Improvement Lead

Employment type: Permanent

Location: Saskatoon

Hours of work: 37.5

Position Pay Band: $83,317.68 to $108,312.92

To apply: Please submit your resume and cover letter detailing your qualifications and why you are interested in joining our team to hr@hqc.sk.ca. We look forward to reviewing your application.

This posting will remain open until 4 pm on November 27, 2024.

Organization Overview

Join our diverse team at the Health Quality Council, a leading organization committed to excellence and innovation. We are dedicated to accelerating improvement in health care across the province through training and education (building improvement capability and spreading innovation throughout the province), improvement initiatives, and research. As we continue to grow, we are seeking a driven and experienced Improvement Lead to join our team.

Position Overview

The Improvement Lead plays a critical role in building capability and motivation for change using quality improvement methodologies to accelerate improvement in health and health care. As part of a growing team, you’ll have the opportunity to influence change with other jurisdictions to bring leading practices to Saskatchewan. 

Responsibilities

Quality Improvement and Program Design

• In partnership with key stakeholders, apply skills in quality improvement, including measurement, collaboration, facilitation, and skill-building, to deliver the required outputs for achieving HQC’s priorities.
• With a high degree of independence (i.e., without significant oversight from others), design and deliver programs to build capability in others (colleagues and external partners) to work and lead in quality improvement.
• Facilitate adoption of best practice to address gaps in health and health care.
• Initiate, plan, execute and manage a program or initiative to deliver high-quality work on schedule.
• With a high degree of independence, produce, visualize and interpret data to support the measurement of quality improvement initiatives.

Stakeholder Engagement and Collaboration

• Create or contribute to environments where stakeholders work together on shared outcomes to improve health and health care.
• Use skills in stakeholder engagement and change management to coach individuals and teams in undertaking quality improvement initiatives supported by HQC.
• With a high degree of independence (i.e., without significant oversight from others), build, maintain, and monitor relationships with multiple stakeholders to create meaningful connections that will support HQC to advance its priorities.
• Facilitate groups to achieve consensus on defining goals, targets, and measures to advance quality improvement initiatives supported by HQC.

Skill-Building and Capacity Development

• Develop skills in quality improvement with partners so they can confidently make change happen in their fields to improve health and health care.

Evidence and Knowledge Mobilization

• Curate and assess evidence to mobilize knowledge into policy and practice to improve health and health care.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a health-related discipline, education, engineering, social sciences, business or public health administration or statistics and three years of work experience, preferably in a health environment or public sector, or;
• Bachelor’s degree in a health-related discipline, education, engineering, social sciences, business or public health administration or statistics and five years of work experience, preferably in a health environment or public sector.
• A combination of relevant work experience and education may be considered.
• Employees must also provide and maintain a satisfactory criminal record check.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Training in quality improvement science, tools and methods (i.e.. Lean Leader Certification, Lean Improvement Leaders Training or other), instructional design, change management or coaching would be considered an asset.

Basic proficiency in quality improvement concepts and tools including:

• The Model for Improvement, including facilitating and manage PDSA cycles
• Theory of Profound Knowledge
• LEAN methods and tools
• Coaching
• Facilitation
• Facilitating large scale change
• Learning Health System
• Strategic planning
• Instructional design
• Measurement design and application to support quality improvement
• Measurement visualization (run charts/statistical process control charts)
• Data interpretation/knowledge translation
• Project management.

Specialized expertise in a few quality improvement concepts and tools including:

• The Model for Improvement, including facilitating and managing PDSA cycles
• Theory of Profound Knowledge
• LEAN methods and tools
• Coaching
• Facilitation
• Facilitating large scale change
• Change management
• Learning Health System
• Strategic planning
• Instructional design
• Measurement design and application to support quality improvement
• Project management
• Evaluation
• Knowledge mobilization

Testing

Please note: an assessment to confirm the applicant’s knowledge and skill will be administered during the interview process.

Why Join Us

At HQC, we believe in fostering a culture of excellence, collaboration, and innovation. As an Improvement Lead, you will have the opportunity to play a pivotal role in promoting our organization and the work we do to help improve health care across Saskatchewan. We offer competitive compensation and benefits packages, as well as opportunities for professional development.

How to Apply

Please submit your resume and cover letter detailing your qualifications and why you are interested in joining our team to hr@hqc.sk.ca. We look forward to reviewing your application.

The Saskatchewan Health Quality Council (HQC) is committed to equity and diversity in our workforce. We support inclusion in our learning and work environments and strive to have a workforce that is representative of the population we serve.

We encourage candidates not to screen themselves out. Strong candidates that do not fully meet the requirements may be considered.