Safety Incident Management System (SIMS) Database Administrator

Company : IWK Health

Req ID: 193783 
Department/Program: Quality, Patient Safety & Pt. Experience, Medicine, Quality & Safety 
Location: Halifax  
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE)  x 1 position(s)
 Start Date: February 2025
Union Status: Non-union, Management/Non Union Bargaining Unit
Compensation: $29.907 - $37.3835 /hour
Closing Date: January 13, 2025 (Applications are accepted until 23:59 Atlantic Time)

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

Reporting to the Director, Quality, Patient Safety and Patient Experience, the SIMS Database Administrator is responsible for the day-to-day management, system maintenance, data integrity and local application coordination of the provincial electronic Safety Improvement and Management System (SIMS) for the IWK Health Centre.

The SIMS Database Administrator manages the processes for electronic reporting of patient, employee and physician safety events, and generates information for data analysis, trending and reporting. This position works closely with the Patient Safety Team, the Patient Experience Team and Occupational Health, Safety, and Wellness to support the IWK’s processes for identifying and managing patient and employee related safety events, including appropriate follow-up on measures, data analysis, tracking and trending and improvement initiatives to improve patient and staff safety. The SIMS Database Administrator ensures the delivery of appropriate orientation, education and training of the electronic safety event management system for employees, physicians and learners at the IWK Health Centre. The SIMS Database Administrator supports all employees, physicians and learners in using the electronic safety reporting system properly and to it's full potential.

Hours of Work

Monday - Friday; Hybrid

Your Qualifications

• Completion of Grade 12, plus post-secondary education in IT or data base administration required.
• Minimum two years working knowledge of databases and data analytics required.
• Experience in a healthcare environment with clinical applications considered a strong asset.
• Working knowledge of quality improvement/patient safety methodologies considered a strong asset.
• Strong problem solving, written and verbal communication skills required.
• Excellent organizational, and time management skills required.
• Demonstrated excellent analytical aptitude.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite of products -Word, Access, Excel, Power Point, etc.
• Demonstrated ability to create customized and standard reports.
• Ability to work independently and as a team member.
• Demonstrated high degree of confidentiality.
• Competencies in other languages an asset.

Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.

Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.

This is a Management/Non Union  bargaining  unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units or employment status, are advised to seek clarification regarding their seniority, benefits, and vacation entitlement and/or usage, prior to accepting the position.

An offer of employment is conditional upon the completion and satisfactory results of all applicable background checks and confirmation of credentials.

If you are an employee of IWK Health, please apply through the internal careers page to ensure you are flagged as an internal applicant.