Takes a leadership role in identifying issues, including changes in practices, policies and research, which have potential or actual impact on patient safety and quality care or service provision.

- Provides leadership in actively seeking out and maintaining an awareness of best practices and changing trends which impact patient safety within the health care system.

- Provides leadership and support for maintaining service or care when a patient safety incident occurs.

- Role models and advocates to ensure safe care is provided in a patient/family centered manner. Collaboratively leads teams to ensure compliance with legislative, professional and/or voluntary requirements such as Accreditation including all ROPs, etc.

- Contributes to the development of professional practice through participation in team, program, organizational and professional activities/committees.

- Provides leadership, guidance and mentoring to staff and management for the quality review process, including disclosure and ongoing liaising with the patient/family regarding peer review recommendations.

- Has a leadership role for the implementation and evaluation of the national Safer Healthcare Now patient safety initiatives at the IWK

- Reviews and investigates patient/parent concerns/issues regarding care and/or staff interactions.

- Leads, investigates and develops evidence based action plans to address identified risk or patient safety issues.

- Builds capacity in all levels of the organization for patient safety and risk initiatives, including facilitating formal education sessions (e.g., Quality Review process, , FMEA, ethical decision making, etc.)

- Contributes to patient safety knowledge at a local, provincial and national level through presentations, i.e., National Patient Safety Week, CAPHC National Patient Safety Collaborative etc.

- Leads local, provincial and national patient safety initiatives, i.e., surgical safety checklists, medication reconciliation, etc.

- Leads and/or collaboratively engages in peer consultation to assist with the resolution of clinical or organizational issues related to patient safety.

- Assists in the development/review of patient/family information brochures, pamphlet and learning materials as they relate to patient safety.

- Demonstrates commitment to continuous learning through self-evaluation, identification of learning needs and participation in professional development.

Takes a leadership role in identifying issues, including changes in practices, policies and research, which have potential or actual impact on patient safety and quality care or service provision.

- Provides leadership in actively seeking out and maintaining an awareness of best practices and changing trends which impact patient safety within the health care system.

- Provides leadership and support for maintaining service or care when a patient safety incident occurs.

- Role models and advocates to ensure safe care is provided in a patient/family centered manner. Collaboratively leads teams to ensure compliance with legislative, professional and/or voluntary requirements such as Accreditation including all ROPs, etc.

- Contributes to the development of professional practice through participation in team, program, organizational and professional activities/committees.

- Provides leadership, guidance and mentoring to staff and management for the quality review process, including disclosure and ongoing liaising with the patient/family regarding peer review recommendations.

- Has a leadership role for the implementation and evaluation of the national Safer Healthcare Now patient safety initiatives at the IWK

- Reviews and investigates patient/parent concerns/issues regarding care and/or staff interactions.

- Leads, investigates and develops evidence based action plans to address identified risk or patient safety issues.

- Builds capacity in all levels of the organization for patient safety and risk initiatives, including facilitating formal education sessions (e.g., Quality Review process, , FMEA, ethical decision making, etc.)

- Contributes to patient safety knowledge at a local, provincial and national level through presentations, i.e., National Patient Safety Week, CAPHC National Patient Safety Collaborative etc.

- Leads local, provincial and national patient safety initiatives, i.e., surgical safety checklists, medication reconciliation, etc.

- Leads and/or collaboratively engages in peer consultation to assist with the resolution of clinical or organizational issues related to patient safety.

- Assists in the development/review of patient/family information brochures, pamphlet and learning materials as they relate to patient safety.

- Demonstrates commitment to continuous learning through self-evaluation, identification of learning needs and participation in professional development.