Job Description

Your Opportunity:

You\'re an experienced rural healthcare provider and leader, who has excellent problem-solving, organization, and interpersonal skills. Alberta Health Services (AHS) is currently seeking someone like you who can provide direction, team leadership, and organization to the interdisciplinary teams of the Acute Care, Emergency, and Long Term Care departments as the new Care Manager in the lovely northern Alberta town of Manning. As Care Manager, you will make front-line unit-level decisions, and serve as the main contact person for staff, physicians, patients, and the public as you lead and contribute to reaching unit goals and providing safe, efficient patient and family-centered care in alignment with AHS\'s vision, mission, and business plan. AHS is Canada\'s first and largest province-wide, fully-integrated health system and is a top-ranked employer nationally and provincially, as well as a top employer for young people and diversity. Work for a supportive employer with competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for growth. 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. An exciting opportunity awaits you in Manning! Found in northern Alberta, 6 hours north of Edmonton- the town of Manning is located on the banks of the beautiful Notikewin River and is known as the "Land of the Mighty Moose". Manning is a service center for the local agriculture, forestry, and gas industries. Experience an outstanding lifestyle- from accessible parks and lakes stocked with trout, to golfing and walking trails!! Pleasant summer days, midnight sunsets and the captivating aurora borealis (northern lights) make living in Northern Alberta a truly unforgettable experience.

Description:

As the Care Manager, you will be responsible for providing effective leadership and strategic direction to an interdisciplinary team of healthcare professionals in the Acute Care, Emergency, and Long Term Care departments in the delivery of safe and high-quality patient and family-centered care services. You will be making key decisions, providing clinical guidance and support as well as coordinating staffing, and contributing to the achievement of goals of each department, AHS vision, mission, and business plan. Moreover, you will be responsible for facilitating improvement initiatives, fostering and maintaining dynamic and engaging teamwork and collaborative relationship with key stakeholders.

• Classification: Manager
• Union: Exempt
• Unit and Program: Acute Care; Emergency; and Long Term Care
• Primary Location: Manning Community Health Ctr
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 22-DEC-2023
• Date Available: 01-JAN-2024
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $37.88
• Maximum Salary: $64.97
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Active registration with applicable Alberta Regulated Health Profession. Minimum of five (5) years of related experience in clinical practice required and within the last three (3) in a leadership role. Previous experience in acute and/or emergency required. Equivalences of education and experience may be considered.
Additional Required Qualifications:

Proven clinical and leadership skills. Superior organizational skills. Evidence of strong leadership, interpersonal and communication skills. Evidence of initiative, flexibility, and creativity. Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with patients, families, physicians, community agencies, professional colleagues, volunteers, and the community. Evidence of strong commitment to excellence in patient care. Ability to function effectively in a dynamic work environment.
Preferred Qualifications:

Baccalaureate degree in nursing preferred; however, skills and experience relevant to nursing practice will be considered. Previous management experience 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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Communities. Together.

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