Manager - Operating Room & Surgical Booking Services in Grande Prairie

Your Opportunity Join our team in Grande Prairie, Alberta, where clinical excellence, innovation, and collaboration come together to deliver exceptional surgical care. We offer a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, an annual Remote Retention Allowance, and relocation assistance for eligible candidates. As the Manager, Operating Room & Surgical Booking Services, you will provide operational and strategic leadership for one of the busiest and most dynamic clinical environments in the hospital.

This leadership role is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the Operating Room and Surgical Booking teams, ensuring safe, efficient, patient-centered care and optimal utilization of surgical resources. Working closely with physicians, clinical leaders, and operational partners, you will foster strong relationships, lead change initiatives, and support the development of high-performing teams. You will play a key role in advancing surgical access, improving patient flow, and maintaining effective communication between surgical services, inpatient units, ambulatory care, diagnostic services, and other stakeholders across the organization.

Why Grande Prairie Grande Prairie is one of Alberta's fastest-growing communities, home to more than 70,000 residents and serving a regional population of approximately 300,000 people. The city offers the perfect balance of career opportunity and lifestyle. With affordable living, a welcoming community, and endless opportunities to explore Alberta's Peace Country, Grande Prairie is an ideal place to build both your career and your future.

Description The Manager, Operating Room (OR) & Surgical Booking Services is responsible for the operational leadership, performance, and continuous improvement of perioperative services at Grande Prairie Regional Hospital. Reporting to the Director, Surgical Services, this position provides leadership for the Operating Room and Surgical Booking teams, ensuring the delivery of safe, efficient, high-quality, and patient-centered surgical care.

The Manager is accountable for overseeing day-to-day operations, optimizing surgical access and capacity, supporting effective utilization of operating room resources, and ensuring alignment with organizational priorities and provincial performance expectations. Working in partnership with surgeons, anesthesiologists, physician leaders, nursing staff, and interdisciplinary teams, the Manager facilitates collaborative decision-making and promotes a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous quality improvement.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leadership of surgical scheduling and booking processes
• Workforce planning
• Budget stewardship
• Patient flow optimization
• Quality and patient safety initiatives
• Development and support of high-performing teams

The Manager also plays a critical role in advancing strategic initiatives, managing change, and maintaining strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to enhance surgical services across the region. Through effective leadership and collaboration, the Manager ensures that perioperative services support timely access to care, exceptional patient experiences, and optimal surgical outcomes for the population served by Grande Prairie Regional Hospital and surrounding communities.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing, Health Administration, Business Administration, or a related health discipline.
• Current registration and practice permit with the applicable professional regulatory body, if applicable.
• Minimum of five (5) years of progressive healthcare leadership experience within the last seven (7) years, preferably with perioperative, surgical, or acute care services.
• Demonstrated experience leading complex clinical operations, including staffing, scheduling, budgeting, quality improvement, and performance management.
• Strong understanding of perioperative services, surgical patient flow, operating room utilization, and surgical booking processes.
• Proven ability to build effective partnerships with physicians, frontline staff, interdisciplinary teams, and senior leaders.
• Experience leading change initiatives and implementing process improvement strategies in a complex healthcare environment.
• Strong financial and human resource management skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, conflict resolution, and facilitation skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to patient- and family-centered care, quality, and workplace safety.

Additional Required Qualifications:

• Strategic and systems thinking.
• Strong operational and business acumen.
• Collaborative and inclusive leadership.
• Ability to influence and build consensus among diverse stakeholder groups.
• Commitment to continuous quality improvement and patient safety.
• Sound decision-making and problem-solving abilities.
• Resilience, adaptability, and the ability to lead effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• A commitment to staff engagement, team development, and creating a positive workplace culture.

Key Leadership Expectations:

• Foster a culture of safety, accountability, respect, and excellence.
• Champion patient access initiatives and improve surgical efficiency.
• Support physician engagement and collaborative decision-making.
• Develop, coach, and mentor staff and front-line leaders.
• Ensure effective stewardship of human, financial, and physical resources.
• Advance the strategic goals of Surgical Services and Grande Prairie Regional Hospital.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in health administration, Nursing, Business Administration or a related field.
• Perioperative nursing certification (CPN(C).
• Experience working in a tertiary or regional referral surgical program.
• Knowledge of Alberta Health Services policies, standards, and provincial surgical access initiatives.