COMPANY : IWK HEALTH

Req ID: 204616
Department/Program: Medicine, Quality and Safety
Location: Halifax
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly 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 other’s 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 Mi’kma’ki, the unceded and ancestral territory of the Mi’kmaq people. Working in Mi’kma’ki 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 organization’s 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 organization’s mission to provide world-class, patient- and family-centred care.
Working closely with the ELT, you will help shape and implement IWK’s 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.

• 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 managemen