Manager

The Care Manager, Acute Care located at the Whitecourt Healthcare Centre will be responsible for developing and maintaining strong working relationships with key stakeholders, facilitating change management, promoting team development, teamwork and coordinating staffing and clinical work as identified by the Site Manager. You will be responsible for developing and maintaining an effective framework for the operations of patient care services in order to facilitate the delivery of efficient, effective and safe patient care. These activities may include providing day-to-day direction to the staff working on the unit, daily assignments of patients and staff, discharge planning and rapid rounds and liaising with RAAPID and physicians regarding repatriations. In addition, you will be implementing and monitoring your portfolio's budget while undertaking risk management, quality assurance and utilization of information in this field. This position will include oversite of the Emergency Room, Surgical Services, Medical Device Reprocessing and Dialysis as well as our Acute Care unit with obstetrics.

As the Manager, you will be responsible for providing leadership to a team of healthcare professionals dedicated to providing leading care to Albertans. Your leadership, direction and organization of the unit will be in support of the vision, mission and business plan. As the Manager, you will be making key decisions and establishing and contributing to the achievements and goals of the Edmonton Rural Corridor-West leadership portfolio.

Active registration and practice permit with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA). Graduation from a recognized nursing education program. Three (3) years' experience in a nursing role within the last five (5) years. Current Basic Cardiac Life Support- Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP). Current Heart and Stroke BLS HCP.

Acute Care and leadership experience preferred.

As required.