Job Description

Your Opportunity:

Spirit River is a thriving community located in beautiful northern Alberta. If you enjoy the small town feeling or affordable acreage living that is 40 minutes from the city of Grande Prairie, this could be the opportunity for you. With a population of over 1,000 and serving approximately 10,000 people from the surrounding areas, that boasts a bustling economy of agriculture, construction, oil and gas. Spirit River offers great education and recreational opportunities include an aquatic centre, fitness centre, curling, and skating rinks as well as hiking, skiing, horseback riding, and ATVing. Rural Northern Alberta is beautiful, peaceful, and provides a great backdrop for a fulfilling career and clean living, with access to rolling hills and the magnificent Peace River with provincial and municipal parks and lakes. If you like, the feeling of making a difference in the lives of families in your community then Spirit River could be the place for you. In addition to a competitive rate of pay, AHS currently has a Remote Retention Allowance in place to an annual maximum of $3,000. This allowance is non-pensionable and is payable on an hourly basis for all hours paid at the basic rate of pay.

Description:

This position is responsible and accountable for providing the direction, leadership, and coordination of activities of the organizational team in the planning, delivery, and evaluation of the Emergency, Acute, and Seniors Health care at the site and in the community. This includes the coordination of health services as they relate to the operations within the community hospital, supportive living, and home care services including partnerships with supportive living and other partners such as lodges in the community. Direction is provided in support of the vision, mission and the business plan of Alberta Health Services. Responsibilities include making key decisions regarding the integration of resources to ensure effective delivery of health services within the hospital/facility and community. The Manager - Site and Seniors Health, will develop and maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders in order to provide leadership to the operations of the Hospital and Seniors Health within the North Zone. The Manager is also responsible for: Fiscal Management of the designated services and programs; Collaborating and coordinating with program managers to ensure site services are integrated to provide safe, quality care; Liaising and linking with physicians, Primary Care Network; and the community; Leading and directing staff development and education, incident reporting, quality improvement; interdisciplinary committees, site leadership, and others as needed; Planning, preparing and facilitating accreditation, audits and reviews; Coordinating responses of these reviews for the site to the applicable agency and/or individual; and Participating in planning, capital improvements, renovations, and programing.

• Classification: Manager
• Union: Exempt
• Unit and Program: Acute Care; Emergency; Long Term Care
• Primary Location: Spirit River Community Health
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Temporary Employee Class: Temporary Full Time
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 29-JUN-2023
• Date Available: 10-JUL-2023
• Temporary End Date: 26-DEC-2023
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 1
• Shifts per cycle: 5
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $37.14
• Maximum Salary: $63.70
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

A minimum of a bachelor degree in healthcare profession, healthcare management or related field. A minimum of 3-5 years in a management role ideally in an organization of significant size, complexity and diversity (healthcare experience an asset). Rural nursing/healthcare experience. Equivalencies of education and experience may be considered. Progressive leadership experience in health care environment, including experience in management role in Seniors Health &/or Community & Rural Hospitals operations. Ability to manage human, financial and physical resources within an operating environment. Additional Required Qualifications:

As required. Preferred Qualifications:

As required.

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 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.

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