Unit Manager

Your Opportunity:

The Alberta Children’s Hospital (ACH) is a bright modern, family centered facility that is a cornerstone for quality inpatient and ambulatory clinical care and research for the children of Calgary and southern Alberta. Reporting to the Respiratory and Specialty Teams (PCM), you will have direct accountability for Respiratory Specialty Clinics, and Gynecology clinic, as well as other programs including, Acute Discharge Planning, Home Nutritional Support Program, and Audiology Services. We are looking for an energetic, engaged leader who enjoys being a part of a large team, thrives on learning new things and working collaboratively to tackle diverse opportunities and challenges. As the Unit Manager, you will engage with a diverse group of site leaders and physicians in supporting your team’s ability to deliver inpatient and outpatient services that are high quality, accessible, and evidence based. Your day-to-day responsibilities include employee recruitment and supervision (team of approximately 60), coaching and performance management, budgetary oversight, and facilitating the achievement of strategic goals within the portfolio, ACH and the organization. The successful UM will have a demonstrated passion for continuous improvement and innovation, be able to function well in a team environment, and be highly motivated to work as an integral part of a committed leadership team. As the successful candidate you will demonstrate excellent communication and interpersonal skills, be an advocate for patient engagement, model patient and family-centered care, be a great team player and a leader for change to meet our growing and diverse pediatric population needs.

Description:

The Unit Manager is responsible and accountable for making unit-level decisions on people and equipment resources and having direct leadership responsibility for contributing to the achievement of the goals of the Child Health Portfolio. This position directly reports to the Manager, Patient Care and works closely with Physicians and both in and out of scope leaders. The unit manager will demonstrate proficiency in the following areas: Self-direction, decision making and critical thinking. Initiation, planning, implementation and evaluation of change. Coaching and mentorship to inspire and build competency in others. Organization, ability to work under pressure and manage multiple competing priorities. Effective written and verbal communication. Collaboration with stakeholders and the multi-disciplinary health care team to achieve common goals. Promotion of patient and family centered care, patient and staff safety and quality care. Program and Service Delivery quality improvement. Support for the integration of clinical and research.

Classification: Manager Union: Exempt Unit and Program: Respiratory and Specialty Teams Primary Location: Alberta Children's Hospital Location Details: As Per Location Employee Class: Regular Full Time FTE: 1.00 Posting End Date: 28-OCT-2026 Date Available: 07-DEC-2026 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 2 Shifts per cycle: 10 Shift Pattern: Days Days Off: Saturday/Sunday Minimum Salary: $41.16 Maximum Salary: $70.58 Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Minimum of five years of relevant progressive Ambulatory clinical experience. Three years of progressive leadership or management experience. Proven leadership and organizational skills. Demonstrated effective collaboration with physicians, discipline leaders and other program leadership. Excellent communication and facilitation skills in a multidisciplinary team environment. Self-directed and highly motivated. Creative and adaptable. Ability to function effectively in dynamic situations. Demonstrated understanding of conflict resolution, change leadership, and coaching for performance. Demonstrated ability to develop effective relationships with staff, physicians, and program leadership. Ability to complete qualitative and quantitative analysis. Computer skills.

Additional Required Qualifications:

As Required.

Preferred Qualifications:

Completion of or working toward an advanced level degree. Experience with Ambulatory Care and multidisciplinary teams. Experience in Pediatrics.