Vice President, Indigenous Health

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $96.07 / Hr. - CAD $144.10 / Hr.

Job Summary

Come work as the Vice President, Indigenous Health with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is seeking a collaborative, innovative, and engaged leader to assume the role of Vice President, Indigenous Health (VP, IH). This person plays a crucial role in driving systemic change within the health system to improve the health and well-being of Indigenous peoples. Their leadership is instrumental in advancing health equity, promoting cultural safety, and fostering meaningful partnerships with Indigenous communities.

Based in Vancouver and reporting to the President and CEO and supported by an engaged Board, the VP, IH is a member of the VCH Senior Executive Team and assumes joint accountability for the attainment of the strategic objectives and operational plans of the organization as approved by the Board, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Senior Executive Team.

In addition to being an expert in their field, the incoming VP, IH will be grounded in community and Indigenous ways of knowing and will be encouraged to leverage their connection(s) to community to strengthen their leadership capacities. The VP, IH is a change agent who inspires system transformation by collaborating with leaders throughout the region to facilitate a new era within VCH.

They will lead the evolution of the organization’s Indigenous cultural safety education and support the organization to deliver on relevant legislation including the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA). Additionally, their work will be informed by the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) – particularly Calls 18 to 24 as they pertain to Indigenous health – and recommendations from the “In Plain Sight” report to address Indigenous racism in the . health care system. This position also represents the organization in regional, provincial, and national forums to share, support, and celebrate the organization’s deep commitment to uplifting Indigenous voices and advancing reconciliation.

VCH is committed to delivering exceptional care to 1.25 million people, including the First Nations, Métis and Inuit, within the traditional territories of the Heiltsuk, Kitasoo-Xai’xais, Lil’wat, Musqueam, N’Quatqua, Nuxalk, Samahquam, shíshálh, Skatin, Squamish, Tla’amin, Tsleil-Waututh, Wuikinuxv, and Xa’xtsa.

Through its Reconciliation framework, VCH is committed to improving health and access to culturally safe health care for Indigenous peoples within the region. Serving 14 First Nation communities, approximately 27,000 members living on reserves and 21,000 Urban Indigenous community members, VCH is guided by the following principles :

• Indigenous clients and families can expect to receive culturally safe care.
• First Nations, Métis and Inuit People's roles are respected and acknowledged in the traditional territories in which VCH operates.
• VCH as an organization upholds the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Calls to Action to an optimal level within its mandate and scope.
• Partners working with VCH support alignment with UNDRIP and TRC Calls to Action.