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Director of Care

  • Northern Health
  • Jun 04, 2026
Full time Director

Job Description

Are you ready to lead with purpose and make a meaningful impact on patient care?

Are you seeking a career that allows you to combine your clinical expertise with your proven leadership skills? If you are passionate about driving results through strategic direction, aligning individual and team performance with organizational goals, and delivering exceptional outcomes—we want to hear from you.

About the Role

As the Director of Care, you will play a critical leadership role in shaping and advancing healthcare delivery. You will:

  • Lead the planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing, rehabilitation, and discharge services
  • Participate in developing strategic objectives and operational plans aligned with Northern Health’s priorities
  • Ensure the effective and efficient delivery of high-quality, patient-centered care
  • Anticipate and respond to the evolving health needs of residents
  • Drive integration and delivery of a broad range of acute and facility-based services within a value-based care model
  • Provide visible, influential leadership that supports teams in achieving organizational, team, and individual success

Compensation

Starting salary: $118,923 – $170,951 annually
Salary is commensurate with education, experience, and internal equity.

Qualifications

  • Master’s degree in Nursing or a related discipline
  • 7–10 years of progressive leadership experience, including responsibility for strategic and operational planning
  • An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered
  • Eligibility for registration with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM)

Why Join Northern Health?

Northern Health serves a vast and diverse region of nearly 600,000 square kilometers, supporting over 300,000 residents across communities and 55 First Nations. With more than 12,000 staff and physicians, we are committed to delivering high-quality, person-centered care in partnership with the communities we serve.

What We Offer

  • Comprehensive benefits package (extended health, dental, and Municipal Pension Plan)
  • Four weeks’ vacation after one year
  • Financial support for moving expenses
  • Employee referral incentives
  • Employer-funded training and leadership development opportunities
  • The opportunity to live and work in Northern BC, with short commutes and world-class outdoor recreation

Make Your Next Move Count

Join a team where your leadership will shape healthcare delivery and improve lives across Northern BC.

Apply today and bring your vision, leadership, and clinical excellence to Northern Health.

Job Category

Director

City

Prince Rupert, BC
About Northern Health

At Northern Health, we build for the future. Acquiring and retaining high-quality talent is a high priority for our organization’s success. Our vision of building a strong primary health care system will create a dynamic work environment that challenges all of your skills. Meaningful and rewarding careers, and an outstanding quality of life await you within the diverse communities of this spectacular region.

Northern Health covers an area of nearly 600,000 square kilometers and offers health services in over two dozen communities and 55 First Nation’s communities. We deliver hospital and community-based health care for a population of 300,000.

Employing more than 7,000 staff throughout the region, Northern Health provides exceptional health services for Northerners, through the efforts of dedicated staff and physicians, in partnership with communities and organizations in Northern BC.

There is a wide variety of career opportunities available in our two dozen hospitals, 25 long-term care facilities, public health units and many other offices providing specialized services.

 

 

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