Indigenous Care Quality Specialist

Provincial Health Services Authority; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 88,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health authority in British Columbia seeks an Indigenous Care Quality Specialist. This role emphasizes improving care quality and addressing complaints from Indigenous patients, requiring strong leadership and cultural competency in health services. Join a team committed to continuous quality improvement and culturally safe practices.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Access to professional development opportunities

Competitive pension plan

Flexible work options

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years’ management experience plus 3 years’ related conflict resolution/crisis intervention experience.
• Experience in Indigenous health sector or anti-racism initiatives.
• Demonstrated knowledge of systemic discrimination and health disparities impacting Indigenous Peoples.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and evaluate indicators of quality outcomes and performance related to Indigenous patient care.
• Provide guidance on culture-safe complaint management and resolution processes.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and manage complaints processes involving Indigenous patients.

Skills

Indigenous cultural safety

Conflict resolution

Leadership

Anti-Indigenous racism awareness

Education

Baccalaureate in Health Care Administration or Business Administration

Graduation from a recognized Nursing or Health related program

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Patient Care Quality Office

Pursuant to section 42 of the British Columbia Human Rights Code, preference will be given to applicants of Indigenous Ancestry. We invite applicants to self-identify within their cover letter and/or resume

In accordance with the Mission, Vision, Values and strategic direction of PHSA, safety, including both patient and employee safety, is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone at PHSA. As such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.

Reporting to the Indigenous Patient Care Quality Office Manager, the Indigenous Care Quality Specialist, Corrections, provides guidance and leadership on provincial, national, and international standards of complaint management to BC Corrections Health (CHS) care service areas, with a primary focus of supporting complaints made by Indigenous patients and families.

What you’ll do

• Works with BC Corrections Health Services leadership to monitor, develop, implement, and evaluate indicators of quality outcomes and performance; prioritizes quality initiatives based on program functions, needs and performance measurement systems; plans, develops and implements culturally safe patient safety and quality improvement education, initiatives, and materials, including evaluation and sustainment tools.
• Collaborates with key stakeholders regarding patient/client complaints and concerns and supports a culturally safe and appropriate resolution of issues.
• Provides advice and consultation regarding the management of Indigenous client feedback/complaints, including both verbal and written communication and courses of action when initial steps do not resolve issues to a complainant's satisfaction.
• Contributes to continuous quality improvement of the department by identifying and evaluating new initiatives, developments, opportunities, and trends related to Indigenous-specific racism and discrimination and fostering culturally safe care.
• Meets with PHSA senior leaders, Ministry of Health representatives, Office of the Ombudsperson, Patient Care Quality Review Board, Prison Legal Services, Correctional Health Services, and other stakeholders as required to provide updates and direction related to care quality for indigenous patients at BC Correctional centres.
• Provides guidance on provincial, national, and international standards to BC Correctional facilities and to staff, encouraging dialogue, and provides leadership and advice to facilitate culturally safe resolution to care quality issues, complaints, and improvements.
• Manages the complaints process by working directly with indigenous patients/families and Correctional Health Services through activities such as full chart reviews of the electronic health records to determine appropriate action, documentation, and reporting, and timely follow up as guided by the Patient Care Quality Review Board Regulations, associated Ministerial Directives, and PHSA policy and standards.
• Performs other related duties, as assigned.

What you bring

Qualifications

• A level of education, training, and experience equivalent to a Baccalaureate in Health Care Administration, or Business Administration plus graduation from a recognized Nursing or Health related program and a minimum of (3) years’ management experience plus three (3) years’ related conflict resolution/crisis intervention experience, including one (1) year of recent related experience in any of the following areas: Indigenous specific anti-racism work, or work in the Indigenous health sector, inclusive of facilitation related to Indigenous cultural safety, Indigenous health administration, or direct health service delivery.
• Demonstrated leadership and management skills in a large diverse environment with the ability to build team capabilities and form coalitions with diverse partners (both internally and externally). Demonstrated comprehensive knowledge of Indigenous worldviews and perspectives of health and wellness and/or demonstrated allyship. Demonstrated proficient knowledge of Indigenous cultural safety and humility within health services contexts. Demonstrated knowledge of systemic discrimination, anti-Indigenous racism, colonization, and social determinants of health.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the historic and ongoing impacts of settler colonialism on Indigenous Peoples in social and health contexts, including supported by significant knowledge of Indigenous-specific mandates, including clear understanding of and commitment to eradicate Indigenous-specific racism and discrimination and embed Indigenous Cultural Safety and Humility.
• Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the historic and ongoing impacts of settler colonialism and systemic racism on Indigenous Peoples within social and health contexts. This includes understanding how these factors contribute to current health disparities and barriers to care. Show a clear commitment to identifying, challenging, and eradicating Indigenous-specific racism and all forms of discrimination impacting equity-deserving groups within health care settings.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of legislative obligations and provincial commitments within Patient Care Quality Office contexts 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 - BC Human Rights Code, BC Anti-racism Act and how they intersect across the health care system.

Core Competencies

• Brings an understanding of the Indigenous specific racism and the broader systemic racism that exists in the colonial health care structure, and has demonstrated initiatives in breaking down barriers and ensuring a safe environment ensuring a sense of belonging to all and informed by Indigenous Cultural Safety.
• Awareness of social, economic, political and historical realities of settler colonialism on Indigenous Peoples and familiarity with addressing Indigenous-specific anti-racism, anti-racism and Indigenous Cultural Safety and foundational documents and legislative commitments (the Declaration Act, the Declaration Action Plan, TRC, IPS, Remembering Keegan, etc.).

Skills & Knowledge

• Demonstrates a commitment to beginning and/or continuing their personal learning journey related to Indigenous-specific racism and dismantling systems of oppression, as well as addressing racism more broadly. Shows willingness to articulate and share their learning experiences to contribute to a culture of motivation and inspiration among peers.
• Demonstrates foundational knowledge of the social, economic, and political realities of settler-colonialism and its impacts on Indigenous peoples and equity-deserving groups within social and health contexts. Understands the impact of social determinants of health-on-health outcomes. Shows a commitment to learning about and upholding legislative obligations and provincial commitments outlined in foundational documents such as the 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, Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study, the BC Human Rights Code, Anti-Racism Data Act, and the Distinctions Based Approach.

What we bring

Every PHSA employee enables the best possible patient care for our patients and their families. Whether you are providing direct care, conducting research, or making it possible for others to do their work, you impact the lives of British Columbians today and in the future. That’s why we’re focused on your care too – offering health, wellness, development programs to support you – at work and at home.

• 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.

Job Type: Regular, Full-Time

Salary Range: $88,990 - $127,923. The starting salary for this position would be determined with consideration of the successful candidate’s relevant education and experience, and would be in alignment with the provincial compensation reference plan. Salary will be prorated accordingly for part time roles.

Hours of Work: 0830-1630 (Monday to Friday)

Requisition # 183160E

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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