Unit manager Jobs in Calgary, AB

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The Unit Manager for the FMC Stroke Unit plays a pivotal leadership role in overseeing daily operations and guiding a committed interprofessional team within a fast paced, specialized clinical environment. This position is central to supporting the delivery of high quality stroke care, ensuring that staffing, workflow, and clinical practices align with patient needs, operational priorities, and organizational standards. Beyond day to day oversight, the successful candidate will contribute to department planning, quality improvement initiatives, and projects aimed at advancing patient outcomes, strengthening team performance, and enhancing operational efficiency. The role offers meaningful opportunities to collaborate with physicians, allied health, nursing, and administrative partners, fostering strong communication and shared purpose across the program. Ideal for a leader seeking to broaden their management experience, this position places the successful applicant at the forefront of change initiatives and efforts to improve care processes in an outcome driven environment. It is a compelling opportunity to influence how care is delivered, promote a culture of collaboration and accountability, and guide a team dedicated to excellence in stroke care.

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The Unit Manager for the FMC Stroke Unit provides essential leadership in a fast paced clinical environment, ensuring daily operations run smoothly and supports the delivery of high quality stroke care. The role is responsible for guiding an interprofessional team, maintaining appropriate staffing levels, and ensuring unit practices align with organizational standards and patient needs. Key responsibilities include overseeing the development and maintenance of unit procedures, supporting the resolution of patient care issues, and leading operational decisions that influence workflow, safety, and care quality. The Unit Manager also plays a central role in people management through hiring, coaching, performance management, scheduling, and supporting staff development. In addition, the position contributes to department wide initiatives by fostering strong relationships with physicians, allied health, and partners, responding to patient feedback, and ensuring effective communication across programs. The role is further accountable for resource management, including equipment, supplies, and overtime monitoring, while supporting improvements that enhance operational efficiency. Participation in planning and quality improvement initiatives allows the Unit Manager to shape care processes, strengthen interdisciplinary collaboration, and support ongoing program development within an outcome driven environment.

A baccalaureate degree in Nursing or a related healthcare field and active registration with the applicable regulatory college are required. Candidates must demonstrate strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to lead, mentor, and support staff in a dynamic environment. Experience in performance management, recruitment, quality improvement, and change management is essential. The ideal candidate brings solid organizational, analytical, and planning abilities, along with proven skill in building effective relationships across teams and departments. A commitment to patient‑ and family‑centered care and ongoing professional development is expected.

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Current management experience preferred. Experience managing nursing staff preferred. Proficiency with position-related programs including EPIC, WFM, MSN, RLS, MS365.