Clinical Manager- Dadzi Wellness Centre

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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.

FNHA is proud to have been named one of BC’s Top Employers for 2025. Learn more about why we were selected here.

The Dadzi Wellness Centre is a groundbreaking, standalone First Nations primary care facility located in Fort St. James, in north-central British Columbia. Serving the Dakelh members of the Nak’azdli Whut’en, Binche Whut’en, and Tl’azt’en Nations, our centre is ideally situated on Stuart Lake, close to the communities we support.

The Dadzi Wellness Centre is envisioned to work as part of a strategic integrated system within a culturally safe model that integrates family and community supports consistent with a no barriers to care model. The Centre is enriched with the traditions and culture of the Dak’elh people in a warm and welcoming space, working in harmony with existing health services and with no barriers to care.

Title: Clinical Manager- Dadzi Wellness Centre

Salary: $ 97,462- $108,928- $131,861 per year (pay range explained below)

Contract: This position is a 2-year term with the FNHA. When the term position ends with the FNHA, it is intended that this position will be offered as a permanent role with the Dadzi Wellness Centre Primary Care Clinic.

Hours: Standard Hours - 37.5 hours per week

Location: Dadzi Wellness Centre, Fort St. James, BC, located on the ancestral territories of the Dënéndeh, Dakel Keyoh, Takla, and the Yekooche Nations – Onsite.

About The Role
The Dadzi Wellness Centre is envisioned to work as part of a strategic integrated system within a culturally safe model that integrates family and community supports consistent with a no barriers to care model. The centre is enriched with the traditions and culture of the Dak’elh people in a warm and welcoming space, working in harmony with existing health services and with no barriers to care.

About You
Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in regulated health profession such as Social Work, Nursing or related discipline.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in regulated health profession such as Public Administration, Social Work, Nursing or related discipline.

Occupational Certification

• Current practicing registration in good standing with a British Columbia regulating body.

Experience

• Experience in working in a primary care setting.
• Ability to apply a two-eyed seeing approach to balance western and Traditional Indigenous worldviews in practice.
• Experience working with First Nations people and communities.
• Demonstrated knowledge and ability in clinical health care practice, education and program planning, development, implementation and evaluation.
• Broad knowledge of legislation and government policies and procedures that relate to care.
• An understanding of rural and remote communities and their inherent challenges and barriers.
• Familiarity with Traditional Healing practices, customs, values and traditions of local First Nations.
• Strong comfort with learning new technology, and excellent computer skills.

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%
• 4 weeks’ vacation, which increases with service to 5 weeks, plus 5 personal days, 1 volunteer day, and 14 public holidays including National Indigenous People’s Day, National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, Easter Monday and Boxing Day
• Access to group health benefits 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 who identify as First Nations, Inuit, or Métis.
Leading with culture, all FNHA employees complete San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training. We support our family to be leaders in wellness and all staff members develop a yearly wellness plan as part of their performance partnership and goal-setting.

The Pay Range is the minimum and maximum annual salary based on full time equivalent hours.

Incumbents are typically hired, transferred or promoted between the minimum and midpoint of the range based on their knowledge, skills, abilities and experience in relation to the role requirements.

The top 10% of the pay range is for the incumbents who are industry experts in the job with the combination of exceptional experience and competencies needed to perform all duties and responsibilities at a superior capability level. Internal employee compensation will be determined as per the FNHA Employee Total Compensation Policy.

How To Apply
If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button.

For more information about us, please visit: www.fnha.ca/about/work-with-us

For information about Cultural Safety and Humility (fnha.ca) and for information about Land Acknowledgements.

If you have any inquiries or issues please contact FNHA Recruitment at careers@fnha.ca

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