Your Opportunity:
Reporting to the Manager, Accreditation, the Consultant provides leadership, subject matter expertise, and strategic expertise to support accreditation and quality improvement initiatives across Recovery Alberta. The PIC is accountable for the successful planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting of accreditation activities and associated quality improvement outcomes. Through strong partnerships, collaboration, and facilitation, the incumbent influences and supports transformational change across the organization. This position leads the coordination and implementation of accreditation activities, with a strong focus on organizational readiness, compliance with Accreditation Canada standards, and the integration of quality improvement processes that promote consistent patient safety practices and clinical standards.
Description:
Key responsibilities include: Function as a subject matter expert in Accreditation readiness and quality improvement, project management, and change management. Lead, coordinate, implement, and evaluate accreditation activities across Recovery Alberta to ensure compliance with Accreditation standards and Required Organizational Practices (ROPs). Facilitate collaboration with operational leaders and clinical teams to support accreditation readiness and continuous quality improvement initiatives. Guide and support strategic planning activities related to accreditation, quality improvement, and patient safety. Partner with operational leaders to advance clinical initiatives requiring standardization, alignment, and coordination. Lead change management strategies that support accreditation outcomes and the implementation of quality improvement initiatives. Enable leadership engagement in accreditation-related committees and working groups by developing presentations, reports, and supporting resources. Monitor, evaluate, and support accreditation action plans to ensure organizational objectives, regulatory requirements, and quality standards are met.
- Classification: Consultant
- Union: Exempt
- Unit and Program: Quality Management - Accreditation
- Primary Location: Alberta
- Location Details: Eligible to work remotely within Alberta
- Employee Class: Regular Full Time
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 20-NOV-2026
- Date Available: 14-DEC-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
A bachelor’s degree in a Health, Business or Social Science field. Registration with the appropriate regulatory college in health care. A minimum of five years of experience in patient care in a complex health care setting or an organization of significant size. Experience in Accreditation Canada readiness and implementation of accreditation-related strategies and initiatives. Experience in the field of addiction and mental health and/or Correctional Health Services. Equivalencies of education and experience may be considered.
Additional Required Qualifications:
The incumbent possesses a record of accomplishment in the following areas: Specialized expertise in evidence-informed methodologies, including patient safety, quality improvement, project management and change management. Extensive knowledge of clinical services, groups and professions and the processes that support changing clinical practice/processes. Coordination experience in project planning, execution, reporting, monitoring, and evaluation. Experience in problem solving, risk mitigation, concerns, conflict resolution, and influencing and negotiation. 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.
Preferred Qualifications:
Master’s degree in a Health, Business, or Social Science field. Health systems leadership. Quality improvement. Change management. Project management.
