Jon Schmid
RN, BScN, MScHQ, CD
Founder & Principal Consultant
Jon is a respected leader, mentor, Canadian Armed Forces Veteran, and experienced healthcare executive with 25 years of experience.​
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He has successfully led teams greater than 1,000 people in size, and optimized budgets > $80 million. Throughout his career he routinely led and consulted on large scale service expansions and capital projects.
Jon excels at leading operational improvement, strategic planning, execution, and team facilitation.​
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Jon is an equity advocate. He is an ally of the LGBTQ2S+ community, and strongly supports Indigenous Treaty Rights and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's Calls to Action.
Education & Qualifications
Master of Science, Healthcare Quality, Queen's University
Lean Leader Training, Saskatchewan Health Authority
Quality Improvement Consultant, Saskatchewan Health Quality Council
Basic Critical Care Nursing Diploma, Saskatchewan Polytechnic
Bachelor of Science, Nursing, University of Saskatchewan
Career Highlights
ER, ICU, flight nurse
C-suite leader
Led clinical operations in 11 hospitals
Canadian Armed Forces Veteran
San'yas Anti-Racism Indigenous Cultural Safety certified
Canadian Armed Forces Indigenous Bold Eagle Instructor
Educator & adjunct professor of nursing
Expert facilitator
Improved safety compliance in hospitals
Led development of new safety standards
Achieved accreditation excellence
Led eight-figure capital projects
Realized no-cost service expansions
Led clinical operations during pandemic
Skilled hospital incident commander
International military training deployments
Co-led humanitarian missions to Ukraine
Experience in austere environments
Resilience coach and leadership mentor
Veterans advocate