Your Opportunity:
The Integrated Operations Centre (IOC) is the centralized hub supporting patient flow, access, and capacity management across the Edmonton Health Corridor. As the corridor's "care traffic control centre," the IOC brings together clinicians, operational leaders, and real-time data to support patient movement, proactive decision-making, and responses to system pressures. As an Edmonton Corridor Patient Flow & System Coordination Specialist, you will coordinate patient flow, repatriations, hospital transfers, complex care transitions, and operational capacity management across the corridor.
Working in a 24/7 environment, you will connect acute care sites, programs, and community partners to facilitate timely patient movement and address barriers to care. You will collaborate with site leadership, physicians, multidisciplinary teams, EMS, RAAPID, and community partners to coordinate and escalate complex patient situations requiring multisite and cross-sector involvement. You will support corridor-wide situational awareness by monitoring capacity pressures, transfer activity, discharge barriers, and repatriation opportunities while facilitating real-time problem-solving and evidence-informed decision-making.
You will also support optimization of Connect Care and related clinical information systems to improve patient flow, transfer coordination, discharge planning, and capacity management. Working with operational leaders, Clinical Informatics, and Digital Health teams, you will identify opportunities to enhance workflows, reporting, and technology-enabled solutions that strengthen operational performance. This role offers the opportunity to influence care delivery across the health system while supporting frontline operations and improving patient access, outcomes, and operational excellence through collaboration and continuous improvement
Description:
The Edmonton Corridor Patient Flow and System Coordination Specialist is a key member of the Integrated Operations Centre (IOC), providing system-level coordination to support patient flow, access, and capacity management across the Edmonton Health Corridor. Operating in a 24/7 environment, the Specialist facilitates patient movement, repatriation, hospital transfers, and complex care transitions while addressing barriers that impact patient progression and timely access to care.
Working collaboratively with site leadership, physicians, multidisciplinary teams, Emergency Health Services, RAAPID, and community partners, the Specialist coordinates and escalates complex patient situations requiring multi-site and cross-sector involvement. The role supports corridor-wide situational awareness by monitoring capacity pressures, transfer activity, discharge barriers, and repatriation opportunities, while facilitating real-time operational problem solving and resource coordination. Using operational data, Connect Care workflows, patient flow best practices, and quality improvement methodologies, the Specialist supports evidence-informed decision-making and initiatives that improve patient flow, care transitions, capacity management, and resource utilization.
This role also contributes to the optimization of CC and related clinical information systems through workflow improvements, operational reporting, data quality initiatives, and technology-enabled solutions. The Specialist applies strong systems thinking, relationship management, facilitation, communication, and problem-solving skills to support operational priorities, escalation processes, and effective use of corridor resources. Through collaboration and continuous improvement, the role contributes to improved patient outcomes, enhanced access to care, and operational…
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