Senior Advisor
Your Opportunity:
The Provincial Systems, Programs and Performance (PSPP) portfolio is committed to improving cancer care in Alberta by facilitating continuous quality improvement, embedding a safety culture, and boosting evidence-based practice through optimized clinical information systems, practice guidelines, standards, and clinical education. We're looking for a Senior Advisor to join our team. This dynamic role will support the PSPP teams in the planning, delivery, and evaluation of various quality improvement initiatives. The key focus of this role is to lead change by developing and fostering strong working relationships with partners across the organization, including operational leaders, patient advisors, physicians, nurses, pharmacists and allied health professionals.
Description:
The Senior Advisor will serve as a provincial expert and advisor on discipline-specific and inter-professional practice matters, providing guidance to PSPP leaders, project teams, clinicians, and external stakeholders. The Senior Advisor will also foster relationships with a wide network of stakeholders to ensure broad engagement and support of initiatives and will use their expertise to develop solutions that contribute to better care and experiences for people facing cancer. This position will initially support the coordination and rollout of a provincial initiative focused on cancer diagnosis. Key responsibilities of the Senior Advisor include: Works collaboratively with multiple partnering groups to lead the development, co-design, and implement of evidence-based tools, standards, resources, best practices, and models of care. Implements provincial quality improvement initiatives with multidisciplinary teams. Leads multidisciplinary teams and working groups to co-design solutions and engage them in change processes. Uses evidence, clinical expertise, and broad health system experience to promote successful adoption of solutions into provincial and local care settings. Develops strategies for engaging patients, staff, and physicians in quality improvement efforts designed to establish provincial standardization of best practices for patients and their families. Collaborates with content experts, frontline clinicians and community partners to develop educational tools to support quality improvement initiatives. Works collaboratively with data analysts and stakeholders to develop measures of success and monitors progress through audit and reporting.
- Transition Company: Cancer Care Alberta
- Classification: Senior Advisor
- Union: Exempt
- Unit and Program: Provincial Systems, Programs, & Performance
- Primary Location: Arthur Child Cancer Centre
- 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: 10-DEC-2025
- Date Available: 20-DEC-2025
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 10
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
- Minimum Salary: $37.82
- Maximum Salary: $64.86
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Bachelor’s degree in a health-related field and current registration with a health professional association. At least 5 years working within a healthcare organization of significant size, complexity, and diversity. At least 5 years of experience in quality improvement, knowledge management, knowledge translation processes, change management, or provider education. Demonstrated experience in cancer diagnosis, triage, and referral interventions.
Additional Required Qualifications:
Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly and succinctly convey complex issues and options. Excellent analytical, problem solving, risk management, and critical thinking skills. Strong organizational and prioritizing skills, and the ability to manage multiple tasks efficiently. Demonstrated ability to utilize competencies related to clinical practice, leadership and optimizing health systems, education, and research to increase care quality, promote appropriate use of health services, and inform and influence healthcare systems.
Preferred Qualifications:
Designations in Prosci, Lean Six Sigma, AIW, or other change management/process improvement methods. Proven ability to foster and maintain relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in cancer care. Proven ability to create and implement change of practice on a provincial scale in cancer care. A demonstrated clear pattern of professional and personal development. Previous leadership and management experience in a healthcare environment.
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.
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