Regional Primary Care Coordinator, Lheidli T'enneh (Prince George, BC)

FNHA Overview

About us

The First Nations Health Authority is a diverse and transformational health organization of professional, innovative, and dedicated team members and leaders.

The first of its kind in Canada, FNHA works as a health-and-wellness partner with BC First Nations to support self-determination and decision-making to improve health outcomes.

Title : Regional Primary Care Coordinator

Contract : Perm

Hours : Full-Time

Location : Prince George

About the role

As Regional Primary Care Coordinator, you will assist the Primary Care Manager and Primary Care Project Manager in the delivery of culturally safe, efficient, and quality Primary Care Services.

The Primary Care Coordinator provides both operational and administrative support for the coordination and implementation of primary care services and initiatives with Northern First Nations communities, including, but not limited to :

• Primary health care services (rural, urban and isolated)
• Program planning, development, implementation and evaluation
• Primary Care Network Initiatives
• Joint Project Board Initiatives (mPCT)
• Integration and Partnership initiatives with health partners (Divisions of Family Practice, Northern Health

Authority, First Nations Health Service Organizations)

Integration efforts of primary care with FNHA’s Mental Wellness and Addiction Teams.

About you

• Bachelor’s degree or an acceptable combination of education, training and experience
• Three (3) years or more related experience, including a previous Coordinator or Administrative role, or an equivalent combination of experience and education.
• Recent, relevant experience in a health care environment
• Experience working with First Nations communities or organizations including political leadership
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills; ability to foster collaborative partnerships utilizing a team approach
• High level motivation with a positive attitude and high degree of flexibility in a rapidly changing environment
• Strong organizational skills and experience in project coordination; ability to organize and prioritize work and balance multiple activities concurrently
• Strong computer skills and ability to work comfortably with spreadsheets, presentations, diagramming and word processing software (e.

g. Microsoft excel, PowerPoint, Visio and Word)

Experience and knowledge in Regional Health Authority and First Nations Primary Care and virtual health processes, workflows, referral patterns, program delivery models and electronic medical records

Please refer to Job Specification section of the Job Description for more details.

Working at FNHA

As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including :

• Municipal Pension plan with an employer contribution of 9.31% after eligibility period
• 3 weeks’ vacation, which increases with service to 4 weeks, plus 5 personal days, 1 volunteer day, and 14 holidays including National Indigenous People’s Day and National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
• Access to group health benefits, sick leave and a Health Care Spending Account through Canada Life on day 1 of employment
• And more!

The First Nations Health Authority is committed to respecting diversity within our workforce; preference will be given to individuals with Indigenous ancestry (First Nations, Inuit, Métis).

Leading with culture, all FNHA employees complete San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training. We support our FNHA family members to be leaders in wellness and all staff members develop a yearly wellness plan as part of their performance partnership and goal-setting.

As a health and wellness organization, the FNHA has aligned with the Provincial Public Health Order released on October 14, 2021.

We have a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for all employees at First Nations Health Authority. This policy requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

If selected for employment, you will be required to provide proof of vaccination by providing a copy of your BC Vaccination Card Passport with the QR code.

How to apply

If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button below.

Closing date : June 8th, 2023 (at 23 : 59)