Chief, People & Practice Excellence - Emergency Health Services

Your Opportunity:

Emergency Health Services (EHS) is recruiting for the Chief, People & Practice Excellence. Reporting to the Managing Director and Chief of EHS, you lead the development and implementation of clinical governance and workforce strategies, programs, and initiatives. In this key leadership position, you ensure the overall efficacy of EHS through the maintenance of good working relationships with the provincial government. Accountable for ~100 FTE, you provide vision, executive leadership, and management to the delivery of accessible, sustainable and integrated clinical, wellness, and learning programs. Responsible for the organization’s operational performance of clinical programs, you build and lead high-level operational leadership committed to fulfilling the vision of EHS. You possess excellent communication skills and political astuteness that enable positive relationships with local, provincial, and national representatives and stakeholders, including government departments and officials. This position’s location within Alberta is negotiable and may be eligible for a remote/hybrid work arrangement. Emergency Health Services (EHS) – Alberta manages all aspects of the emergency health services system in the province. Every year, almost 5000 EHS-Alberta professionals support over 750,000 emergency and transfer calls, both on the ground and in the air. From the emergency communications officers who answer the phone and assess calls, to the front-line paramedics who respond to help, EHS-Alberta works together to make sure Albertans get the right care, in the right place, at the right time.

Description:

The Chief, People and Practice Excellence is responsible for clinical governance, patient safety, learning and development, and workforce support for Emergency Health Services. This position ensures that clinical programs adhere to evidence-based standards and are aligned to the strategic direction of EHS, Acute Care Alberta and Ministry of Hospital and Surgical Health Services policy direction. The role provides strategic recommendations and direction to the Managing Director and other executive leaders on organization and clinical governance and programs planning, risk and compliance, and performance. The role leads workforce focused roles in attraction, recruitment, orientation, mentorship, wellness, and development, in conjunction with other internal and external departments. The role establishes and maintains positive relationships with local and provincial representatives and stakeholders, including government departments and officials and academic institutions, to provide organizational leadership and oversight to clinical governance and programs. The Chief is further accountable for clinical governance and programs performance and manages capacity and resources. It fosters a culture of continuous learning and improvement and a safe, inclusive, and high-performing workplace that prioritizes employee engagement, leadership development, and organizational culture.