The Tahltan/Stikine Community-Led Primary Care Network (PCN) is a collaborative partnership between the Nation, the Pacific Northwest Division of Family Practice, and Northern Health. The vision of Indigenous Community-Led Primary Care Networks is to transform primary care to ensure timely and accessible integrated team-based care within community.

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.

 An attractive salary, starting at $60,000 per year, prorated based of FTE, a superb, flexible, hybrid working environment, and an opportunity to be a part of an incredible team, doing ground-breaking Primary Care Work.   

Key role responsibilities:

• Provides administrative support to the Health Director, PCN steering committee and other committees as assigned on projects and initiatives.
• Supports the development and implementation of project work plans, coordinates project activities, and identifies strengths and gaps related to the implementation of the PCN.
• Supports member and stakeholder engagement activities.
• Organizes and facilitates meetings; works with the partners on agenda setting, prepares and distributes meeting material, identifies, tracks, and follows up on action items.
• Provides community information about PCN implementation activities and outcomes and communicates progress of the PCN with community, Leadership, CM PCN Regional Manager, partners and the PCN Steering Committee.
• Develops resources for community members and the public, including manuals, communication briefs, and emails.
• Collaborates with colleagues to streamline and optimize operational processes and procedures.
• Works closely with the PCN evaluation team to coordinate PCN data collection. This includes gathering timely data collection to meet Primary Care Network requirements.

What You Bring:

• A background in Health Care, Health Information Management, Business Administration, or a related field and 3-5 years of experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Established relationships within the Far North Indigenous Communities and ability to navigate service, administration, and leadership relationships preferred.
• An understanding of the unique cultural practices, protocols, beliefs, and values of the Far North Nations preferred.
• An understanding of the BC health system, primary care, and client-centred care.
• An understanding of the Social Determinants of Health and its impact on health and well-being, specifically to those if Indigenous Ancestry.
• Experience managing complex projects from conception through to evaluation.
• Proven ability to work with and adjust approaches to meet the needs of diverse teams, (for example: Government, Health Care professionals, Community Service Partners, and community members).
• Experience with gathering, basic collation and communicating complex information and data.
• Demonstrated experience in community engagement, change management and action planning.
• Skilled at collaborating diverse information from diverse team members to prepare briefing notes, background information, agendas, for effective meetings.
• Ability to remain flexible in the midst of evolving priorities, yet clearly communicate boundaries.
• A passion for improving community health and well-being while supporting service provider satisfaction.
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.

*Preference will be given to Far North Nation members and candidates who currently reside within the Territories

The Pacific Northwest Division of Family Practice’s commitment to employment equity includes measures to eliminate discrimination and to reverse the historic underrepresentation of Indigenous peoples, members of racialized minority groups, persons with disabilities, women and persons belonging to sexual orientation and/or gender identity sexual orientation minority groups within its workforce.

To apply for this exceptional opportunity, please submit your resume to: Leayra Leemon, Regional PCN Coordinator: Coast Mountain Primary Care Network, Pacific Northwest Division of Family Practice, at CMCoord@pnwdivisionbc.ca

Please state: “Far North PCN Coordinator” title in the subject line of your email.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however only those under consideration for the role will be contacted.

For more information about the Pacific Northwest Division of Family Practice, please visit us at: https://divisionsbc.ca/pacific-northwest