Your Opportunity:

Health Shared Services is currently looking to add a Clinical Operational Readiness (CORe) Leader to the Connect Care Clinical Operations Informatics Office for Continuing Care to support Assisted Living Alberta across the province. Connect Care is a transformative provincial health care program that has integrated over 1300 independent systems across Alberta into one platform that enhances patient quality care. There is flexibility as to the location of this position within the Province of Alberta and candidates from across the province are encouraged to apply. At the time of appointment, the successful candidate may discuss location options with the hiring manager. Out-of-country travel may be required for training purposes. The CORe Lead is responsible for managing the operational readiness aspects of a specific Connect Care application. This position, in conjunction with Connect Care Executive Leaders, representatives from the Chief Medical Information Office and Information Technology teams, will be specifically accountable for overseeing the application implementation for assigned clinical operation's teams across Alberta interacting with operational managers, educators and clinicians.

Description:

The Clinical Operational Readiness Leader (CORe Leader) is a key leadership position within the Connect Care – Clinical Operations Informatics Office. This position has a provincial scope, reporting directly to the Executive Director, Training, Health Informatics and Readiness - COIO. This position provides advanced expertise within their clinical scope as well as expertise in implementation and readiness of provincial initiatives within Continuing Care and Assisted Living Alberta. This position will lead the readiness and implementation states of support for the Connect Care initiatives by working with a variety of partners. The CORe Lead requires exceptional communication skills and current experience in patient care areas to understand and address the diverse needs of Operations, particularly those working in teams. The CORe Lead works collaboratively with other Leads, the Connect Care Continuing Care team, Clinical Informatics Leads including nurses, physicians, allied health professionals and service departments. Monitors project progress against standards, timelines, plans, and budget; actively identifying and resolving issues affecting timely completion including a point of escalation for related issues. Anticipates potential risks and creates mitigation strategies for issues threatening the success of any Connect Care initiative implementation and Readiness. Maintains active communication with clinical operations contacts to understand their environments and influence their thinking for the successful implementation for CIS and related Health Information Technology. Explains complex and difficult issues to leadership that have multiple possible solutions and presents solutions that promote and influence standardization as well as best practice across the continuum; develops solutions to complex problems.