Executive Director – RAH Hospital – Alberta Health Services

Title of the Job: Executive Director – RAH Hospital

Location: Edmonton, AB

Job Description: Your Opportunity:The Executive Director, reporting to the Senior Operating Officer at Royal Alexandra Hospital (RAH), is a key leadership role in patient care services, overseeing clinical operations for the Emergency Department, Inpatient Surgery, and Trauma programs at the RAH as well as playing a coordinating role for the Emergency and Trauma Programs in the Edmonton Zone. This position works in dyad partnerships with multiple medical leaders, ensuring collaborative decision-making with strategic planning and direction setting in alignment with the vision and mission of Alberta Health Services, the Edmonton Zone, and the Royal Alexandra Hospital. The Executive Director is responsible for developing, implementing, and monitoring operational systems to ensure seamless patient flow throughout the continuum of care while upholding the organization’s core values. They will embody a customer service approach and a can-do attitude, fostering a culture that prioritizes patient and family needs. As the representative for Emergency, Inpatient Surgery and Trauma programs at RAH and as Operations Lead for Emergency and Trauma in the Edmonton Zone, the Executive Director engages in strategic planning, implementation, and performance measurement with a focus on patient-and family-centered care.Description:The Executive Director has accountability for a large staff portfolio and a significant budget. The role includes fiscal responsibility and oversight/accountability for patient safety, staff safety and wellness, emergency preparedness, patient flow, staff wellness and maintenance of trusting, high functioning teams and partnerships – internal and external to AHS. The ideal candidate will have proven leadership experience, characterized by a caring, strategic, and results-oriented approach. They will demonstrate the ability to lead with integrity, inspire others, and deliver on commitments. The successful candidate will have a track record of developing high-performing teams and fostering a culture of teamwork, engagement, collaboration, appreciation, and inclusivity, all while maintaining a focus on person-centered care. Strong interpersonal skills are essential for building partnerships with internal and external stakeholders. The Executive Director should have a commitment to continuous quality improvement, with expertise in human and fiscal resource management. A history of collaborative leadership aligned with the LEADS framework-excellence in leading self, engaging others, developing coalitions, and achieving results-is crucial for success in this role.

• Recovery Alberta: N
• Classification: Executive Director
• Union: Exempt
• Unit and Program: Executive Director
• Primary Location: Royal Alexandra Hospital
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 21-OCT-2024
• Date Available: 31-OCT-2024
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days, On Call
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $54.11
• Maximum Salary: $95.19
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:The successful candidate possesses a minimum of a bachelor’s degree in a healthcare profession with a clinical background. A minimum of five (5) years successful progressive experience in an operational leadership role in a health care organization of significant size, complexity, and diversity is required.
Additional Required Qualifications:As required.
Preferred Qualifications:Graduate degree in health services leadership, business administration, or evidence of working to completion of the same. Previous Director/Executive Director experience leading operational zone and/or provincial programs. An in depth understanding and knowledge of the “Royal Alex Way.”Please note:All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end 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.Healthy Albertans. Healthy
Communities. Together.We’re passionate about what we do. Our team of skilled and dedicated health care professionals, support staff, and physicians promote wellness and provide health care every day, all across Alberta.Everything we do at AHS reflects a patient and family centred approach; it’s about putting patients’ and families’ experiences, priorities and trust first.We are an equal opportunity employer. AHS values the diversity of the people and communities we serve and is committed to attracting, engaging and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

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