Consultant

Reporting directly to the Manager, Patient Safety, the Provincial Initiatives Consultant (PIC) provides leadership and support for patient safety and quality initiatives within Recovery Alberta. The PIC is accountable for the successful delivery, coordination, and outcomes of patient safety initiatives and projects. This position will lead patient safety reviews, investigations, and quality improvement activities, applying evidence-informed practices, clinical expertise, and knowledge of legislation and policy to address complex patient safety issues. This position requires strong digital and data literacy to analyze, synthesize, and communicate patient safety information to a variety of audiences, including executive leadership. Key responsibilities include leading and coordinating provincial initiatives across programs and care settings; conducting quality assurance reviews, patient safety reviews of adverse events, and develop recommendations in partnership with operational teams; supporting stakeholders in the implementation of patient safety practices; conducting patient safety surveillance; and managing project plans, reporting, and performance monitoring to achieve initiative objectives.

Classification: Consultant

Union: Exempt

Unit and Program: Quality Management, Operational Support Services

Primary Location: Southport

Location Details: Eligible to work remotely within Alberta

Negotiable Location: Provincial

Employee Class: Regular Full Time

FTE: 1.00

Posting End Date: 13-OCT-2026

Date Available: 26-OCT-2026

Hours per Shift: 7.75

Length of Shift in weeks: 2

Shifts per cycle: 10

Shift Pattern: Days

Days Off: Saturday/Sunday

Minimum Salary: $38.73

Maximum Salary: $66.42

Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Bachelor’s degree (Master’s preferred) in Health, Business, Policy or Social Sciences. An equivalent combination of other education and experience will be considered. Active registration for those eligible under the Health Professions Act. A minimum of five years’ experience in patient safety in a complex health care setting or an organization of significant size. Broad Addiction, Mental Health and/or Correctional Health expertise through experience in a variety of settings/roles.

Specialized expertise in evidence-informed methodologies, including patient safety, quality improvement, project management and change management. Extensive knowledge of clinical areas, groups and professions and the processes that support changing clinical practice. Coordination experience in project planning, execution, reporting, monitoring and evaluation. Significant experience in problem solving, risk mitigation, concerns and conflict resolution, and influencing and negotiation. Leadership skills, including demonstrated ability and comfort making decisions, coaching and teaching, and inspiring and building confidence in others. Demonstrated ability to engage and foster relationships with internal and external partners. Effective verbal communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability and comfort to lead presentations. Excellent writing skills, with the ability to author formal documents and reports. Strong strategic and systems thinking, particularly at the provincial level.

Knowledge of Addiction, Mental Health and/or Correctional Health system and its complexities. Experience with analytic software (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, Snowflake) Familiarity with EPIC (i.e., Connect Care) Certification/education in health system leadership; research and analytics; quality improvement; changement management; and project management.