New Job Tl, Quality Assurance In Northwest Territories

Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority – Yellowknife Region (NTHSSA) is one of eight health and social services authorities established by the Department of Health and Social Services in the Government of the Northwest Territories.

NTHSSA – Yellowknife Region delivers and administers Population Health, Primary Health Care and Social Services programs in the communities of Dettah, Fort Resolution, Lutselk’e, Ndilo and Yellowknife.

Our mission is to work with people to optimize wellbeing through the provision of collaborative and culturally appropriate health and social services.

You will be reporting directly to the Territorial Director, Engagement and System Development, the Territorial Lead, Quality Assurance will be called upon to address a variety of issues on a daily basis. These can range from addressing client's complaints, providing briefing notes to the Director of Child, Family and Community Wellness, providing advice and direction to other Territorial Leads, Territorial Specialists, and Regional Managers, and representing the NTHSSA in meetings, or conferences. This position can reside anywhere in the Northwest Territories where it will be responsible for quality assurance initiatives across the NWT. In this position you will foster and sustain academic partnerships to advance professional practices and develop the work force as a territorial lead. Territorial Lead, Quality Assurance will role-model vigilance in ensuring the highest of quality care and services.

In this position you will require the ability to understand how community and culture impact the delivery of health and social services; sensitive to geographic and cultural needs of people. Written and oral communication skills including listening, observing, identifying and reporting are imperative in this role.

Typically, the above qualifications would be attained by:

A Bachelor Degree in a recognized social services discipline or related field with five plus, (5+) years of work-related experience in Social Services and/or quality assurance.

Inquiries Only:

Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR
BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9
Tel (867) 767-9154 Extension 14106
Fax (867) 873-0445
[email protected]

Note: If you do not receive electronic notification confirming receipt of your application, please follow up via telephone.