Manager, Indigenous Health, BCEHS

Job title: Manager, Indigenous Health, BCEHS

Job description: Manager, Indigenous Health

BC Emergency Health Services

Vancouver

You are a person of Indigenous Ancestry with extensive experience in leading health care strategy development and a desire to improve the health care experience for patients and their families. You are an advocate for change who works collaboratively to develop and implement solutions to issues that impact patients. Your skillset includes quality improvement and incident investigations, and your approach to addressing need for change includes education/facilitation of Indigenous Cultural Safety (ICS) and Humility. Share your skills and knowledge in this important role with BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS), and support positive change for Indigenous patients and their families.

What you’ll do

The Manager, Indigenous Health reports to the Director, Community and Indigenous Programs, at BCEHS. This role is responsible for the management and oversight of strategic programs and related projects in transformation, quality improvement and evaluation. Working in collaboration with BCEHS directors and leadership, this role manages the development, implementation and continuous evaluation of the BCEHS Indigenous Health Strategy, with the aim of improving patient experience and health care outcomes for Indigenous peoples accessing BCEHS services. High-level accountabilities include:

• Identification, planning, implementation and evaluation of key programs and related projects
• Collaboration with a variety of internal and external stakeholders in support of strategic anti-Indigenous racism training, policy, ICS, knowledge exchange programs and related projects
• Applying proven decolonizing leadership, management knowledge and skills to enable wise practice, performance improvement, and system integration in alignment with Indigenous Health programs and PHSA vision, mandate, and strategic directions
• Providing leadership and support to BCEHS relating to ICS, including community engagement, recruitment/retention of Indigenous employees, fostering relationships with communities, Elders, and others.

What you bring

Pursuant to section 42 (3) of the British Columbia Human Rights Code, preference will be given to applicants of Indigenous Ancestry. Please self-identify in your cover letter/resume.

Qualifications

• A level of education, training, and experience equivalent to a Master’s Degree in Indigenous Studies, Health Administration, Social Justice, Transformative Organizational Change or a related field
• 5+ years’ of recent experience in program management, facilitation and engagement consultation processes with a wide range of stakeholder groups
• Planning or program development in healthcare or social services, preferably with focus in Indigenous health, including ICS, colonization and anti-Indigenous racism. This experience should include working directly with or alongside indigenous communities and/ or indigenous health organizations.

Skills & Knowledge

• Knowledge and appreciation of the unique history, cultures, and rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canada is required; commitment to upholding the shared responsibility of creating lasting and meaningful reconciliation in Canada as per TRC (2015) and DRIPA (2019).
• Living experience with Indigenous populations and demonstrated extensive knowledge of Indigenous health care needs, services, and issues as well as knowledge of culture, protocols, traditions, and ideology of Indigenous people and organizations in British Columbia is an asset.
• Awareness of and commitment to learning and understanding the Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Site Report (2020), BC’s Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), and Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls calls for justice, and how they intersect across the health care system
• Demonstrated extensive knowledge of Canadian colonial impacts on Indigenous people in social and health contexts, supported by significant knowledge of Canadian and Indigenous ideologies.
• Demonstrated extensive knowledge of socioeconomic and health status realities, and especially the determinants of health, legislation and public policy affecting Indigenous people.
• Experience or working knowledge of health systems and policy, organizational change, anti-Indigenous racism, resistance to change, population health, illness prevention, health promotion, knowledge exchange and change management.
• Strong project management skills, including ability to engage and collaborate with stakeholders in a respectful, tactful and effective manner

What we bring

Every PHSA employee enables the best possible patient care for our patients and their families. Whether you are providing direct care, conducting research, or making it possible for others to do their work, you impact the lives of British Columbians today and in the future. That’s why we’re focused on your care too – offering health, wellness, development programs to support you – at work and at home.

• Join one of BC’s largest employers with province-wide programs, services and operations – offering vast opportunities for growth and development.
• Access to professional development opportunities through our in-house training programs, including +2,000 courses, such as our San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training course, or Core Linx for Leadership roles.
• Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including municipal pension plan, and psychological health & safety programs and holistic wellness resources.
• Annual statutory holidays (13) with generous vacation entitlement and accruement.
• PHSA is a remote work friendly employer, welcoming flexible work options to support our people (eligibility may vary, depending on position).
• Perks include access to fitness classes and discounts to 350 BC-wide recreational programs, travel, technology, car and bike sharing, and more.

Job Type: Full-time
Location: Flexible within BC
Closing date: Open until filled
Days of Work: Monday to Friday
Requisition # 131370E

As per the current Public Health Order, full vaccination against COVID-19 is a condition of employment with PHSA as of October 26, 2021.

What we do

(BCEHS) provides provincial emergency medical care and patient transfer services. BCEHS is part of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA).

plans, manages and evaluates specialized health services with the BC health authorities to provide equitable and cost-effective health care for people throughout the province. Our values reflect our commitment to excellence and include: Respect people – Be compassionate – Dare to innovate – Cultivate partnerships – Serve with purpose.

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PHSA is committed to employment equity, encouraging all qualified individuals to apply. We recognize that our ability to provide the best care for our diverse patient populations relies on a rich diversity of skills, knowledge, background and experience, and value a safe, inclusive and welcoming environment.

Reconciliation is an ongoing process and a shared responsibility for all of us. The BC Governments’ unanimous passage of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act was a significant step forward in this journey—one that all health authorities are expected to support as we work in cooperation with Indigenous Peoples to establish a clear and sustainable path to lasting reconciliation. True reconciliation will take time and ongoing commitment to work with Indigenous Peoples as they move toward self-determination. Guiding these efforts Crown agencies must remain focused on creating opportunities that implement the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Mandate.
Labor Agreement Excluded
Requisition # 131370E-2383752
Work Site 302 – 2955 Virtual Way, Vancouver BC V5M 4X6
Additional Location Details Flexible within BC
Job Type Regular, Full-Time
FTE 1.00
Hours of Work 08:30-16:30
Work Days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Expiry Date 06-Sep-2022

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