Specialist Quality and Safety Saskatoon

Position #: 202714

Expected Start Date: May 12, 2025

Union: OOS

Facility: Royal University Hospital

City/Town: Saskatoon

Department: Client Family Experience and Safety

Type: Full-time temporary

Expected Up to Date: June 09, 2026

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days, Standby

Hours of Work: 5 shifts of 7.5 hours per 1 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: No

Salary or Pay Band: As per Terms and Conditions of Employment

Travel Required: Yes

Job Description: The Patient Safety Specialist reports to the Manager, Quality and Safety. The primary areas of accountability: - Investigation of safety events within the region. - Safety event reporting, trending and analysis. - Facilitating the development of actions to mitigate risk of reoccurrence with operational ownership. - Ensure legislative requirements are being met, specific to the reporting of critical incidents. - The development of clinical safety policies and safety reporting. - The management and maintenance of the AEMS safety reporting system, the critical incident database. - Supporting the development of the Safety Alert System processes and database. - Provides SHR employee clinical safety education and training. - Models 10 vital behaviors of SHR. - Continually improves daily work.

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience

• Experience within a healthcare facility

Licenses

• Valid Class 5 driver's license

Other Education and Training

• Undergraduate degree in a health related field
• Licensed, and in good standing, with regulatory body, if applicable
• Diploma in a health related field is acceptable
• Undergraduate degree or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Competencies

• Capability to transform systems: Encourage and support innovation
• Mobilizes people, inspires and leads by example
• Analytical skills
• Critical thinking skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Commitment to quality, safety, and improvement striving towards zero harm
• Knowledge in the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action
• Knowledge in the Saskatchewan health care system
• Knowledge in applicable human resource functions and disciplines
• Proven ability to collaborate and partner with a wide variety of stakeholders
• Knowledge in organization's goals, vision, mission and values
• Knowledge in First Nation and Metis history in Saskatchewan
• Knowledge in applicable legislation and standards
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Commitment to a diverse, representative workforce and cultural safety
• Ability to adapt to and implement change
• Ability to lead and coach others
• Committed to delivering on patient and family centred care
• Exemplifies ethical practices, professionalism and personal integrity

Other Information

• For more information on the city of Saskatoon please visit https://www.saskatoon.ca/
• Travel within Saskatchewan