Executive Director, Corp. Services, Workforce

Are you a leader with provincial senior management health care experience looking for an opportunity to showcase your leadership skills? Primary Care Alberta (PCA) is seeking someone who can provide leadership and oversight of corporate services, workforce affairs, and clinical leadership. In the role of Executive Director, you will develop and implement strategies that support the delivery of primary health services for Alberta. As Executive Director, you will contribute to strategic planning, risk management, compliance, and advise on organizational strategies, plans, and priorities in alignment with Strategic Services' objectives and Primary Care Alberta's broader vision. You develop and maintain effective, positive relationships and fosters a climate of cooperation with internal and external stakeholders including executive leadership, senior management, governments, public agencies, service providers, committees, and community partners. Reporting to the Executive Lead, Strategic Services, this role is accountable for approximately 3 to 4 FTE and assisting in the oversight of the organizations operational budget and managing the Strategic Services portfolio budget. As this is a provincial team, this position's location is negotiable and may be eligible for a remote/hybrid work arrangement. It is an exciting time to join the team, as the province works to re-imagine and re-organize healthcare administration and delivery. Primary Care Alberta is the new provincial health agency overseeing and coordinating everyday health care services Albertans need. As Alberta's family medicine provider, it looks after routine health maintenance, regular screening, medication management, family planning, and everything in between. Primary Care Alberta helps prevent and manage health conditions all phases of life, in every corner of the province.

The Executive Director, Corporate Services, Workforce Affairs & Clinical Leadership implements strategic services objectives and standards through an integrated framework of goals and measures aligned with the strategic plan, service contracts and agreements and Primary Care Alberta's broader vision. The Executive Director establishes and maintains positive relationships with key stakeholders, including service providers and government departments and officials, to ensure the delivery of related services and programs. This role develops and implements a broad range of workforce strategies that support the delivery of primary health services for Alberta by working with the Chief Medical Officer and team, and clinical leaders to determine recruitment needs in both clinical and medical leadership. The Executive Director supports decisions that the medical affairs service provider would execute. This position is accountable for corporate functions including, but not limited to, Finance, Human Resources, Information Technology, Capital Management, and Contracting and Procurement. The Executive Director assesses the needs of PCA and determines whether to build capacity within PCA or acquire through a shared service organization. Workforce Affairs and Clinical Leadership are other areas of accountability that include, but are not limited to, Physician Bylaws and Privileging, Nursing and Allied Health, Workplace Wellness, Clinical Ethics and Midwifery Services. In addition, it includes the development of an infrastructure/strategy to support effective professional development/maintenance of clinical competence and assist in the interpretation of the professional college standards of practice and scopes of practice to support other PCA Executive leads in planning new service models or optimizing existing ones.

Bachelor's degree in a healthcare profession, healthcare management or business administration; and at least seven (7) years of management experience in a health or primary care environment. Experience leading within corporate services, physician workforce affairs, or clinical workforce leadership. Equivalencies of education, experience and skills may be considered.

Demonstrated ability to develop organization strategy and planning. Demonstrated ability to operationalize strategic initiatives. Demonstrated leadership abilities. Ability to influence, negotiate, and mediate resolutions to complex situations. Proven ability to communicate effectively with a wide variety of audiences. Experience fostering partnerships to achieve organizational goals. Demonstrated ability to model innovation and creativity. A proven record of engaging in ethical conduct.

Master's degree in a healthcare profession, healthcare management or business administration preferred. Provincial level experience preferred.