Your Opportunity:
Are you looking for a place where people truly matter? At Covenant Health, we believe our team is what makes us special. As one of Alberta’s Top Employers for the past decade with one of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures, we offer a workplace where you can grow, feel supported and make a meaningful difference. Are you an experienced healthcare leader who thrives in a dynamic environment and is motivated by making a meaningful impact? Covenant Health is seeking a Site Shift Manager to provide site-wide leadership at the Misericordia Community Hospital during non-regular business hours. In this pivotal role, you will lead operational decision-making, coordinate resources and support interdisciplinary teams to deliver safe, high-quality patient care. You will navigate complex challenges, respond to urgent situations and work collaboratively with clinical leaders to optimize patient flow and site capacity. Your ability to adapt, exercise sound judgment, coach staff and drive results will be essential to success. This is an opportunity to make a difference for patients, residents and staff while contributing to Covenant Health’s mission and commitment to compassionate care. Are you ready to be the difference in health care? Make your impact by delivering quality, compassionate care to people across the province. Join Covenant Health today and help us build a healthier Alberta!
Description:
Reporting to the Senior Officer, Urban Acute & Primary Care Operations the Site Shift Manager provides site-wide operational and clinical leadership across all patient care units at the Misericordia Community Hospital during non-regular business hours. As the sole onsite leader, the incumbent exercises independent judgment and decision-making to address operational challenges, support staff and maintain safe, quality patient care. The role provides leadership and coaching for in-scope staff while overseeing resource utilization, bed allocation and patient flow. Working collaboratively with charge nurses, admitting, Emergency, bed coordinators and the staffing office, the Site Shift Manager coordinates patient movement, evaluates site capacity and reallocates beds and staffing as required. As the initial point of contact for urgent site issues, the incumbent assesses and coordinates responses to critical incidents, including major emergencies and threats to site operations, escalating to on-call and Zone leadership as appropriate. The role has the authority to resolve site-wide operational concerns, close beds, adjust staffing and approve overtime to support safe and effective operations. This is a non-unionized position.
- Classification:
Manager- Union:
COV OUT OF SCOPE- Unit and Program:
Urban Acute- Primary Location:
Misericordia Community Hosp- Location Details:
As Per Location- Employee Class:
Regular Part Time- FTE:
0.40- Posting End Date:
13-OCT-2026- Date Available:
26-OCT-2026- Hours per Shift:
Varies- Length of Shift in weeks:
Varies- Shifts per cycle:
Varies- Shift Pattern:
Nights- Days Off:
As Per Rotation- Minimum Hourly Salary:
$50.20- Maximum Hourly Salary:
$75.30- Vehicle Requirement:
Not Applicable
Required Qualifications:
Post-secondary degree in Nursing or another health-related discipline. Current registration with a regulated healthcare professional body. Minimum of five years of experience in a complex acute care hospital setting, including at least three years of leadership experience
Additional Required Qualifications:
Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS) Level C certification. Strong communication, organizational and interpersonal skills. Proficiency with technology and Microsoft Office applications. Demonstrated ability to independently lead teams, make difficult decisions and manage competing operational priorities. Proven ability to motivate, support and guide teams in a dynamic healthcare environment.
Preferred Qualifications:
Master’s degree in Nursing, Health Administration, Public Health Leadership or Business. Experience at the Grey Nuns Community Hospital or Misericordia Community Hospital, particularly in Emergency Department operations, bed management or patient allocation, would be an asset.
