgical innovation, infectious diseases, genomic medicine and rehabilitation medicine. UHN is a research hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

UHN’s vision is to build A Healthier World and it’s only because of the talented and dedicated people who work here that we are continually bringing that vision closer to reality.

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Job Summary:

Together, the Sprott Surgery Program and the Department of Anesthesia & Pain Management make up the largest, comprehensive surgical program in Canada across 13 divisions, tackling some of the world’s most complex surgeries and toughest medical problems. With our vision as “World Leaders in Surgery”, quality and patient safety is essential. The Sprott Centre of Quality and Safety leads a range of quality and safety initiatives across the three surgical campuses (Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, and Princess Margaret Cancer Centre) to drive safety, experience and continuous improvements. The Centre plays a key role in supporting UHN in achieving the highest levels of safety and quality care, and in making meaningful and measurable progress towards zero preventable harm for patients and staff.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Transformation and Quality, the Quality Improvement Specialist will work collaboratively with program and teams to identify and plan for quality improvement opportunities, catalyze and spread quality improvement and best practices, build capacity for continuous quality improvement, across the peri-operative journey.

Duties:

As a pivotal member of the Sprott Centre for Quality and Safety, the Quality Improvement Specialist will be a clinical champion and ambassador for quality improvement safety, leading through the following accountabilities:

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