Original job description
Your Opportunity:
Assisted Living Alberta has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Manager Clinical Delivery & Operations (CDO) at the Didsbury Long Term Care (LTC), located at the Didsbury District Health Services, to support the management of the long-term care program. The Didsbury LTC is home to 21 elderly residents and offers an excellent rural nursing opportunity in a unique and diverse Assisted Living Alberta Continuing Care Type A facility. As a small, close-knit community, there are amazing opportunities to make a significant impact. Reporting to the Senior Manager, the Manager, CDO is a key leadership role responsible and accountable for direction, team leadership, and organization of LTC activities while supporting the vision, mission, and business plan of Assisted Living Alberta. You will provide guidance, mentorship, and day to day supervision of staff within the department. You will play a key role in supporting an integrated and holistic approach to patient care, health promotion, and health maintenance while providing safe, quality, patient and family centered care.
Description:
As the Manager CDO, you will provide leadership to an interdisciplinary team of healthcare professionals dedicated to delivering high‑quality care to Albertans. Your leadership, direction, and organization of the unit will support the vision, mission, and business plan of Assisted Living Alberta. In this role, you will make key decisions, contribute to program goals, and help drive the success of the long‑term care program at the Didsbury LTC. You will develop and maintain strong working relationships with key partners, support change management initiatives, promote team development, and coordinate staffing and clinical activities as identified by the Senior Manager. You will also establish and maintain an effective operational framework to ensure efficient, effective, and safe patient care. Responsibilities may include providing day‑to‑day direction to unit staff, assigning patients, conducting patient and interdisciplinary rounds, managing staff scheduling, addressing patient and staff concerns, and participating in discharge planning. In addition, you will oversee and monitor your portfolio’s budget while supporting risk management, quality assurance, and utilization activities.
Transition Company: Assisted Living Alberta Classification: Manager Union: Exempt Unit and Program: Long-Term Care Primary Location: Didsbury Location Details: As Per Location Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits FTE: 1.00 Posting End Date: 19-NOV-2026 Date Available: 07-DEC-2026 Temporary End Date: 11-JUN-2027 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: $41.16 Maximum Salary: $70.58 Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Required Qualifications:
Must be a Registered Nurse. Active registration and practice permit with the College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA). Three (3) years’ experience within the last five (5) in a leadership role. Three (3) years’ experience within the last ten (10) years in LTC. BCLSHCP certification. A minimum of a Bachelor’s degree with several years relevant clinical experience is required. A demonstrated clear pattern of professional and personal development. Demonstrate excellent public relations skills. Communicates and works collaboratively with residents, families, health team members, the community and staff. Ability to effect positive change. Conflict resolution and critical thinking skills. Good verbal communication skills, self-confidence, interpersonal sensitivity, initiative, creativity, and the ability to conceptualize and apply concepts to the clinical setting.
Additional Required Qualifications:
RAI 2.0 / MDS Training.
Preferred Qualifications:
Master's Degree. Clinical experience/expertise in long term care, supportive care or gerontology. Program development is an asset. Experience in rural areas. Proven leadership ability, excellent written and verbal communication skills.
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Responsibilities
Lead and organize long-term care operations, providing direction, mentorship, and day-to-day supervision to staff while supporting safe, high-quality, patient- and family-centered care. Coordinate staffing and clinical activities, build partner relationships, support change and team development, address concerns, and oversee budget, risk management, quality assurance, and utilization activities.
Requirements
Applicants must be a Registered Nurse with active CRNA registration and practice permit, a bachelor's degree, BCLSHCP certification, RAI 2.0/MDS training, three years of leadership experience within the last five years, and three years of long-term care experience within the last ten years. Strong communication, collaboration, change leadership, conflict resolution, and critical-thinking abilities are required; a master's degree and relevant long-term care, gerontology, rural, or program-development experience are preferred or assets.
Skills
- Clinical Leadership
- Long-Term Care
- Team Leadership
- Staff Supervision
- Staff Scheduling
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Change Management
- Patient-Centered Care
- Family-Centered Care
- Conflict Resolution
- Critical Thinking
- Communication
- Program Development
- Budget Management
- Risk Management
- Quality Assurance
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Healthcare
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Assisted Living
- Long-Term Care
- Registered Nurse
- CRNA Registration
- BCLSHCP Certification
- RAI 2.0
- MDS Training
- Clinical Delivery and Operations
- Interdisciplinary Team
- Patient-Centered Care
- Family-Centered Care
- Health Promotion
- Health Maintenance
- Staff Scheduling
- Patient Rounds
- Discharge Planning
- Change Management
- Program Development
- Budget Management
- Risk Management
- Quality Assurance
- Utilization Management
- Gerontology
- Supportive Care
