Executive Director, Acute Care Saskatoon
About the role
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is the largest employer in the province, with a workforce of more than 45,000 dedicated staff and physicians and an annual operating budget of over $5 billion. The organization, the largest fully integrated provincial health system in the country, is responsible for delivering high-quality, patient-centred health care to the province’s 1.18 million residents. Through a single, integrated provincial health system, the SHA is transforming how care is coordinated and delivered to ensure patients receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time, and from the right provider – regardless of where they live in Saskatchewan. With a vast and diverse operational footprint, the SHA oversees a network of 245 facilities, including 64 hospitals and approximately 9,000 long-term care beds. Services span acute and hospital-based care, long-term care, mental health and addiction services, primary health care, public health, and a wide range of community-based programs. The SHA is on a multi-year journey to improve care delivery, strengthen population health outcomes, and build a more consistent and sustainable health system in collaboration with patients, providers, and health system partners.
The SHA is seeking a highly skilled, collaborative, and forward-thinking leader to serve as the Executive Director (ED) of Acute Care for Saskatoon. The portfolio includes leadership and operational responsibility for Inpatient Medicine and Mental Health, as well as Emergency and Ambulatory Care services at Royal University Hospital (RUH), Saskatoon City Hospital (SCH), and St. Paul’s Hospital (SPH). The acute care portfolio includes Emergency Department, Inpatient Medicine, Ambulatory Care, Endoscopy Services, Acute Therapies, Social Work, Acute Mental Health and Addictions Services, and Hospital Operations within the assigned geographic area.
Reporting to the Vice President of Integrated Saskatoon Health, the ED plays a central role in advancing the SHA’s strategic priorities and provincial healthcare goals, specifically focused on the Saskatoon region. The successful candidate will lead the planning, delivery, and continuous improvement of acute care services across the largest clinical portfolio within SHA, ensuring they are safe, effective, patient-focused, and aligned with system-wide strategies. This includes leading the expansion of acute care capacity and the alignment of programs and services to optimize the effective and efficient delivery of acute care services; supporting clinical and operational teams, identifying gaps and improvement opportunities, and developing robust action plans that enhance service quality and system integration.
The ideal candidate is a senior health-care leader with demonstrated experience leading complex acute care operations in a dynamic environment. They bring exceptional judgment, strong relationship-building skills, and a collaborative, transparent leadership style. With the ability to balance strategic oversight and operational excellence, they have a proven record of driving system improvement, developing talent, and stewarding resources while ensuring alignment with provincial standards, quality frameworks, and patient-centred outcomes. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful, system-level impact on the delivery of acute care and the health of patients, families, and communities across the region.
To Apply
To fill this position, Saskatchewan Health Authority has partnered with leadership advisory firm Odgers. Applications are encouraged immediately and should be submitted at https://careers.odgers.com/en-ca/30933
We thank all those who express an interest, however only those chosen for further development will be contacted.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Saskatchewan Health Authority is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with the Accessible Canada Act, 2019 and all applicable provincial accessibility standards, upon request, accommodation will be provided by both Odgers and Saskatchewan Health Authority throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities.
Odgers is deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all the work that we do. As part of our efforts to better understand our ability to reach as broad a pool of candidates as possible for our searches, our DEI team would like to encourage you to take a moment and access our Self-Declaration Form.
About Saskatchewan Health Authority
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is the largest organization in Saskatchewan, employing over 44,000 employees and physicians responsible for the delivery of high quality and timely health care for the entire province.
Healthy People, Healthy Saskatchewan.
We work together to improve our health and well-being. Every day. For everyone.
We are driven by the commitment to improve frontline patient care for Saskatchewan people, and we are working together to better coordinate health services across the province to ensure patients receive high quality, timely health care, wherever they live in Saskatchewan.
As a health system we are committed to Better Health, Better Care, Better Value and Better Teams for the people of Saskatchewan.
Executive Director, Acute Care Saskatoon
About the role
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is the largest employer in the province, with a workforce of more than 45,000 dedicated staff and physicians and an annual operating budget of over $5 billion. The organization, the largest fully integrated provincial health system in the country, is responsible for delivering high-quality, patient-centred health care to the province’s 1.18 million residents. Through a single, integrated provincial health system, the SHA is transforming how care is coordinated and delivered to ensure patients receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time, and from the right provider – regardless of where they live in Saskatchewan. With a vast and diverse operational footprint, the SHA oversees a network of 245 facilities, including 64 hospitals and approximately 9,000 long-term care beds. Services span acute and hospital-based care, long-term care, mental health and addiction services, primary health care, public health, and a wide range of community-based programs. The SHA is on a multi-year journey to improve care delivery, strengthen population health outcomes, and build a more consistent and sustainable health system in collaboration with patients, providers, and health system partners.
The SHA is seeking a highly skilled, collaborative, and forward-thinking leader to serve as the Executive Director (ED) of Acute Care for Saskatoon. The portfolio includes leadership and operational responsibility for Inpatient Medicine and Mental Health, as well as Emergency and Ambulatory Care services at Royal University Hospital (RUH), Saskatoon City Hospital (SCH), and St. Paul’s Hospital (SPH). The acute care portfolio includes Emergency Department, Inpatient Medicine, Ambulatory Care, Endoscopy Services, Acute Therapies, Social Work, Acute Mental Health and Addictions Services, and Hospital Operations within the assigned geographic area.
Reporting to the Vice President of Integrated Saskatoon Health, the ED plays a central role in advancing the SHA’s strategic priorities and provincial healthcare goals, specifically focused on the Saskatoon region. The successful candidate will lead the planning, delivery, and continuous improvement of acute care services across the largest clinical portfolio within SHA, ensuring they are safe, effective, patient-focused, and aligned with system-wide strategies. This includes leading the expansion of acute care capacity and the alignment of programs and services to optimize the effective and efficient delivery of acute care services; supporting clinical and operational teams, identifying gaps and improvement opportunities, and developing robust action plans that enhance service quality and system integration.
The ideal candidate is a senior health-care leader with demonstrated experience leading complex acute care operations in a dynamic environment. They bring exceptional judgment, strong relationship-building skills, and a collaborative, transparent leadership style. With the ability to balance strategic oversight and operational excellence, they have a proven record of driving system improvement, developing talent, and stewarding resources while ensuring alignment with provincial standards, quality frameworks, and patient-centred outcomes. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful, system-level impact on the delivery of acute care and the health of patients, families, and communities across the region.
To Apply
To fill this position, Saskatchewan Health Authority has partnered with leadership advisory firm Odgers. Applications are encouraged immediately and should be submitted at https://careers.odgers.com/en-ca/30933
We thank all those who express an interest, however only those chosen for further development will be contacted.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Saskatchewan Health Authority is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with the Accessible Canada Act, 2019 and all applicable provincial accessibility standards, upon request, accommodation will be provided by both Odgers and Saskatchewan Health Authority throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities.
Odgers is deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all the work that we do. As part of our efforts to better understand our ability to reach as broad a pool of candidates as possible for our searches, our DEI team would like to encourage you to take a moment and access our Self-Declaration Form.
About Saskatchewan Health Authority
The Saskatchewan Health Authority is the largest organization in Saskatchewan, employing over 44,000 employees and physicians responsible for the delivery of high quality and timely health care for the entire province.
Healthy People, Healthy Saskatchewan.
We work together to improve our health and well-being. Every day. For everyone.
We are driven by the commitment to improve frontline patient care for Saskatchewan people, and we are working together to better coordinate health services across the province to ensure patients receive high quality, timely health care, wherever they live in Saskatchewan.
As a health system we are committed to Better Health, Better Care, Better Value and Better Teams for the people of Saskatchewan.