Chief, People & Practice Excellence - Emergency Health Services
- Transition Company: Emergency Health Services
- Classification: Executive Director
- Union: Exempt
- Unit and Program: Emergency Health Services
- Primary Location: Southport Tower
- Location Details: Eligible to work hybrid (on/off site) within Alberta
- Negotiable Location: Provincial
- Employee Class: Regular Full Time
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 19-JAN-2026
- Date Available: 29-JAN-2026
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 10
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
- Minimum Salary: $69.77
- Maximum Salary: $125.53
- Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required
The successful candidate possesses a Master’s degree in public safety, healthcare profession, healthcare management or business administration. Minimum of ten years’ senior management experience in emergency medical services, public safety or healthcare operations is required. A combination of education and experience may be considered.
Additional Required Qualifications:
The successful candidate possesses demonstrated leadership abilities, including comfort with decision-making and exercising sound judgement, as well as an ability to develop organization strategy and planning. Additionally, the individual possesses a demonstrated ability to lead strategic initiatives and manage change to achieve positive results. This position requires an ability to influence, negotiate, and mediate resolutions to complex situations, and effective interpersonal and public relations skills to communicate effectively with a wide variety of audiences, and foster partnerships to achieve organizational goals. You demonstrate a track record of modelling and encouraging innovation and creativity as well as and a proven record of engaging in ethical conduct.
Preferred Qualifications:
Certified Paramedic or prior paramedic experience with professional health association membership. Experience in quality improvement, patient safety, and accreditation at organizational or system levels. Proven ability to integrate research into clinical practice, lead interdisciplinary teams, and apply evidence-based quality assurance. Experience supporting frontline staff and leading workforce initiatives including recruitment, onboarding, mentorship, wellness, and professional development.
Please note:
All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.
Security Screening:
A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.
Healthy Albertans. Healthy
Communities. Together.
We’re passionate about what we do. Our team of skilled and dedicated health care professionals, support staff, and physicians promote wellness and provide health care all across Alberta.
Everything we do at AHS reflects a patient and family centred approach; it’s about putting patients’ and families’ experiences, priorities and trust first.
We are an equal opportunity employer. AHS values the diversity of the people and communities we serve and is committed to attracting, engaging and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce.
