Director - Continuing Care Homes

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

Job summary

Alberta Health Services in Alberta seeks a Director, Clinical Delivery & Operations (Continuing Care Homes, Central Corridor) to provide strategic leadership across the corridor, oversee rural health service delivery, and collaborate with provincial leaders to improve quality and safety. The role supports Assisted Living Alberta goals and resident care across diverse sites.

The incumbent will establish KPIs, drive process improvements, and work with leaders to implement evidence-based strategies

Qualifications

• 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 7–10 years’ management experience in a health care operation of similar size, complexity and diversity.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership for planning activities across the Central Corridor aligned with organizational priorities.
• Apply business, change management, process improvement and project management to resolve operational and organizational problems.
• Lead establishment of KPIs and targets for quality improvements and development of evaluation and reporting tools.
• Collaborate with corridor leaders to ensure programs are integrated and focused on improving client/resident care.

Education

Master's degree in health care management or related field

Registration with Alberta Regulated Health Profession

Tools

MS Office suite

Connect Care

Job description

An exciting opportunity awaits you! Reporting to the Senior Operating Officer, Continuing Care Homes, the Director, Clinical Delivery & Operations (Continuing Care Homes, Central 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 Central 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 Central Corridor. Central Corridor includes but is not limited to: Hanna, Coronation, Provost, Three Hills, Drumheller, Stettler, Bentley, Olds, Disbury, Ponoka, Lacombe, Rimbey, Innisfail, Red Deer

Description:

The Director, Clinical Delivery & Operations (Continuing Care Homes, Central 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
• Negotiable Location: Within Central Zone
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 21-OCT-2026
• Date Available: 02-NOV-2026
• 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

• Transition Company: Assisted Living Alberta
• Classification: Director
• Union: Exempt
• Unit and Program: Provincial Continuing Care Homes
• Primary Location: AHS Michener Bend
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Negotiable Location: Within Central Zone
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 21-OCT-2026
• Date Available: 02-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 centered 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.

Please note:

All postings close at 23:59 MT of the postingend date indicated.

Security Screening:

A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.

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