Job Description

Your Opportunity:

The energetic Town of Westlock offers something for everyone - a great community to raise a family, a fun, active lifestyle with both indoor and outdoor recreation opportunities, and a community full of residents happy to lend a helping hand. Westlock is a mix of urban amenities with a country lifestyle and also boasts an active arts and culture scene. Here in Westlock, you\'ll find a community that is friendly, engaged, and looking to offer the best to its residents.

Description:

As the Unit Manager you will be responsible for the inpatient Medical/ Surgical/Maternity Unit, MDR, Emergency Department and Operating Room. You will be supported by your Site Manager, Area Director and department team leads. You will be responsible for providing leadership to an interdisciplinary team of healthcare professionals dedicated to providing leading care to Albertans. Your leadership, direction and organization of the units will be in support of the vision, mission and business plan of Alberta Health Services. You will be making key decisions to establish and contribute to the achievements and goals of the programs within each department. As the Unit Manager you will be responsible for developing and maintaining strong working relationships with key stakeholders, facilitating change management, promoting team development and teamwork as well as coordinating staffing and clinical work as identified by the Site Manager within the services area. You will develop and maintain an effective framework for the operations of the patient care service in order to facilitate the delivery of efficient, effective and safe patient care.

• Classification: Manager
• Union: Exempt
• Unit and Program: Acute Care/Emergency Department/Operating Room
• Primary Location: Westlock Healthcare Centre
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Negotiable Location: Within North Zone
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 28-SEP-2023
• Date Available: 08-OCT-2023
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $37.88
• Maximum Salary: $64.97
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Active registration and practice permit with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA) is required. A minimum of five years\' experience and within the last two in a leadership role with experience in surgery and/or acute care/O.R./Emergency. A minimum of five years\' experience within the last ten years in the following units: General Surgery, General Medicine, Combined Med/Surg, Acute Care, Sub-Acute, etc. Equivalencies of education and experience may be considered. Highly motivated, self-directed and demonstrated accountability and integrity in the performance of duties required.
Additional Required Qualifications:

As Required.
Preferred Qualifications:

A baccalaureate degree in Nursing may be preferred.

Please note:

All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.

Security Screening:

A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.

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We\'re passionate about what we do. Our team of skilled and dedicated health care professionals, support staff, and physicians promote wellness and provide health care every day, all across Alberta.

Everything we do at AHS reflects a patient and family centred approach; it\'s about putting patients\' and families\' experiences, priorities and trust first.

We are an equal opportunity employer. AHS values the diversity of the people and communities we serve and is committed to attracting, engaging and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Alberta Health Services