Director, Quality Planning

**Job Information**

Job Requisition ID: 70116
Ministry: Health
Location: Edmonton
Full or Part-Time: Full Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary: Permanent
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: April 29, 2025
Classification: Management Senior Manager Zone 2 (M42Z2)

**Salary**: $4,402.49 to $5,590.52 bi-weekly ($114,904 - $145,912/year)

The Ministry of Health is building a more resilient and sustainable health care system that can support Albertans getting care when and where they need it, while responding to system-wide health challenges, improving health outcomes and maintaining fiscal responsibility. The ministry supports Albertans’ health and well-being throughout their lives by protecting public health and promoting wellness; coordinating and delivering safe, person-centered, quality health services; planning capital infrastructure; supporting innovative information management and technologies; regulating health care; and funding the health system.

The Department of Health establishes the Government of Alberta’s strategic direction for health, including advising government on health policy, legislation and standards, and public health concerns; monitoring and reporting health system performance; setting policies and priorities for the electronic/digital health environment; and providing oversight and ensuring accountability across the health system.

For further information, visit the ministry website at

This position resides in the Ministry of Health under the Acute Care Division, within the Quality & Provincial Programs Branch.

**Role Responsibilities**:
Are you a visionary leader with a passion for shaping the future of health care in Alberta? The Acute Care Division is seeking a dynamic and experienced professional to take on the role of Director, Quality Planning and Performance. This is a unique opportunity to make a lasting impact on Alberta’s acute care system through strategic leadership, collaborative innovation, and data-informed decision-making.

The Acute Care Division leads the planning and continuous enhancement of quality acute care services in Alberta. As Director, you will help guide the province in achieving improved access, better outcomes, and a more integrated health system.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Provide strategic leadership and policy direction for quality planning and performance across Alberta’s acute care and Emergency Health Services (EHS) systems.
- Develop and recommend forward-thinking strategies, policies, and legislative frameworks aligned with ministry and government priorities.
- Lead provincial acute care planning efforts, including setting evidence-based standards, performance measurement, and public reporting (e.g., ED, EMS, and surgical wait times).
- Foster alignment and integration of policies and strategies across the division, ministry, and key partners including Alberta Health Services, Covenant Health, HQCA, AMA, and professional colleges.
- Coordinate and oversee the development and implementation of initiatives to improve patient safety, reduce care variability, and optimize system resources.
- Lead issue management processes to ensure proactive, timely, and comprehensive responses.
- Represent the ministry on cross-ministry and cross-jurisdictional committees, contributing strategic insight and collaboration.
- Engage in stakeholder and relationship management, sustaining networks with internal and external partners to drive health system priorities.
- Collaborate with other divisions and health system partners to align quality, standards, and planning efforts across the continuum of care.
- Support service planning and integrate quality frameworks into new models of care and legislative reviews.

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**APS Competencies**:
Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

This link will assist you with understanding competencies:

- **Systems Thinking** -The ability to understand and navigate the complexity of Alberta’s health system, recognizing the interdependence between policy, planning, performance, and service delivery. This includes anticipating how decisions impact not only Acute Care and Emergency Health Services, but also stakeholders across ministries, service providers, and the broader health ecosystem.
- **Develop Networks** - Building, maintaining, and leveraging relationships across a diverse array of internal and external stakeholders to advance the ministry’s acute care and EHS priorities. Effective networking supports collaboration, trust, and shared accountability across sectors.
- **Agility** - The ability to adapt to shifting priorities, emerging health system challenges, and evolving government direction. Demonstrating resilience, innovation, and flexibility in leading through chan