Pacific Northwest Indigenous Resource Library Coordinator
The Indigenous Resource Library Coordinator supports culturally safe, anti-racist, and reconciliation-informed primary care across the Pacific Northwest Primary Care Networks (PCN).
A Primary Care Network (PCN) is a supportive, clinical network of local primary care services to increase comprehensive care in a geographical area. A PCN is enabled by a partnership between the local Division of Family Practice and Health Authority, along with local First Nations and Indigenous partners.
In a PCN, physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, allied health care providers, health authority service providers, and community organizations work together to provide all the primary care services a local population requires. Together, they:
- Enhance patient care using a team-based approach to care.
- Support each other and work to their own strengths.
- Ensure patients are linked to other parts of the system, including the health authority’s specialized community services programs for high risk and vulnerable population groups.
- Collectively work to increase access and attachment to primary care.
Participation in a primary care network enables a patient medical home to operate at its full potential. In a PCN, patients get access to timely, comprehensive and coordinated team-based care, guided by eight core attributes.
PCN Core Attributes:
- Access and attachment to quality primary care
- Extended hours
- Same day access to urgent care
- Advice & information
- Comprehensive primary care
- Culturally safe care
- Coordinated care
- Clear communication
When participating in a PCN, family physicians can:
- Provide optimal care for patients with the support of teams, and easily-accessed health authority services.
- Access expanded services for vulnerable populations and those with complex health conditions.
The Pacific Northwest Division of Family Practice is currently involved in the planning and implementation stages of five Primary Care Networks (PCNs) in our area. The five PCN’s include:
- The Bulkley Valley Witset PCN encompasses the communities of Smithers, Houston, and Witset (and all communities in between)
- The Coast Mountain PCN provides services to the communities of Terrace, Stewart, Dease Lake, and also includes the Nisga’a Valley PCN.
- The Haida Gwaii PCN encompasses all the communities on island, both north & south.
- The Kitimat – Haisla PCN includes the communities of Kitimat and Kitamaat Village.
- The Prince Rupert Coast Ts’msyen PCN supports the communities of Prince Rupert, the Gitga’at (located in Hartley Bay), Gitxaala (Lach Klan), Metlakatla (Metlakatla), and Lax Kw’alaams (Lax Kw’alaams) First Nations.
For specific support for unattached patients on the Provincial Health Connect Registry (HCR) please contact:
The PNW Attachment Team at 250-641-8108
We are currently hiring for the following Primary Care Network (PCN) positions:
Tahltan/Stikine Primary Care Network (PCN) Far North Coordinator
Reporting to the Health Director (or designate) and the Regional Manager, Coast Mountain Primary Care Network, the Far North PCN Coordinator provides a community focused approach in the coordination of the partnership, planning, implementation, and evaluation of the PCN work within the context of Culturally Safe and Respectful practices.
Prince Rupert Coast Ts’msyen Primary Care Network Project/Change Coordinator – Clinic Start-up
The Prince Rupert – Coast Ts’msyen PCN Project/Change Coordinator – Clinic Start-up will work to transition a private primary care clinic to a Northern Health operated clinic, aligning with Northern Health policies and procedures, as well as Ministry of Health directives and PCN Mandates.
Medical Outreach Clinic: Nurse Practitioner
The Nurse Practitioner (NP) provides comprehensive direct primary care, including assessment, diagnosis, treatment, prescribing, and ongoing case management.
Medical Outreach Clinic: Outreach Nurse
The clinic uses an integrated case management service model to address the complex primary care needs of marginalised communities living in Terrace.
Medical Outreach Clinic: Medical Office Assistant (MOA)
The Medical Office Assistant (MOA) plays a critical frontline role in a low-barrier, trauma-informed primary care clinic.