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What does the Cultural Safety and Integration into Practice Lead do?
In this role, the PCN Indigenous Lead will work under the guidance of the PCN Manager and designated representatives from the Indigenous Advisory Committee. This position will lead the development and implementation of the Cultural Safety Strategy. The strategy will focus on engaging PCN partners in learning about Indigenous-specific racism and implement practices and processes that are experienced as culturally safe by First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.
This role will engage and liaise with the Indigenous Advisory Committee representatives, community members and service providers to reflect on local needs related to cultural safety practices in healthcare delivery, with a focus on lifelong learning and continuous improvement.
This role will also support culturally safe healthcare relationships, facilitate education and learning opportunities for healthcare providers in the network, enhance knowledge and application of culturally appropriate care when working with Indigenous patients and families, and with support the PCN’s Indigenous Advisory Committee.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Develop and implement a strategy with input from the Indigenous Advisory Committee, Primary Care Network
leadership team and Island Health Primary Care Manager to ensure cultural safety is embedded throughout the
Primary Care Network.
• Engage and liaise with Indigenous Advisory Committee representatives, community members and service providers
to reflect on local needs related to cultural safety practices in healthcare delivery, with a focus on lifelong learning
and continuous improvement.
• Supports all the partners in the Primary Care Network to nurture, guide and support understanding between
clients, families and care providers to establish effective attachment to Indigenous peoples and to address
challenges Indigenous peoples experience when accessing primary care services.
• Coordinates and/or navigates opportunities for service providers within the Primary Care Network, to support their
journey in understanding cultural safety and humility, Indigenous-specific racism and applying their learnings to
care and environment of care (e.g., creating welcoming and safe spaces).
• Provides strategic support to the Indigenous Advisory Committee, to ensure that recommendations are captured
and elevated.
• Collaborates with PCN leadership and the Indigenous Advisory to ensure productive two-way communication that
effectively implements initiatives approved by all parties.
• Engages with Indigenous communities to support community members with increasing awareness and
understanding of primary care access and delivery.
• Supporting identification of strengths and challenges from Indigenous perspectives and facilitating initiatives that
address barriers and challenges to access to primary care for Indigenous clients.
• Informs and influences policy and development efforts of PCN members to embed cultural safety within existing
practice, processes and policies within the Primacy Care Network’s clinics, through collaboration with the
Indigenous Advisory group and the PCN leadership team.
• Collaborate and support the multidisciplinary teams within the Primary Care Network’s clinics, through
participating in team meetings and partnership sessions.
• Attend and participate in Indigenous Health and Cultural Safety team meetings.
• Collaborate with PCN Leadership, the Indigenous Advisory and Indigenous communities and agencies to support
defining Nation-based or Indigenous approaches to care and coordinate capacity building as requested (e.g., Lateral
Kindness, Accessing Healthcare), improving access to care.
• Participates in on-going learnings and initiatives that support critical self-reflection and a deepened analysis of
Indigenous specific racism as outlined in the Journey of Learning for cultural safety and humility, demonstrated
through practice.
• Performs other related duties as required.
In this role, the PCN Indigenous Lead will work under the guidance of the PCN Manager and designated representatives from the Indigenous Advisory Committee. This position will lead the development and implementation of the Cultural Safety Strategy. The strategy will focus on engaging PCN partners in learning about Indigenous-specific racism and implement practices and processes that are experienced as culturally safe by First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples.
This role will engage and liaise with the Indigenous Advisory Committee representatives, community members and service providers to reflect on local needs related to cultural safety practices in healthcare delivery, with a focus on lifelong learning and continuous improvement.
This role will also support culturally safe healthcare relationships, facilitate education and learning opportunities for healthcare providers in the network, enhance knowledge and application of culturally appropriate care when working with Indigenous patients and families, and with support the PCN’s Indigenous Advisory Committee.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
• Develop and implement a strategy with input from the Indigenous Advisory Committee, Primary Care Network
leadership team and Island Health Primary Care Manager to ensure cultural safety is embedded throughout the
Primary Care Network.
• Engage and liaise with Indigenous Advisory Committee representatives, community members and service providers
to reflect on local needs related to cultural safety practices in healthcare delivery, with a focus on lifelong learning
and continuous improvement.
• Supports all the partners in the Primary Care Network to nurture, guide and support understanding between
clients, families and care providers to establish effective attachment to Indigenous peoples and to address
challenges Indigenous peoples experience when accessing primary care services.
• Coordinates and/or navigates opportunities for service providers within the Primary Care Network, to support their
journey in understanding cultural safety and humility, Indigenous-specific racism and applying their learnings to
care and environment of care (e.g., creating welcoming and safe spaces).
• Provides strategic support to the Indigenous Advisory Committee, to ensure that recommendations are captured
and elevated.
• Collaborates with PCN leadership and the Indigenous Advisory to ensure productive two-way communication that
effectively implements initiatives approved by all parties.
• Engages with Indigenous communities to support community members with increasing awareness and
understanding of primary care access and delivery.
• Supporting identification of strengths and challenges from Indigenous perspectives and facilitating initiatives that
address barriers and challenges to access to primary care for Indigenous clients.
• Informs and influences policy and development efforts of PCN members to embed cultural safety within existing
practice, processes and policies within the Primacy Care Network’s clinics, through collaboration with the
Indigenous Advisory group and the PCN leadership team.
• Collaborate and support the multidisciplinary teams within the Primary Care Network’s clinics, through
participating in team meetings and partnership sessions.
• Attend and participate in Indigenous Health and Cultural Safety team meetings.
• Collaborate with PCN Leadership, the Indigenous Advisory and Indigenous communities and agencies to support
defining Nation-based or Indigenous approaches to care and coordinate capacity building as requested (e.g., Lateral
Kindness, Accessing Healthcare), improving access to care.
• Participates in on-going learnings and initiatives that support critical self-reflection and a deepened analysis of
Indigenous specific racism as outlined in the Journey of Learning for cultural safety and humility, demonstrated
through practice.
• Performs other related duties as required.
Qualifications & Experience
• A level of education, training, and experience equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in a related discipline.
• Three (3) years’ recent related experience working for Indigenous organization/programs or healthcare that includes interacting and developing relationships with Indigenous people and Indigenous communities is required.
• In depth understanding and knowledge of Indigenous culture, specifically the diverse Indigenous cultures within the Campbell River & District area.
• Valid BC Driver’s License.
What skills and experience are we looking for in the ideal candidate?
• Ability to facilitate meaningful and respectful dialogue the creation of respectful relationships across the healthcare continuum.
• Ability for self-reflection and personal development and demonstrated humility.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships through Indigenous ways of communication and coming together.
• Demonstrated deep understanding of Canadian and Indigenous history, an understanding of the roots of harm (colonization and racism) and the ongoing harm related to historic and current colonial policies and structures.
• Demonstrated understanding of the TRC Calls to Action related to health and the United Nations Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
• Demonstrated lived and work experience with understanding and knowledge of Indigenous Health and Wellness, including but not limited to: knowledge of local Indigenous communities, including differences in respect to access to health services, health benefits and advocacy.
• Demonstrated understanding and knowledge of health and wellness services available, to inform and bring awareness of services and supports to local Indigenous communities including, First Nations, urban Indigenous, Inuit and Métis Peoples.
• Understanding of the significance of incorporating traditional Indigenous perspectives and practices within healthcare and the associated complexities.
• Demonstrated awareness and understanding of lateral violence and tensions, rooted in colonization that affect the wellness of Indigenous communities.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills are required.
• Strong administrative and organizational skills are required as is the ability to work well in an environment with confidential information and working with discretion.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
• Three (3) years’ recent related experience working for Indigenous organization/programs or healthcare that includes interacting and developing relationships with Indigenous people and Indigenous communities is required.
• In depth understanding and knowledge of Indigenous culture, specifically the diverse Indigenous cultures within the Campbell River & District area.
• Valid BC Driver’s License.
What skills and experience are we looking for in the ideal candidate?
• Ability to facilitate meaningful and respectful dialogue the creation of respectful relationships across the healthcare continuum.
• Ability for self-reflection and personal development and demonstrated humility.
• Ability to build and maintain relationships through Indigenous ways of communication and coming together.
• Demonstrated deep understanding of Canadian and Indigenous history, an understanding of the roots of harm (colonization and racism) and the ongoing harm related to historic and current colonial policies and structures.
• Demonstrated understanding of the TRC Calls to Action related to health and the United Nations Declaration on Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP).
• Demonstrated lived and work experience with understanding and knowledge of Indigenous Health and Wellness, including but not limited to: knowledge of local Indigenous communities, including differences in respect to access to health services, health benefits and advocacy.
• Demonstrated understanding and knowledge of health and wellness services available, to inform and bring awareness of services and supports to local Indigenous communities including, First Nations, urban Indigenous, Inuit and Métis Peoples.
• Understanding of the significance of incorporating traditional Indigenous perspectives and practices within healthcare and the associated complexities.
• Demonstrated awareness and understanding of lateral violence and tensions, rooted in colonization that affect the wellness of Indigenous communities.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills are required.
• Strong administrative and organizational skills are required as is the ability to work well in an environment with confidential information and working with discretion.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.