Job Description

Your Opportunity:Key activities of the Unit Manager include recruitment, orientation & training, ensuring clinical practice is reflective of company policy (observation, restraint as a last resort, standardized risk assessments, CoACT, etc.), adherence to collective agreements and ensuring that all staff are working to a full scope of practice. Staff scheduling for both planned and unplanned absences with attention to fiscal constraints. The Unit Manager acts as a liaison between patients/families to address concerns and provide system navigation. Key internal & external partners that this position would have regular engagement with include our Psychiatrists, the Review Board, and OPG /OPT, WHS, IPC, Protective Services and the rest of the site. This position has been identified and is anticipated to transition to Recovery Alberta effective September 1, 2024. By applying on this posting, if you are the successful candidate, you will transition to Recovery Alberta. In accordance with the transition letter of understanding with UNA, current employees under the UNA Collective Agreement who accept an employment offer, issued after July 1, 2024, will not have any rights under Article 15: Layoff and Recall.Description:The Unit Manager will provide daily direct inspired leadership and clinical oversight to the Addiction & Mental Health Adult Acute Units. Applying the best evidence-informed practice and using a continuous quality improvement approach, the Manager will ensure that services delivered by the team(s) meet the needs of service users and stakeholders. The Manager will have an active relationship with physicians, service users and other invested parties to continually gauge the perception of the quality of services provided and to facilitate seamless and continuous care. The Manager will provide coaching and assist in the delivery of competency-based education related to the Addiction and Mental Health Principles of Care and the delivery of three streams of service: mental health, addictions and concurrent disorders. The Manager is expected to recruit highly skilled and committed staff, as well as oversee the daily operations of the acute care team - including the practical, financial and complex clinical aspects of the unit.

• Recovery Alberta: Y
• Classification: Unit Manager
• Union: Exempt
• Unit and Program: Addiction & Mental Health
• Primary Location: Alberta Hospital Edmonton
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Negotiable Location: Within Edmonton Zone
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 23-SEP-2024
• Date Available: 07-OCT-2024
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $39.02
• Maximum Salary: $66.92
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:Degree or diploma in a health-related field. Registration with professional association/college as appropriate. Minimum of 5 years of front-line experience with demonstrated informal leadership competencies (e.g. participation on committees/projects, leading peers, consulting to management, conducting education, sitting on external boards, involvement with professional association etc.). Preference will be given to candidates with a nursing background. Knowledge and experience within the Addiction & Mental Health portfolio are an asset. Demonstrated competency in leading self, engaging others, achieving results, building relationships/coalitions and championing system change.
Additional Required Qualifications:As required.
Preferred Qualifications:Connect Care access and collaborate care experience.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.Healthy Albertans. Healthy
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