Care Manager
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, and Emergency departments as the new Care Manager in the lovely northern Alberta town of Fairview. 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:
As the Care Manager, you will be responsible and accountable for providing effective leadership and strategic direction in the delivery of safe and high-quality patient and family-centered care services. You will be making front-line unit-level decisions, providing clinical guidance and contributing to the achievement of department goals, AHS vision, and mission. Moreover, you will be responsible for facilitating quality and process improvement initiatives, fostering and maintaining dynamic and engaging teamwork and collaborative relationship with key stakeholders.
- Recovery Alberta: N
- Classification: Unit Manager
- Union: Exempt
- Unit and Program: Acute Care, Emergency Department
- Primary Location: Fairview Health Complex
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Employee Class: Regular Full Time
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 26-NOV-2024
- Date Available: 06-DEC-2024
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 10
- Shift Pattern: Days, On Call
- Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
- Minimum Salary: $39.02
- Maximum Salary: $66.92
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
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, attention to details 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 preferred; however, skills and experience relevant to the position will be considered.
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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