Operating Room Business Lead

Alberta Health Services; Red Deer; On-site; CAD 53,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Alberta Health Services in Red Deer Regional Hospital is seeking a Clinical Support Business Manager to lead the Surgical Suites and MDR supply chain. You will direct the development and ongoing maintenance of multi-million-dollar line items, ensuring safe, efficient material management and compliance.

You will interact with Surgical and MDR leadership, physicians and CPSM to identify and procure equipment, monitor risks, and drive quality improvement using data and change management principles.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience in a large healthcare organization; project management experience required.
• Experience leading project teams and coordinating with clinicians.
• Strong verbal and written communication and change management skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction for surgical services supply chain and inventory management.
• Coordinate procurement and equipment identification with clinical leadership.
• Develop and monitor performance, quality, and financial metrics.

Skills

Project management

Verbal and written communication

Change management

Team leadership

Analytical thinking

Tools

MS Project

Microsoft Visio

Job description

Reporting to the Director of Surgery/Zone Programmatic Lead Surgery/MDRD, the Clinical Support Business Manager is responsible for providing leadership, analysis and direction in the initial development and ongoing maintenance of multiple line items with an annual multi-million-dollar value. The critical items are acquired, held, monitored, managed and distributed in the Surgical Suites and MDR for hospital wide use. Overall responsibility and accountabilities include direction and leadership for Surgical Services supply chain delivery model, effectively, safely and efficiently acquire, manage and distribute materials and equipment, inventory management, compliance, monitoring, analysis, risks and reporting of quality, performance and financial measures.

Description:

Directly interacts with Surgical & MDR clinical leadership, CPSM, and physicians to support equipment identification, prioritization, and procurement. Works closely with Department leadership to ensure full staff compliance with material processes and patient safety. The Clinical Support Business Lead approves and monitors vendor access, conduct, and interaction to areas and with surgeons and team members and alerts leadership and surgeons related to material risks/alerts/recalls avoiding potential patient impact and manages response to alert. The Clinical Business Lead manages project resources within a matrix reporting structure and communicates regularly with multiple stakeholders. Relationship management and communication are important components of the position. The Project Lead/Clinical Business Manager appropriately applies change management and process improvement principles, knowledge and expertise. As well, the Lead/Clinical Business Manager must be committed to quality improvement and possess the skills to use data and information to effectively advance quality and innovation. Familiarity with healthcare environments contributes to success in the position.

• Union: Exempt
• Unit and Program: Operating Room
• Primary Location: Red Deer Regional Hospital
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 27-OCT-2026
• Date Available: 06-NOV-2026
• Length of Shift in weeks: 4
• Shifts per cycle: 20
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $38.73
• Maximum Salary: $66.42
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

• Classification: Lead
• Union: Exempt
• Unit and Program: Operating Room
• Primary Location: Red Deer Regional Hospital
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 27-OCT-2026
• Date Available: 06-NOV-2026
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 4
• Shifts per cycle: 20
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $38.73
• Maximum Salary: $66.42
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

3 - 5 years of experience working in a healthcare organization of significant size, complexity and diversity. 2 - 5 years of progressive experience in project management and/or finance, including knowledge and training in project management principles, tools and methodologies. Experience leading project teams and large projects within a healthcare organization of significant size, complexity and diversity. Experience with project management is required, including facilitation/coordination of project planning, execution, monitoring, and evaluation. Experience working directly with clinicians; comfortable communicating with physicians, other health care professionals and executives. Demonstrated strength in verbal and written communication skills; ability to relay or explain complex issues or difficult situations. Demonstrated application of systems thinking, and change management. Experience with MS Office suite (preferably including MS Project and Vision).

Additional Required Qualifications:

Ability to work effectively and efficiently in a unique project environment where project resources and subject matter experts have limited availability to contribute; ability to move projects forward within these constraints. Skill and experience in critical thinking, analysis, problem solving, negotiation, investigation and concerns resolution. Motivated and adaptable team player with experience coordinating/leading teams. Demonstrated ability and comfort with decision making and communication, and the ability to inspire and build confidence in others. Proven ability to foster relationships and partnerships with complex and varied internal and external individuals and groups. Ability to work independently, prioritize and meet deadlines.

Preferred Qualifications:

Broad knowledge of healthcare systems, operations, and current healthcare issues. Training in process improvement, change management, and health services planning is an asset. Ability to develop and facilitate presentations and transfer knowledge. Strong facilitation and mediation skills. Knowledge of budgeting, financial reporting, business analysis, sales, operations, customer service, and Operating Room clinical operations.

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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