Vice President, Medicine, Quality and Safety
Vice President, Medicine, Quality and Safety
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Company :IWK Health
Req ID: 204616
Department/Program: Medicine Quality and Safety
Location:Halifax
Type of Employment: PermanentHourly FT (100%FTE) x 1 position(s)
Union Status:Management Management/Non Union Bargaining Unit
IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax Nova Scotia providing tertiary and primary care for two million children youth adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees physicians volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each others talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home align our work to our values and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.
Promoting an anti-racist environment and calling out discrimination as we work and provide care is important to us. We are located in Mikmaki the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mikmaq people. Working in Mikmaki and providing care to those across Atlantic Canada is a shared privilege with the original inhabitants who have lived here for many thousands of years prior to colonization. There are 13 First Nation communities across Nova Scotia and more than 50 historic African Nova Scotian communities who also have a long deep and complex history dating back over 400 years. We have the highest percentage of people with disabilities in the country. Nova Scotia has the highest proportions of transgender and non-binary people than any other province or territory in the country. We are active in our work to eliminate discrimination but have more work to do to build that trust acknowledge our biases and reduce the barriers our diverse communities face. We want IWK Health to be a safe and supportive space of equity and belonging in the care we provide and the employment we offer. We welcome all interested persons who self-identify as Indigenous Black/African Nova Scotians Persons of Colour Immigrants/Newcomers Persons with Disabilities 2SLGBTQIA to apply to support our goal for our workforce to be representative of the patients families and communities that we care for at all job levels.
The Opportunity
To help lead transformative change and advance clinical excellence across the health system IWK Health is seeking a Vice President Medicine Quality and Safety to provide strategic leadership in medical governance physician engagement and quality care delivery.
As a member of the Executive Leadership Team (ELT) and reporting directly to the President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) you will help shape the future of IWK Health by aligning medical strategy with broader provincial and national priorities. With executive oversight for a portfolio of approximately 400 staff (311 FTEs) and a $28.5 million operating budget and indirect leadership to a community of nearly 700 physicians and affiliated medical staff you will also support the organizations mandate to deliver specialized care for women children youth and genderdiverse individuals across Nova Scotia and the Maritime provinces while championing a culture of clinical excellence safety equity and continuous improvement ensuring alignment with the organizations mission toprovide world-class patient- and family-centred care.
Working closely with the ELT you will help shape and implement IWKs strategic and operational plans. As a key ambassador of the IWK you will represent the organization on local and national platforms and collaborate with provincial partners to co-lead clinical services quality and safety initiatives and physician workforce planning. Additionally you will oversee medical governance enterprise risk and health information services ensuring system reliability and sustainability.
This is an opportunity to have a high-impact leadership role that blends clinical insight strategic vision and academic excellence to drive meaningful long-term health system transformation.
Key Areas of Responsibility
As Vice President you will have oversight and accountability for:
- Strategic leadership
- Physician engagement and resource planning
- Quality and patient safety
- Health system sustainability
- Health system academic and community leadership and relationship management
- Operations and financial management
The Ideal Candidate
You are a respected forward-thinking physician leader with a strong track record of progressive leadership experience in complex academic health sciences settings. Ideally you bring clinical research and administrative expertise in a discipline aligned with IWK Healths mission along with academic appointments or strong ties to academic or university communities. Additionally you are licensed to practice medicine in Nova Scotia or are eligible for licensure. Additional qualifications such as a Masters degree in Health Administration or a related field would be considered an asset.
You are a strategic leader with proven experience overseeing clinical and non-clinical portfolios including medicine academic affairs patient safety and enterprise risk. Known for your integrity governance expertise and system-level impact you have contributed meaningfully to strategic planning and served as a trusted voice on provincial and national committees. Politically astute with excellent communication skills and media-savvy you navigate complex environments with diplomacy and clarity aligning diverse partner groups around shared goals. With a solid foundation in financial management and research you balance clinical quality with fiscal responsibility.
A visionary yet pragmatic champion of change you have led major quality and system transformation initiatives championed physician development and fostered a culture of high performance and continuous improvement. Grounded in emotional intelligence and sound judgment you lead with compassion collaboration and a steadfastcommitment to care excellence.
To explore this opportunity contact Daniella Sam at Andrea Forbes Hurley at or Erin MacDonald at or apply online at: you for your interest in IWK Health.
Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.
This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Successful applicants changing unions bargaining units or employment status are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority benefits and vacation entitlement and/or usage prior to accepting the position.
An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials.
Required Experience:
Chief
Employment Type
Full-Time
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