Associate Medical Director, Indigenous Wellness Core

Your Opportunity 

As a bona fide occupational requirement, and under Section 11 of the Alberta Human Rights Act, only Indigenous applicants will be considered. We encourage Indigenous candidates to self- identify.

Make a difference to the lives of distinctions based Indigenous people across the province! Following the Indigenous Health Commitments: Roadmap to Wellness, aligned with the United Nations’ Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s calls to action, work to close the health gap and ensure that First Nations, Métis, and Inuit peoples have high quality, accessible, and sustainable health care in Alberta.  

Alberta Health Services’ Indigenous Wellness Core (IWC) is looking for a culturally aware Associate Medical Director to co-lead the development of structures, processes and organizational culture needed to respond to Indigenous peoples’ unique needs at the provincial, zone, and program level with a driving vision of achieving health equity for and with Indigenous Peoples in Alberta.

AHS is organized into five geographic Zones. As this is a provincial position, the physical work location is negotiable within the five Zones. Outside Edmonton and Calgary’s major urban centres, the North, Central, and South Zone each offer bustling cities, charming small towns, diverse landscapes, and an excellent quality of life – choose your ideal setting!

AHS is a key part of Alberta’s province-wide health system and a national leader in many areas of healthcare. AHS is recognized as a top employer nationally and provincially, as well as a top employer for young people and diversity. Come work for a supportive employer with competitive pay, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for growth.

Job Description

The Associate Medical Director (AMD) is a key leadership role within the provincial Indigenous Wellness Core (IWC). The Associate Medical Director supports the Senior Medical Director (SMD) in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the overall strategic and operational plans in support of patient focused care programs and delivery through the Indigenous Wellness Core (IWC). Together with the SMD, this includes developing the business plan for IWC in collaboration with the SMD, and establishing priorities, a workforce plan and assist in developing strategies methods, and incentives to successfully implement the goals and actions outlined in the Indigenous Health Commitments: Roadmap to Wellness.

The Associate Medical Director collaborates with provincial leadership and other key stakeholders to develop and empower the IWC in an integrated service delivery organization. The AMD provides provincial support to the Zone Medical Leads, and facilitates the IWC Zone leads’ provincial collaboration, information exchange, and cooperation on all mutual endeavors. Together with the Operational Leads in the Zone, and by establishing effective modes of communication and engagement with physicians and program partners, the AMD works to provide quality, innovative, and efficient health services to Indigenous Peoples.

The AMD contributes to provincial recommendations regarding service development and resource allocation within Indigenous Health with respect to health services for distinctions based Indigenous Peoples. This will include identifying, engaging, and collaborating with distinctions based Indigenous communities and other Indigenous health organizations to effectively support, guide, and advocate for implementation of primary care and other health care services that will address the needs of Indigenous Peoples across the province.