Assistant Deputy Minister, Acute Care

Job Information

Job Title: Assistant Deputy Minister Acute Care

Job Requisition ID: 75556

Ministry: Hospital and Surgical Health Services

Location: Edmonton

Full or Part-Time: Full Time

Hours of Work: 36.25

Regular/Temporary: Regular

Scope: Open Competition

Closing Date: October 1 2025

Classification: Executive Manager 2

About Us

The Alberta Public Service works to build a stronger province for current and future generations. We make a difference in the lives of Albertans through rewarding and diverse career opportunities. For more information please visit: Ministry of Hospital & Surgical Health Services is building a more resilient and sustainable acute care system that can support Albertans getting emergency hospital-based and specialized care when and where they need it while responding to system-wide health challenges improving health outcomes and maintaining fiscal responsibility. The ministry delivers acute care services for Albertans including: hospital-based services emergency health services lab and diagnostics cancer care tissue and organ donation and surgical procedures.

For further information visit the ministry websites at

Role

Reporting to the Deputy Minister you will lead the planning and enhancement of the quality and delivery of acute care services across the province. This will include developing strategic recommendations options policy and legislation that will improve quality and access standards reduce wait times and ensure effective monitoring and aggregating of performance measures. You will oversee the building of plans for current and future acute care delivery set evidence-based standards data and analytics to enhance system reporting and performance management. Your excellent communication and influential skills will lend to strong networks and relationships with complex stakeholders and partners. You have experience leading strong teams accountable for program delivery and you demonstrate an understanding of government and department priorities.

Qualifications

This pivotal role demands a performance driven influential leader with extensive related executive experience in challenging multi-stakeholder environments.

Your career reflects extensive executive leadership experience with proven strengths in acute health systems or acute care delivery policy development multiple stakeholder engagement managing complex issues and a collaborative and integrated approach to achieving corporate goals.

You have demonstrated understanding of government structure and decision-making legislative frameworks accountability processes and policy development mechanisms. A practiced relationship builder you excel at engaging stakeholders in shaping and implementing high impact initiatives. Your capacity to inspire and empower change-agile teams will support you in delivering on key objectives. Understanding of health system priorities acute care delivery and issues within the political economic and global environment is also essential to your success. Related post-secondary education is preferred.

Salary

$6403.39 to $8403.71 bi-weekly. ($167128 - $219336 / yearly)

Notes

Final candidates will be required to undergo a security screening.

Links and information on what the GoA has to offer:

• Compensation Overview
• Working for the Alberta Public Service
• Pension plans:
• Management Employees Pension Plan (MEPP)
• Leadership and mentorship programs
• Professional learning and development
• Research Alberta Public Service Careers tool

Please see the attached position profile for more information on position responsibilities.Position Profile

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Closing Statement

This competition may be used to fill future vacancies across the Government of Alberta at the same or lower classification level.

We thank all applicants for their interest. All applications will be reviewed to determine which candidates qualifications most closely match the advertised requirements. Only individuals selected for interviews will be contacted.

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