- Salary
- $46 – $61
- Location
- Calgary, AB
- Workplace
- Onsite
- Type
- Full-time
- Department
- Southport
- Seniority
- Lead
- Experience
- 3+ years
- Education
- Master
- Source
- Lever
Description
Here’s your chance to be a part of our story! Carewest is one of Calgary’s leaders in exceptional care and we are looking for passionate helpers to join our team.
At Carewest, our mission is to support all clients in maintaining their quality of life as they transition through their health care journey. Our core values of Caring, Relationships, Excellence, Accountability and Teamwork guide how we provide care to those who need it the most.
With a strong focus on delivering quality care & safety to our residents & clients we strive to attract innovative thinkers looking for a rewarding career.
Help us make a difference and connect with us today!
Position Details
Position Status: Temporary Full-Time Term Ends April 25, 2027 Location: Southport, LTC Clinical Leadership BW Hours: 77.50 FTE: 1.00 Shift: Days Shift Times: 0800-1615 Union: Non-Union Professional Rate of Pay: $46.81 - $61.91 PCN: SPTQPAHPL06
Date Competition Closes: September 23, 2026
The Opportunity
Position Summary:
The Sr. Allied Health Practice Lead promotes excellence in Allied Health practice with advanced knowledge in evidence-based practice within clinical care, systems leadership and advancement of allied health practice,
evaluation and research.
evaluation and research.
Reporting to the Executive Director of Quality, Safety & Transformation, the Sr. Allied Health Practice Lead will lead allied health guideline and protocol development and implementation and identifying opportunities to increase allied health practice based on best evidence. They will lead allied health team consultation while consulting with appropriate stakeholders both internal and external to Carewest on system change, following through with planning, implementation, and evaluation of initiatives.
Program Summary:
This role will focus on Carewest rehabilitation care sites with services that span long term care, post-acute and ambulatory programs.
Qualifications Required:
• Masters level degree in Occupational or Physical Therapy.
• Active or eligible for practice license and professional registration, as appropriate to the discipline, in one of the following disciplines: Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy.
• PROSCI Change Management certificate. AHS Change management modules.
• Alberta Health Services Improvement Way (AIW) Green Belt certification.
• Active or eligible for practice license and professional registration, as appropriate to the discipline, in one of the following disciplines: Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy.
• PROSCI Change Management certificate. AHS Change management modules.
• Alberta Health Services Improvement Way (AIW) Green Belt certification.
Experience Required:
• A minimum of ten years’ experience in healthcare education, leadership or professional development role in an organization of significant size complexity and diversity.
• Minimum 3 years of full-time clinical experience in the last 5 years in continuing care, focusing on rehabilitation.
• Demonstrated ability to engage and build collaborative relationships with staff, physicians, patients and families, leaders, learners and external partners and facilitate group processes.
• Demonstrated progressive leadership roles.
• Knowledge of wide range of research design methodologies.
• Knowledge of program evaluate on approaches and outcomes measurements.
• Strong interpersonal verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to recognize complex problems and seek solutions.
• Connect Care proficiency.
• Minimum 3 years of full-time clinical experience in the last 5 years in continuing care, focusing on rehabilitation.
• Demonstrated ability to engage and build collaborative relationships with staff, physicians, patients and families, leaders, learners and external partners and facilitate group processes.
• Demonstrated progressive leadership roles.
• Knowledge of wide range of research design methodologies.
• Knowledge of program evaluate on approaches and outcomes measurements.
• Strong interpersonal verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to recognize complex problems and seek solutions.
• Connect Care proficiency.
Preferred:
• Project management and change management knowledge and experience an asset.
• Demonstrated ability in planning, implementing and leading change from an evidence-based perspective.
• Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement, patient safety and experience.
Skills
Project ManagementChange Management
