Provincial Coordination Lead - Senior Consultant

Acute Care Alberta; Calgary; Hybrid; CAD 53,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

The Provincial Coordination Lead at Acute Care Alberta provides real-time oversight of system capacity, patient flow, and bed utilization across Alberta, driving provincial situational awareness of occupancy pressures and access challenges.

This role leads cross-functional collaboration with site operations, clinical programs, EDs, EHS, and executive leaders to optimize patient flow and capacity, and to support safe timely access to care.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in healthcare operations, patient flow, capacity management, or system coordination.
• Advanced knowledge of hospital operations and capacity management.
• Strong analytical, communication, facilitation, and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide real-time oversight of system capacity, patient flow, and bed utilization.
• Lead cross-functional collaboration with site operations, clinical programs, EDs, EHS, and executives.
• Monitor patient movement and coordinate capacity management strategies.
• Resolve flow challenges and support timely access to care across the province.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Negotiation

Facilitation

Communication

Strategic influence

Education

Bachelor's in Health Admin

Job description

The Provincial Coordination Lead is an operational role within the Provincial IOC responsible for providing real-time oversight of system capacity, patient flow, and bed utilization across the province. The role maintains provincial situational awareness of occupancy pressures, access challenges, patient movement constraints, and emerging operational risks. This position leads cross-functional collaboration with site operations, clinical programs, emergency departments, EHS, ALA, RA, and executive leaders to optimize patient flow and system capacity. The role is responsible for monitoring patient movement, coordinating capacity management strategies, resolving flow challenges, and supporting efficient, safe, and timely access to care across the organization.Works closely with: Site Operations Directors, Patient Flow Coordinators, Integrated Operations Centre leads, Provincial Capacity Leads, Emergency Department Leaders, EHS, Provincial Programs, ALA, RA. and Senior Operational Leaders.

Description

The Provincial Coordination Lead is an operational role within the Provincial IOC responsible for providing real-time oversight of system capacity, patient flow, and bed utilization across the province. The role maintains provincial situational awareness of occupancy pressures, access challenges, patient movement constraints, and emerging operational risks. This position leads cross-functional collaboration with site operations, clinical programs, emergency departments, EHS, ALA, RA, and executive leaders to optimize patient flow and system capacity. The role is responsible for monitoring patient movement, coordinating capacity management strategies, resolving flow challenges, and supporting efficient, safe, and timely access to care across the organization.Works closely with: Site Operations Directors, Patient Flow Coordinators, Integrated Operations Centre leads, Provincial Capacity Leads, Emergency Department Leaders, EHS, Provincial Programs, ALA, RA. and Senior Operational Leaders.

• Classification: Senior Consultant
• Union: Exempt
• Unit and Program: Provincial Command Centre, System Capacity & Patient Flow
• Primary Location: South Tower
• Location Details: Eligible to work hybrid (on/off site) within Alberta
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 09-OCT-2026
• Date Available: 19-OCT-2026
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $38.73
• Maximum Salary: $66.42
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

• Classification: Senior Consultant
• Union: Exempt
• Unit and Program: Provincial Command Centre, System Capacity & Patient Flow
• Primary Location: South Tower
• Location Details: Eligible to work hybrid (on/off site) within Alberta
• Negotiable Location: Provincial
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 09-OCT-2026
• Date Available: 19-OCT-2026
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $38.73
• Maximum Salary: $66.42
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications

Bachelor's degree in Health Administration, Nursing, Business Administration, Health Sciences, or a related field. Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered.

Additional Required Qualifications

Significant experience in healthcare operations, patient flow, capacity management, or system coordination within a complex healthcare environment. Advanced knowledge of hospital operations, patient flow methodologies, and capacity management. Strong analytical, communication, facilitation, stakeholder engagement, and negotiation skills. Demonstrated ability to influence without direct authority, manage competing priorities, and coordinate activities across multiple teams and sites.

Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree in Health Administration, Business Administration, Nursing, Health Sciences, or a related discipline. Professional certification in project management, quality improvement, or healthcare leadership. Experience in a provincial or multi-site healthcare environment, emergency management, surge planning, and leading system-level initiatives focused on patient access, capacity management, and operational performance improvement.

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