Director - Continuing Care Homes

Alberta Health Services; Calgary; On-site; CAD 79,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Alberta Health Services seeks a Director, Clinical Delivery & Operations (Continuing Care Homes, Calgary Corridor) to provide strategic leadership across the Calgary Corridor. You will monitor and improve quality and safety, oversee process improvements, and work with provincial leadership to align programs with objectives.

The role requires extensive healthcare leadership experience, collaboration with partners, and a commitment to person-centered care in a dynamic health system.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree (or currently enrolled) in health care management, business administration or health-related field.
• Registration with an Alberta Regulated Health Profession.
• 7–10 years of progressive leadership experience in a healthcare operation of similar size, complexity and diversity.
• Commitment to person-centred care, ethical leadership and professional integrity.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for planning activities across the Calgary Corridor aligned with organizational priorities.
• Monitor, evaluate and improve quality and safety across sites.
• Lead process improvement initiatives and prepare for emergencies and disasters.
• Improve staff and resident satisfaction and ensure staff and site safety.
• Collaborate with corridor leaders to ensure integrated programs and cross-functional coordination.

Skills

Leadership

Healthcare management

Change management

Strategic planning

Education

Master’s degree in health care management or related field

Registration with Alberta Regulated Health Profession

Tools

Connect Care

MS Office

Job description

Your Opportunity:

An exciting opportunity awaits you! Reporting to the Senior Operating Officer, Continuing Care Homes, the Director, Clinical Delivery & Operations (Continuing Care Homes, Calgary Corridor) is a key leadership role. Working as part of a provincial leadership team, as well as across the corridor, the Director has the opportunity to support an incredible team of health care providers and leaders, and to impact and influence the delivery of rural health services in Calgary Corridor. The Director, Clinical delivery & Operations is responsible for monitoring, evaluating, and improving quality and safety; addressing systems and processes needed to deliver safe, high-quality services and achieve Assisted Living Alberta goals and objectives, including leading process improvement initiatives, preparing for emergency and disasters, improving staff and resident satisfaction, ensuring staff and site safety on an ongoing basis. The Director works collaboratively with other corridor leaders to ensure programs are integrated and focused on improving client/resident care. The Director will work closely with other ALA directors, Clinical operations and Executive Leads. The Director position location is negotiable within the Calgary Corridor. Calgary Corridor includes but is not limited to: Calgary City limits N, E, S, W and surrounding areas such as High River, Nanton.

Description:

The Director, Clinical Delivery & Operations (Continuing Care Homes, Calgary Corridor) applies business, change management, process improvement and project management expertise to identify and resolve complex operational and organizational problems. The Director is responsible and accountable for providing strategic leadership for planning activities across the corridor that are aligned with overall organizational priorities. The incumbent applies expert knowledge in the development of evidence informed tools and frameworks that translate strategy into actionable implementation and operational plan throughout the corridor. The Director leads in establishment of key performance indicators and targets for quality improvements and in the development of evaluation and reporting tools to collect and communicate outcomes.

Transition Company: Assisted Living Alberta Classification: Director Union: Exempt Unit and Program: Provincial Continuing Care Homes Primary Location: Southport Tower Location Details: As Per Location Negotiable Location: Within Calgary Zone Employee Class: Regular Full Time FTE: 1.00 Posting End Date: 21-OCT-2026 Date Available: 01-NOV-2026 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 10 Shifts per cycle: 50 Shift Pattern: Days, On Call Days Off: Saturday/Sunday Minimum Salary: $57.07 Maximum Salary: $100.39 Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required

Required Qualifications:

A minimum of a master’s degree (or currently enrolled) in health care management, business administration or health related field. Registration with an Alberta Regulated Health Profession. Progressive leadership experience in a healthcare environment, including a minimum of seven to ten years’ management experience in a health care operation of similar size, complexity and diversity is required. A commitment to person centred care, ethical leadership and professional integrity.

Additional Required Qualifications:

Ability to lead a collaborative work environment, and build solid relationships with public agencies, government, boards, committees, and other partners. The incumbent will demonstrate a clear pattern of professional and personal development. Class 5 driver's license or non GDL. Experience with Connect Care and MS office suite.

Preferred Qualifications:

As Required.