Alberta Health Services (AHS) is seeking a strategic, people- and outcome-focused systems thinker in the position of Corridor Medical Lead – Southeast Corridor – an exciting senior medical leadership role within the Hospital-Based Leadership model. Focused on providing oversight, governance, and strategic direction for medical leadership across multiple acute care sites within the Southeast corridor, you will ensure alignment with provincial medical bylaws, support clinical excellence, and maintain professional standards while enabling site-level decision making, autonomy, and accountability within AHS.
 

Providing strategic consultation to operational leaders on clinical matters, you will coordinate communication with other Corridor Medical Leads and between sites within the corridor to ensure seamless integration of clinical services and serve as the medical voice of the corridor for items that span corridors and/or agencies. To succeed, you will need to build and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders, the Government of Alberta, other corridors, provincial services, and corporate services.

 
This 0.8-1.0 FTE position can be located anywhere within the Southeast corridor.

 
South-East Corridor lies along the Saskatchewan and US borders. Medicine Hat Regional Health Centre acts as a regional hub with 213 beds and the Margery E. Yuill Cancer Centre. This is complemented by local healthcare centres, hospitals, primary care, and long-term care throughout the corridor. Southeast Corridor serves over 80,000 residents which includes 38 communities ranging from midsize cities to small towns and village.
 

Description: 
 
The Corridor Medical Lead, Southeast Corridor (CML) ensures alignment with provincial medical bylaws, supports clinical excellence, and maintains professional standards while enabling site-level decision making, autonomy, and accountability within AHS.  Reporting to the Vice President & Chief Medical Officer, the CML leads medical leadership across sites within the corridor, provides strategic consultation to operational leaders on clinical matters and upholds and enforces provincial medical bylaws, professional standards, and disciplinary processes in support of delivery and evaluation of a safe, high quality, accessible, sustainable and integrated health system and improved patient experience.  
 

The CML facilitates corridor-wide quality improvement initiatives and ensures consistent application of clinical standards across sites. You will support and coordinate corridor-level patient flow, including directing inter-site admissions and emergency management coordination across sites.  
 
The CML establishes key partnerships and collaborate with diverse internal and external stakeholder groups.  Collaborating with AHS and Acute Care Alberta, you will monitor site performance against key performance indicators, specifically focusing on clinical care metrics to ensure optimal service delivery and patient outcomes and support development and implementation of site-level report cards and performance reviews with a focus on clinical care.  You will forge strong relationships with key partners, such the Government of Alberta, other corridors, and provincial and corporate services.  
 

Required Qualifications 
 
Certification by the College of Family Physicians of Canada, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada, or an equivalent professional body is required.  Progressive senior leadership experience in a healthcare environment, including a minimum of three (3) years’ experience (5 years’ preferred) in a senior management role in clinical services or healthcare operations. Medical leadership experience in rural and/or remote healthcare settings is also required. Successful record of achievement as a leader, including extensive experience in improvement and innovation in service delivery in large and diverse range of health functions.  Must be a member of the AHS Medical Staff or eligible to become a member of the AHS Medical Staff.
 
Additional Required Qualifications 
 
Proven success as an adaptive strategic leader who can be both resolute and flexible and be able to react strategically to environmental shifts. Leadership skills, including demonstrated ability and comfort with decision-making responsibilities, coaching and teaching, and the ability to inspire and build confidence in others. 
 
Effective interpersonal communicator including accomplished emotional intelligence, organizational skills, client-focused orientation, and commitment to providing long term quality services. Ability to assist in the progression of medical leadership including development conversations, goal setting, and mentorship/coaching responsibilities.  Demonstrated ability to manage change and create innovative solutions for complex and diverse issues.
Ability to manage diverse human, financial and physical resources within a complex environment.  Proven success in working collaboratively, inclusively, and effectively by fostering solid relationships with key external stakeholders including public agencies, foundations, government, boards, committees, and other partners. Proven ability to foster partnerships and to achieve organizational goals within a large, diverse organization.
 
Preferred Qualifications:
 
Canadian College of Healthcare Leaders’ Certified Health Executive designation or similar an asset.