Mi'kmaw Indigenous Patient Navigator

3 weeks ago

Halifax, Canada IWK Health Centre Full time

**Company** : IWK Health**:
**Req ID**:160844
**Department/Program**:Equity and Belonging, Professional Practice
**Location**: Halifax
**Type of Employment**:Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE)
**Start Date**: ASAP
**Union Status**: Non-union, Management/Non Union Bargaining Unit
**Compensation**: $36.3327**:

- **$45.4158 /hour
**Closing Date**: Open until filled

IWK Health is a respected academic health sciences centre located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, providing tertiary and primary care for two million children, youth, adults and families each year across the Atlantic region. We have a team of approximately 4000 employees, physicians, volunteers and learners at sites across Nova Scotia. People build careers with IWK Health with our focus on training and mentorship opportunities. We recognize each other’s talent and celebrate our successes. We collaborate in modern facilities or virtually from home, align our work to our values, and enjoy access to enhanced benefits and wellness programs. We are proud to support our patients, families and communities and are grateful for the generous donor support we receive.

**The Opportunity**:
The Mi’kmaw and Indigenous Patient Navigator (MIPN) supports access and coordination of services for Mi'kmaw Indigenous patients (i.e.: discharge planning). The MIPN acts as a resource for Indigenous clients to access culturally safe and client centered care. The MIPN facilitates relationship building between Mi'kmaw Indigenous community health programs, Nova Scotia Health (NSH)/IWK Health, provincial health system partners, and services and community sites/clinics within the zone. The MIPN provides regular feedback and advice to senior leadership, zonal partners and Indigenous consultants around improving access to appropriate care. The MIPN provides support and advocacy for Indigenous clients and their families by facilitating and coordinating access to health care services, cultural/spiritual needs, and networking with the Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw and health systems and community partners that provide services to Mi’kmaw and Indigenous people. The MIPN will collaborate with Mi’kmaw and Indigenous clients and their families to provide guidance and advocacy as they navigate the multitude of treatments, services, and potential barriers throughout their health care journey. The MIPN provides consultative and advisory services to Indigenous patients referred to NSH/IWK programs and services by providing cultural interpretation and/or health literacy translation services and by supporting culturally competent and safe practice (e.g., access, system barriers, and navigation challenges). Supports Mi'kmaw Indigenous patients in communications with physicians, nurses, and other frontline care staff. Patient navigation is recognized as a key component of an integrated system and an effective way to improve the delivery of person-centred care and clinical efficiencies. The focus of the MIPN is to overcome barriers to timely and culturally safe care, facilitate coordination of care, and enhance the delivery of high quality, culturally safe, trauma informed and person-centred care

**Hours of Work**:
75 hours bi-weekly

**Your Qualifications**:

- Bachelor's Degree in a health related field
- Registered or licensed with the appropriate licensing body/college
- Applicants must be from a First Nations community or background
- Experience working with Mi'kmaw/Indigenous communities, First Nation service delivery organizations and applicable government programming
- Strong understanding of the Mi’kmaw language (including spoken and written), culture, customs, and traditions
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience working with Mi'kmaw Indigenous (First Nations) communities and organizations (Atlantic Region Indigenous communities & culture)
- Experience or knowledge of the health care system and community-based resources within the zone
- Knowledge of federal/provincial health services specifically Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) administered by Indigenous Services Canada, First Nations Inuit Health Branch, and Jordan’s Principle
- Ability to use sound professional judgment, empathy, compassion, and integrity
- Must posses the ability to prioritize workload, keep accurate records and write reports, as necessary
- Experience adapting as the Indigenous care program evolves
- Ability to work independently and utilize strong time management skills to meet deadlines and accomplish objectives

Thank you for your interest in IWK Health.

Please note that we only contact applicants selected for interview/testing. If we invite you to participate in an assessment process (such as an interview or testing) you have the right to request accommodation. Please discuss your needs when invited to the assessment process.

This is a Management/Non Union bargaining unit position. Preference is given to bargaining unit employees for unionized positions. Successful applicants changing unions, bargaining units

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