Original job description
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The Executive Director works in close partnership with several multidisciplinary operational teams, with the focus on inpatient and ambulatory care services, as part of the operational leadership team in the portfolio of the Senior Operating Officer (SOO) for Stollery Children’s Hospital. The Executive Director is accountable for the planning, delivery, and evaluation of programs and services in support of the vision, mission, and business plan of Alberta Health Services. The Executive Director will provide the leadership required to align and implement strategic planning, to deliver and evaluate quality, accessibility, sustainability, patient family centered care and integrated health systems for Stollery Inpatient and Ambulatory Services.
Description:
Leading the effective oversight of programs, services and activities within the Stollery Inpatient and Ambulatory portfolio. Leads business cases, service delivery models, strategic and operational planning, policy development, and patient- and family-centred care. Provides leadership, coaching and development to diverse teams in a unionized environment, fosters collaboration and inclusion, and supports innovation and continuous improvement. Oversee financial, human, capital and equipment resources, balancing priorities and linking resource decisions to program goals, quality and safety. Leads development, implementation and evaluation of short- and long-term program/site plans and performance measures. Provides strategic leadership for capital and site redevelopment, service redistribution and workspace development, and contributes to corridor and provincial strategies. Monitors external trends, risks and opportunities; develops mitigation and contingency plans; and promotes quality improvement, workplace safety, risk management and regulatory compliance. Works in partnership with medical leadership to advance accessible, high-quality, sustainable patient- and family-centred care. Collaborates with internal and external partners to influence service delivery and provides guidance to embedded corporate and non-clinical services. Leads site contingency planning for pandemics, emergencies and labour disruptions; supports provincial and national preparedness as required. Provides leadership for site command centre activation, incident response, recovery, debriefing and corrective actions. Oversees workplace health and safety, Infection Prevention and Control, safety reviews and risk monitoring. Participates in acute care on-call rotations and coordinates major incident response across the Edmonton Corridor.
Classification: Executive Director Union: Exempt Unit and Program: Stollery Inpatient and Ambulatory Services Primary Location: Stollery Children's Hospital Location Details: As Per Location Employee Class: Regular Full Time FTE: 1.00 Posting End Date: 05-OCT-2026 Date Available: 16-NOV-2026 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: $57.07 Maximum Salary: $100.39 Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Required Qualifications:
A Baccalaureate degree in a health-related discipline. A demonstrated clear pattern of professional and personal development. A minimum 5 years of working experience in a health discipline within a tertiary care environment, coupled with a minimum of 5 years management experience with demonstrated leadership and supervisory skills. Must demonstrate an understanding and experience with the delivery of patient and family centered care.
Additional Required Qualifications:
A demonstrated clear pattern of professional and personal development.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with Connect Care & MS Office Suite. Effective communication, strong organization skills. Demonstrated ability & comfort with decision making, coaching/teaching, and the ability to inspire & build confidence in others.
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Responsibilities
Leads planning, delivery, evaluation, and continuous improvement of inpatient and ambulatory services at Stollery Children's Hospital, including oversight of teams, budgets, facilities, and performance. Partners with medical, corporate, and external stakeholders to advance patient- and family-centred care, manage risks and emergencies, and guide site and provincial service strategies.
Requirements
Requires a bachelor's degree in a health-related discipline, at least five years of health-discipline experience in a tertiary care environment, and at least five years of management experience with demonstrated leadership and supervisory skills. Candidates must understand and have experience delivering patient- and family-centred care; Connect Care and MS Office experience are preferred.
Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Operational Planning
- Program Management
- Healthcare Operations
- Financial Resource Management
- Human Resource Management
- Team Leadership
- Coaching and Development
- Patient- and Family-Centred Care
- Quality Improvement
- Risk Management
- Workplace Health and Safety
- Emergency Preparedness
- Incident Response
- Capital Planning
- Stakeholder Collaboration
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Healthcare
- Management & Leadership
- Security & Safety
Keywords
- Stollery Children's Hospital
- Inpatient Services
- Ambulatory Services
- Healthcare Operations
- Strategic Planning
- Operational Planning
- Business Cases
- Service Delivery Models
- Policy Development
- Patient- and Family-Centred Care
- Program Evaluation
- Performance Measures
- Financial Management
- Human Resources
- Capital Resources
- Equipment Resources
- Capital Planning
- Site Redevelopment
- Service Redistribution
- Quality Improvement
- Workplace Safety
- Risk Management
- Regulatory Compliance
- Infection Prevention and Control
- Emergency Preparedness
- Incident Response
- Labour Disruptions
- Connect Care
- Microsoft Office
