Position #: 9004148
Expected Start Date: January 05, 2026
Union: OOS
Facility: Saskatchewan Health Authority
City/Town: Saskatoon
Department: Patient Safety and Client Concerns
Type: Full-time temporary
Expected Up to Date: April 30, 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 or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Licensed, and in good standing, with regulatory body, if applicable
- Diploma in a health related field is acceptable
- Undergraduate degree in a health related field
Competencies
- Critical thinking skills
- Capability to transform systems: Encourage and support innovation
- Mobilizes people, inspires and leads by example
- Analytical skills
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