Your Opportunity:The energetic Town of Westlock offers something for everyone - a great community to raise a family, a fun, active lifestyle with both indoor and outdoor recreation opportunities, and a community full of residents happy to lend a helping hand. Westlock is a mix of urban amenities with a country lifestyle and also boasts an active arts and culture scene. Here in Westlock, you'll find a community that is friendly, engaged, and looking to offer the best to its residents.Description:As the Unit Manager for the emergency department and West wing (med/surg), you will be responsible for daly operations including bed coordination, capacity and staff management. You will be supported by your Site Manager, Area Director and departmental team leads and managers. You will be responsible for providing leadership to an interdisciplinary team of healthcare professionals dedicated to providing leading care to Albertans. Your leadership, direction and organization of the units will be in support of the vision, mission and business plan of Alberta Health Services. You will be making key decisions to establish and contribute to the achievements and goals of the programs within each department. As the Unit Manager you will be responsible for developing and maintaining strong working relationships with key stakeholders, facilitating change management, promoting team development and teamwork as well as coordinating staffing and clinical work as identified by the Site Manager within the services area. You will develop and maintain an effective framework for the operations of the patient care service in order to facilitate the delivery of efficient, effective and safe patient care.
Classification: Manager
Union: Exempt
Unit and Program: emergency/west wing
Primary Location: Westlock Healthcare Centre
Location Details: As Per Location
Employee Class: Regular Full Time
FTE: 1.00
Posting End Date: 21-APR-2026
Date Available: 01-MAY-2026
Hours per Shift: 7.75
Length of Shift in weeks: 4
Shifts per cycle: 20
Shift Pattern: Days, On Call
Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
Minimum Salary: $40.19
Maximum Salary: $68.93
Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Required Qualifications:Active registration and practice permit with the College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CARNA) is required. A minimum of five (5) years ' experience within the last ten (10) years in the following units: General Surgery, General Medicine, Combined Med/Surg, Acute Care, Sub-Acute, etc.). Equivalencies of education and experience may be considered. Additional Required Qualifications:Proven leadership capabilities and teamwork is vital to this position. Preferred Qualifications:preference may be given to those with rural and Emergency department experience.
