Indigenous Lead - Primary Care Provider - Couchiching Ontario Health Team (

at  Orillia Soldiers Memorial Hospital

COMPANY BIOGRAPHY

Orillia Soldiers’ Memorial Hospital (OSMH) is located in the City of Orillia - a beautiful community nestled along the shores of Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching. Orillia offers an environment where a health work/life balance is easy to achieve as exceptional urban amenities, natural resources, points of interest, and recreational opportunities abound.
People have always been OSMH’s greatest strength. Our committed team has helped our community for over a century. We offer an environment where each individual works interdependently towards common goals: we value Trust, Courage and Teamwork. We are an organization where individuals’ contributions are valued and there are many opportunities for personal growth and development.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The COHT Lead Indigenous Primary Care Provider has a key role in representing the interests of the Indigenous community at the PCN-LC level and ensuring that there is dialogue with the community about the work of the PCN-LC and, in particular, matters affecting the Indigenous community.

The COHT Lead Indigenous Primary Care Provider has the responsibility of:

• Governing in a manner that is responsive to the Indigenous community
• Acting in the interests of Indigenous community members within the Couchiching region
• Contributing to OHT priority projects as required
• Advocating actively for the Indigenous community
• Incorporating feedback from patients, families and caregivers
• Championing primary care related initiatives in a framework of mutually agreed upon accountabilities with the COHT membership and JET
• Regularly attending at Primary Care Leadership Council Meetings and Primary Care Network Summit Events
• Advising on appropriate events and programs to focus on Truth and Reconciliation
• Facilitating the establishment of appropriate partnerships with Indigenous organizations, leaders, and communities.
• Ensure fulsome engagement with COHT Patient Family & Advisory Network

QUALIFICATIONS

1. Education

• A practising primary care provider holding a valid certificate of registration and in good standing with their respective college
• Formal leadership training, change management and experience in academic detailing or mentoring considered an asset

1. Experience

• Lived experience (must be Indigenous)
• Familiarity with First Nations, Inuit and Metis communities and organizations
• Actively practising within the COHT region
• Experience applying a health equity lens to projects/initiatives aligned with the quadruple aim (population health, patient experience, per capita cost, provider experience) preferred

1. Knowledge

• Strong knowledge of the history of Indigenous Peoples (First Nations, Inuit and Metis) and the impact of intergenerational trauma
• A clear understanding of the planning and implementation of large-scale initiatives across all sectors of the health care system, especially those that may be impacted by or may impact primary care
• Knowledge of provincial health care structures, processes, funding mechanisms and current priorities is strongly preferred
• Understanding of clinical leadership in health system design, planning and implementation, with specific expertise in multi-sector and intersectoral engagement.

1. Abilities

• Established positive relationships or ability to establish positive relationships with primary care and specialist peers
• Demonstrated proactive problem-solving, change facilitation, and risk management
• Ability to manage competing demands and meet demanding timelines
• Proven ability to build, strengthen, and maintain relationships and partnerships with partners from diverse communities, backgrounds, and experiences.
• Demonstrated innovative thinking and ability to handle and navigate clinical and operational ambiguity.
• Adept at working with and aligning numerous partners to plan and implement system improvements to better integrate care.
• Demonstrated participatory leadership, mentoring, and motivational skills with ability to guide/coach/influence multiple partners.

1. Personal Qualities

• Excellent communication skills (both written and oral)
• Self-directed and highly motivated
• Superb interpersonal skills
• Strategic thinker
• Team player
• Passion for health system improvement
• Willingness to participate in ongoing cultural learning and traditional teachings
• Ability to influence change

ROLE

The Couchiching Ontario Health Team, approved in the first wave of OHTs in Ontario and recently accelerated as one of twelve OHTs at a high level of maturity to move forward with specific initiatives, requires ongoing clinically informed leadership to meet the objectives laid out by Ontario Health in the Path Forward. The COHT Joint Executive Team (JET) on behalf of the OHT members, is seeking a clinical leader to develop and grow the engagement of primary health care providers across all disciplines (Family Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Midwives and others) and Specialist Physicians.
As part of this process, COHT Lead Indigenous Primary Care Provider will work effectively with the COHT Primary Care Network, the local Communities of Practice, and with peers and other clinicians, to clinically represent the consensus of the whole, during the planning and implementation of initiatives that improve integrated care, providing leadership for mutually agreed upon accountabilities.
The Indigenous Lead will be supported by the OHT Support Team.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Integrated System Design

• Provide leadership and support to the design and implementation of the Couchiching Ontario Health Team in alignment with the purpose of the COHT
• Follow guidance from the COHT Collaboration Table, actively collaborate with the COHT Primary Care and physician specialist representatives, the Primary Care Transformation Lead for Ontario Health, the Ontario Health Central Clinical Leads, and all COHT Collaboration Table representatives from all sectors/clusters (Patients/Clients/Care Partners, Mental Health & Addictions, Hospital, Community Support Services, Primary Care, Home & Community Care, EMS, Long-Term Care, Indigenous Health, Public Health, City/Municipal partners etc).

Operational Clinical Leadership

• Provide leadership, represent the consensus of health care providers for the full COHT region, and collaborate effectively as a member of the COHT PCN-LC..
• Collaborate with the COHT in the development and implementation of priority initiatives as identified and approved by OH and operationalized by COHT JET
• Work with members and member organizations to co-develop new clinical population pathways and work to consistently measure and improve existing clinical pathways with a population health approach.
• Support clinical change management and communication initiatives to inform OHT partners and the broader community as clinical population pathways are implemented.

Clinical Leadership Excellence

The Clinical Lead shall demonstrate excellence in their servant leadership role and consistently reflect and strive to live out the purpose of the COHT. This shall include but is not limited to:

• Working collaboratively with all members of the care team (patients/clients/care partners, primary care, public health, home and community care, mental health and addictions, community and support services, long-term care, emergency medical services, acute care, and city/municipal partners) to improve population and individual patient health outcomes, patient/client/care partner experiences, provider experiences, and value for per capita cost
• Supporting the development of COHT committees and ensuring clinical representation on those committees, as appropriate, via active participation and/or coordinating physician/clinician involvement and engagement
• Consistently providing an inclusive and holistic perspective for all clinicians and being invested in ongoing engagement initiatives to strengthen the COHT and the COHT PCN.
• Supporting clinical education and developing a clinical culture of continuous quality improvement
• Investing in understanding the barriers to change management and consistently engaging with all members of the health sector to rapidly develop and iterate solutions
• Support COHT local engagement strategies, change management activities, performance measurement, physician education, primary care capacity and other opportunities to promote a continuous quality improvement culture in primary care and across sectors in the region.

HEALTH & SAFETY RESPONSIBILITIES

OSMH is committed to providing a safe, healthy and supportive working environment by treating team members and patients with compassion accountability respect and engagement.
All team members must adhere to OSMH’s Occupational Health and Safety policies, procedures and protocols, as well as the duties of workers as stipulated in the Occupational Health and Safety Act.
Team members must be able to perform all bona fide and essential duties of the position which may include cognitive and physical demands.
As a condition of employment, new employees are required to complete an employment health assessment and must be cleared by the Occupational Health and Safety Team prior to orientation.