Program Coordinator

Your Opportunity :

Are you looking for a dynamic role where your organizational talent and passion for supporting patients with cancer, can truly make an impact? The Program Coordinator, Patient Experience & Education plays a pivotal and highly independent role within Cancer Care Alberta’s Supportive Care Services & Patient Experience portfolio. Reporting to the Lead, Patient Experience & Education—and also providing key support to the Scientific Lead, Supportive Care Services & Patient Experience—this position is at the heart of several innovative, patient-centred, province‑wide initiatives.

Description :

The Program Coordinator provides comprehensive and high-level, program management and coordination support for several operational and innovative pieces of work that are provincial in scope. The complex, diverse and fast-paced work environment requires the incumbent to have a high degree of adaptability to manage many competing demands. They must have the ability to communicate efficiently and to assist with problem-solving of identified issues. The incumbent will need to possess a good understanding of the variety of work underway within the team, Cancer Care Alberta's organization, and have strong interdisciplinary collaboration skills with both internal and external stakeholders and team members. The coordinators key responsibilities and accountabilities include Patient Education Content Expertise, Research Coordination, Administrative Support, and High-Level Support for Team Logistics and Function.

Required Qualifications :

Additional Required Qualifications :

Has superior critical thinking, problem solving, coordination and decision-making skills. Excellent written / verbal communication skills, negotiating and interpersonal conflict resolution skills also required. Must be flexible in order to accommodate competing demands and changing workload demands; ability to deal with multiple tasks and interruptions; must demonstrate consistent and sound decision-making abilities; must demonstrate superior time management and organizational skills; must be fluent in English.

Preferred Qualifications :

Recent Oncology (cancer) work experience, recent experience in a fast paced, high stress work environment. Experience in using, interpreting and complying with union agreements as required. Research coordination experience is an asset. Experience with programs like Oracle, iexpense, Markview, e-people, Connect Care and Adobe.