Director

The Director, Women’s & Children’s Health - Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre provides strategic and operational leadership for obstetrical, newborn, and pediatric services. This role is accountable for advancing standardized care delivery, enhancing education and training, strengthening quality improvement initiatives, and optimizing patient outcomes across the program. The Director works collaboratively with Central Corridor site leaders, physicians, program managers, clinical nurse educators, and provincial partners to ensure alignment with organizational strategic priorities. Key responsibilities include supporting planning processes, developing and implementing orientation and policy frameworks, overseeing certification programming, and advancing corridor wide service enhancement initiatives. The Director also provides leadership and guidance to the Central Corridor Obstetrical Practice Coordinators, MOREOB Clinical Nurse Educator, and the Central Corridor Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS). This oversight ensures cohesive program development, robust quality monitoring, and consistent evaluation processes across the corridor. In addition, this position represents the Central Corridor on provincial committees and strategic networks focused on women’s and children’s health, contributing to the advancement of integrated, high quality care across Alberta.

The incumbent will demonstrate a clear pattern of professional and personal development. Equivalencies of education and experience will be considered. In addition, incumbent will possess a record of accomplishment in the following areas: Progressive leadership experience, including five years experience in a management role. Practical experience in strategy, policy development, leadership, and project and program management. Knowledge and demonstrated principles of business planning, modeling concepts, and program and project management theories, principles, and practices. Uses strategic thinking, considering long-term goals assessing options and implications. Effective communicator with strong organizational skills, client focused orientation and commitment to providing quality services. Leadership skills, including demonstrated ability and comfort with decision making responsibilities, coaching and teaching, and the ability to inspire and build confidence in others. Ability to manage change and create innovative solutions for complex and diverse issues. Ability to manage diverse human, financial and physical resources in a changing and multifaceted environment with diverse, complex, and sensitive issues. Proven ability to foster partnerships and to achieve organizational goals within a large, diverse organization and managing within a unionized sector. Ability to foster a climate of cooperation amongst, and builds solid relationships with public agencies, government, boards, committees, and other partners.

Master’s degree in Nursing, Health Administration, Health Leadership, or related health discipline is required. Candidates actively pursuing a Master’s degree may be considered. Designated Canadian College of Health Leaders (CCHL) certification is considered an asset. Eligibility for registration with an Alberta College or professional association is required.

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