Job Order Detail

Description

Position #: 9004150

Expected Start Date: August 11, 2025

Union: OOS

Facility: Royal University Hospital

City/Town: Saskatoon

Department: Patient Safety and Client Concerns

Type: Full-time temporary

Expected Up to Date: August 11, 2028

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, along with practical expertise in this specialty area is preferred.
- Consideration will be given to practical experience gained in other industries.
Licenses
- Valid Class 5 driver's license
Other Education and Training
- Diploma in a health related field is acceptable
- Undergraduate degree or diploma in a health related field or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Licensed, and in good standing, with regulatory body, if applicable
- Undergraduate degree in a health related field
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