Director of Indigenous Health and Cultural Safety
3 days ago
About the Role:
The Director, Provincial Programs, Indigenous Health and Cultural Safety will provide strategic leadership to a core team of program managers who provide frameworks to assess individual, team, program, and organizational capacity, and measures of the current state of cultural safety, as well as guidance on best practices and knowledge integration, web resources and guidelines, and recommendations for policy development.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develops and implements a spectrum of engagement opportunities including consultation, collaboration, and empowerment with PHSA program and service leaders to advance the transformation of organizational culture to ensure safe and more equitable service delivery for Indigenous patients/families and staff.
- Establishes reciprocal and collaborative relationships with Indigenous partners, Ministry of Health, Regional Health Authorities, Colleges, Medical Affairs, and Academic Affairs in the development and execution of strategies to improve the health of Indigenous people and their families in British Columbia.
- Provides strategic leadership and accountability for the planning, alignment, actions, and evaluation of services within the portfolio to advance Indigenous cultural safety of patients/families and staff.
- Develops and maintains key partnerships with relevant health agencies, educational facilities, and Indigenous communities and groups.
- Leads portfolio service development and planning activities through working groups and projects, and monitors the progress and outcomes achieved.
- Compiles, analyzes, summarizes, and communicates data to support program initiatives.
Requirements:
- A level of education, training, and experience equivalent to a Master's degree in a relevant health care profession.
- A minimum of seven (7) to ten (10) years of recent related progressive leadership experience, including five to seven (5-7) years of organizational change management experience and at least two (2) years in a managerial/leadership role.
- Demonstrated facilitative leadership skills, analytical and problem-solving skills, and a proven ability to foster a collaborative team approach to decision making.
- Considerable creativity and problem solving to manage direct and indirect opportunities.
- Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and projects.
- Exceptional communication, interpersonal and public relations skills.
- Proven ability to negotiate and mediate resolutions to complex situations.
- Ability to interact tactfully and effectively with staff at all organizational levels both internally and externally.
- Ability to establish courses of action for self and others that are results-oriented.
- Commitment to develop knowledge and understanding of legislative obligations and provincial commitments found in the foundational documents – including Truth & Reconciliation Commission's Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan and Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study – and how they intersect across the health care system.
What We Offer:
- Every PHSA employee enables the best possible patient care for our patients and their families.
- Join one of BC's largest employers with province-wide programs, services and operations – offering vast opportunities for growth, development, and recognition programs that honour the commitment and contribution of all employees.
- 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).
- Access to WorkPerks, a premium discount program offering a wide range of local and national discounts on electronics, entertainment, dining, travel, wellness, apparel, and more.
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