Consultant

Recovery Alberta; Calgary; Remote; CAD 80,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Recovery Alberta is seeking a Provincial Initiatives Consultant to lead patient safety and quality initiatives, coordinating across programs and care settings. You will apply evidence-informed practices, clinical expertise, and policy knowledge to address complex patient safety issues for executive leadership.

Responsibilities include leading adverse event reviews, guiding quality improvement, and managing projects with strong data literacy using Tableau/Power BI.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree (Master’s preferred) in Health, Business, Policy or Social Sciences.
• Active registration for those eligible under Health Professions Act.
• Minimum five years of experience in patient safety in a complex health care setting.
• Broad Addiction, Mental Health and/or Correctional Health expertise through experience in various settings.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate provincial patient safety initiatives across programs and care settings.
• Conduct quality assurance reviews and patient safety reviews of adverse events; develop recommendations with operational teams.
• Support stakeholders in implementing patient safety practices and surveillance; manage project plans, reporting and performance monitoring.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

Change management

Communication

Negotiation

Coaching

Writing

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Health/Business/Policy/Social Sciences

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Tableau/Power BI

Snowflake

EPIC/Connect Care

Job description

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
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 13-OCT-2026
• Date Available: 26-OCT-2026
• 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

• 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

Required Qualifications:

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.

Additional Required Qualifications:

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.

Preferred Qualifications:

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.

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