Consultant
Your Opportunity:
This position has transitioned to Recovery Alberta effective September 1, 2024. By applying on this posting, if you are the successful candidate, you agree to and will become an employee of Recovery Alberta.
Description:
Reporting directly to the Manager on the Clinical Business Initiatives team, the Provincial Initiatives Consultant (PIC) will provide leadership and support priority clinical quality improvement initiatives related to accreditation, policy, patient safety, and Connect Care, inclusive of all programs within Recovery Alberta. The incumbent will have a significant scope of influence via partnering, collaborating, and facilitating transformational change across the province. The PIC is a professional position supporting complex initiatives and projects within Recovery Alberta. They work with a high degree of independence and are responsible for leading, consulting, and organizing activities related to quality improvement initiatives. Via extensive knowledge of evidence informed health services planning and delivery, experience with senior management priorities, and understanding of stakeholder needs, this position develops high level strategies, reports and frameworks, and delineates plans that address operational needs and improve service quality at the provincial and geographical areas. The incumbent will demonstrate proven experience in project management and change management. They must possess strong critical thinking skills to appraise situations and determine the best plan of action for developing and recommending solutions and implementation strategies. Significant leadership skills, including demonstrated ability and comfort in making decisions, communicating effectively by adapting to their audience and effectively facilitating difficult conversations are also required. The incumbent will need a robust understanding of the AMH clinical practice environment.
- Transition Company: Recovery Alberta
- Classification: Consultant
- Union: Exempt
- Unit and Program: Clinical Business Initiatives, Provincial Addiction & Mental Health
- Primary Location: AHS Michener Bend
- Location Details: Eligible to work remotely within Alberta
- Negotiable Location: Provincial
- Employee Class: Regular Full Time
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 26-AUG-2025
- Date Available: 06-OCT-2025
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 10
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
- Minimum Salary: $37.82
- Maximum Salary: $64.86
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
A Master’s degree in a Health, Business or Social Science field. Registration with the appropriate regulatory college. Experience leading significant quality improvement initiatives in a complex health care setting. Experience in the field of addiction and mental health. Equivalencies of education and experience may be considered.
Additional Required Qualifications:
The incumbent possesses a record of accomplishment in the following areas: Specialized expertise in evidence-informed methodologies, including accreditation, quality improvement, project management and change management. Extensive knowledge of clinical services, groups and professions and the processes that support changing clinical practice/processes. Coordination experience in project planning, execution, reporting, monitoring, and evaluation. Extensive experience in problem solving, risk mitigation, concerns, and conflict resolution, and influencing and negotiation. Leadership skills, including demonstrated ability and comfort making decisions, coaching, and teaching, and inspiring and building confidence in others. Demonstrated ability to engage and foster relationships with internal and external partners. Effective verbal communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability and comfort to lead presentations. Excellent writing skills, with the ability to author formal documents and reports. Strong strategic and systems thinking, particularly at the provincial level.
Preferred Qualifications:
Master’s Degree in a health-related discipline. Proficient with Microsoft Office. Familiarity with Connect Care. Certification/education in: Patient Safety. Health systems leadership. Research and analytics. Quality improvement. Change management. Project management.
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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