Shared on behalf of Jennifer Wintermans, VP, Quality and Corporate Affairs on behalf of the Patient Safety and Quality of Care Committee of the Board of Directors – Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC)
The Patient Safety and Quality of Care Committee is currently recruiting one new member.
The new member must work at TBRHSC and be a regulated licensed professional but not a member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons or the College of Nurses.
The member must be willing to serve a two-year term on the Committee, with an option for renewal on recommendation of the Committee.
Additional Criteria is as follows:
- Effective communication skills
- Ability to work independently and as a part of a team
- Endorse Mission, Vision, and Values as part of Strategic Plan 2026
- Keen interest in quality improvement and safety
- Proven patient and family centred care advocate
- Ability to view organization from an operational and strategic perspective
- Demonstrates knowledge of quality improvement
- Proven critical thinking skills
- Signed confidentiality agreement
- Ability to attend five meetings per year between September 2024 to May 2026
- Ability to contribute constructively to process improvement
- Member of a program or service
Please submit any questions or a letter outlining your interest and qualifications, including attestation that your Manager or Direct Supervisor is aware of your interest to Sheila.Brown@tbh.net by end of day August 30, 2024.
Successful candidates will be contacted for an interview.
Role of the Committee
To ensure that quality of care is an integral component of governance, and in accordance with the Excellent Care for All Act, 2010 (ECFAA), Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre’s (TBRHSC) Patient Safety and Quality of Care Committee (PSQCC) is designated as the quality committee of the Board of Directors to oversee and advocate for excellence in patient care and safety consistent with its mandate as an academic health sciences centre.