Indigenous Wellness Provider - Primary Care Network

Working as part of the interdisciplinary VNFC Wellness Teamand reporting directly to the Indigenous Lead (PCN) , the Indigenous Wellness Provider (IWP) supports VNFC and Primary Care Network (PCN) clients to coordinate and access Indigenous practitioners, primary health care, social services, and specialized medical care. IWP provide support to Indigenous peoples in the Victoria and Western PCNs including Métis, Inuit, status andnon-status First Nations.

The IWP will work with people experiencing a range of barriers to health care.

As an Indigenous Wellness Provider, job duties include the following but are not limited to:

• Works from a trauma informed lenswith clients and their interdisciplinary careteam to coordinate access to services in a range of community and specialized care settings.
• Works with clients and the interdisciplinary care team to develop and implement, client centred, holistic and culturally safe health and wellness care plans.
• For clients with mobility issues and/or advocacy needs, provide transportation to medical appointments, including accompanying clients into appointments as requested,and supporting communication back to the interdisciplinary team.
• Works independently with individual clients and families or other groups, providing them with education, support, assistance, and encouragement to access appropriate health interventions.
• Works with local First Nations communities withinthe PCN boundaries, and helps to coordinate access to health care resources onand off-reserve including limited outreach to communities on a one-on-onebasis.
• Organizes community health activities and events.
• As part of support provided to community members, provides education and training around patient empowerment and cultural safety and humility to health care providers.
• Works with community agencies to promote utilization of their services by Indigenous clients.
• Works withlocal First Nations communities and helps to coordinate health care resource son and off reserve including limited outreach to communities on a one-on-onebasis.
• Role-models healthy living and wellness and implements into client service delivery.
• Maintains client confidentiality.

As a member of the VNFC Team, job duties include the following:

• Document andreport activity in alignment with VNFC practices and support internal and external reporting as required.
• Attend relevant professional training and external meetings when directed.
• Participate instaff development, staff meetings and department meetings as required.
• Participate indata collection and evaluation tasks as requested.

Familiarity and experience in Indigenous Communities

• Some knowledge of Indigenous cultures and practices including from the territory inwhich the work of VNFC takes place.
  
  Ability to speak about one’s own Indigenous culture, if applicable, andany communities the (prospective) employee has previously lived in or held jobs within.
• In-depth knowledge of the experience of indigenous peoples in Canada including the ongoing processes of colonization, discrimination, and structural violence, andthe effects on the health and wellbeing of Indigenous communities.
• Knowledge and practice of providing community-based services to Indigenous peoples using philosophies of cultural humility and cultural safety.

Communication

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to readand write various correspondences such as but not limited to case notes,letters, memos.
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills, both written and oral.
• Ability to share information across multiple settings and with diverse audiences.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office 365,including Word, Excel, and Outlook a requirement.

Leadership

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to work independently and be part of…