Senior Project Manager in Calgary

Reporting to the Executive Director, the Senior Project Manager, Inpatient Women’s Health, leads the planning, implementation, evaluation, and sustainability of strategic initiatives that advance quality, safety, patient experience, and operational excellence across inpatient obstetrical services at Rockyview General Hospital (RGH). Working with operational leaders, physicians, clinical teams, Quality Improvement, and key stakeholders, the role drives clinical and operational improvements to address increasing patient volumes, evolving clinical complexity, changing demographics, and quality and safety priorities. Focus areas include access, patient flow, care coordination, and outcomes across Obstetrical Triage, Labour and Delivery, Operating Room services, and Postpartum care.

The Senior Project Manager translates strategic priorities into actionable plans, ensuring initiatives are delivered on time, within scope, and aligned with Alberta Health Services’ commitment to safe, evidence-informed, patient-centred care. The role implements recommendations from quality improvement and patient safety reviews, prioritizing improved OB Triage access and throughput, increased obstetrical operating room capacity and efficiency, optimized postpartum patient flow, and sustainable models of care across the Calgary Corridor.

Using expertise in healthcare project management, clinical workflow redesign, process improvement, change management, and stakeholder engagement, the Senior Project Manager delivers meaningful, sustainable system improvements. Success requires influencing multidisciplinary teams, building strong partnerships with physicians and leaders, and implementing solutions that enhance quality, safety, workforce sustainability, and patient outcomes across Women’s Health services.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading Women’s Health initiatives aligned with organizational priorities.
• Developing project plans, timelines, risk assessments, stakeholder analyses, and implementation strategies.
• Engaging clinical, operational, corporate, Connect Care, Quality Improvement, and external partners to align priorities and remove barriers.
• Assessing workflows and leading process redesign using Lean and evidence-informed practices.
• Coordinating technology implementations, equipment procurement, workforce planning, operational readiness, and service transitions.
• Developing communication and change management strategies.
• Facilitating governance meetings and supporting decision-making.
• Preparing reports, presentations, briefing notes, and recommendations for senior leaders.
• Investigating complex issues using data, evidence, and stakeholder input.
• Establishing performance measures to evaluate outcomes and operational impacts.
• Overseeing data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Embedding successful initiatives into practice while maintaining patient-centred care, safety, and quality standards.

Required Qualifications:

• Post secondary degree in a health care related field.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) qualification and/or equivalent.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Demonstrated excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Project management experience.
• Knowledge of site and program reporting structures and accountabilities.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft office applications, specifically Excel and Word.
• Ability to manage multiple competing priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships.
• Comfortable making decisions, as well as ability to recognize which decisions need higher level input.
• Strong understanding of both CPSM and project management processes within AHS.
• Ability to safely lift, carry, and move items weighing up to 50 lbs.
• Ability to regularly travel throughout Rockyview General Hospital multiple times daily and sit for extended periods.
• Ability to work the full 1.0 FTE and remain flexible with office times to work some evening, night and occasional weekends as required by the project.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in business management or health related field.
• Additional training or experience in project management, quality improvement and change management.

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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