Senior Advisor - Indigenous Wellness Program Clinical ARP

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The Indigenous Wellness Core (IWC) works in collaboration and partnership across Alberta Health Services and with all external partners to support innovation and improvement in Indigenous Health and to work towards health equity for Indigenous peoples and communities. The IWC has a significant opportunity to improve the health of Indigenous Peoples in Alberta by focusing on upstream efforts and health equity, creating, and building on community empowerment and action, and transforming health service delivery to address racism and focus more on determinants of health and prevention. The IWC is the mechanism through which AHS plans to achieve on-going provincial improvement in Indigenous health, patient outcomes and experience, health improvement and sustainability of Alberta’s health system. The Indigenous Wellness Program Clinical Alternate Relationship Plan (ARP) is designed to provide wholistic primary care physician services to Indigenous peoples within their communities. Program services are provided on reserves, Metis Settlements, urban clinics and in collaboration with the Alberta Indigenous Virtual Care Clinic to overcome geographical, economic, political, cultural, and socio-historical barriers faced by Indigenous patients. The health priority is to increase access and provide culturally safe primary care services with an emphasis on chronic disease management and a particular focus on diabetes, mental health & addictions, women’s health, pediatric primary care, and chronic pain and palliative care.

Description:

The Senior Advisor (SA) of the Indigenous clinical ARP works directly with Indigenous leadership and communities including Health Directors throughout Alberta to promote, plan, organize and implement primary care physician services within Indigenous community health centres. The SA will develop/maintain strong working relationships with key stakeholders and Indigenous community leaders, provide leadership and oversee the recruitment and implementation of Primary Care Physician services for Indigenous populations across Alberta. The SA will work with senior leadership of the AHS IWC, Medical Affairs, Business Advisory Services, Alberta Health, ARP Management Committee, ARP physicians and the ARP admin V to provide expertise and overall management, implementation, and administration of the ARP. The work will require a comprehensive understanding of their role within the dept and broader AHS structure. The SA will report to the Manager, Primary Care Access of the Clinical Medical dept of the IWC to provide knowledge management, expert consultative abilities, and strategic communication. The SA manages action requests, initiates, provides recommendations, and leads change management strategies as appropriate, indicating due date and response required. The SA is responsible for preparing and reviewing performance reports and submissions monthly, quarterly and annually on quality measures to Alberta Health, Medical Affairs, ARP Management Committee with accuracy, completeness, political sensitivity and tone that reflects the Ministerial Order of the Indigenous Wellness Program Clinical ARP and the IWC of AHS. The SA utilizes expertise in Indigenous Health program areas, aligned with AHS/Indigenous Health Commitments and the IWC’s mandate. This position establishes and maintains positive relationships with key local, provincial, and national representatives of health care.