Vice President, Indigenous Health
- Employer
- Vancouver Coastal Health
- Location
- Vancouver, British Columbia (CA)
- Salary
- Competitive
- Closing date
- Aug 10, 2024
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- Role
- Executive
- Industry
- Healthcare
Vancouver Coastal Health seeks Vice President, Indigenous Health
Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is seeking a collaborative, innovative, and engaged leader to assume the role of Vice President, Indigenous Health (VP, IH). This person plays a crucial role in driving systemic change within the health system to improve the health and well-being of Indigenous peoples. Their leadership is instrumental in advancing health equity, promoting cultural safety, and fostering meaningful partnerships with Indigenous communities.
Based in Vancouver and reporting to the President and CEO and supported by an engaged Board, the VP, IH is a member of the VCH Senior Executive Team and assumes joint accountability for the attainment of the strategic objectives and operational plans of the organization as approved by the Board, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Senior Executive Team.
In addition to being an expert in their field, the incoming VP, IH will be grounded in community and Indigenous ways of knowing and will be encouraged to leverage their connection(s) to community to strengthen their leadership capacities. The VP, IH is a change agent who inspires system transformation by collaborating with leaders throughout the region to facilitate a new era within VCH.
They will lead the evolution of the organization’s Indigenous cultural safety education and support the organization to deliver on relevant legislation including the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (DRIPA). Additionally, their work will be informed by the Calls to Action of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) – particularly Calls 18 to 24 as they pertain to Indigenous health – and recommendations from the “In Plain Sight” report to address Indigenous racism in the B.C. health care system. This position also represents the organization in regional, provincial, and national forums to share, support, and celebrate the organization’s deep commitment to uplifting Indigenous voices and advancing reconciliation.
VCH is a vital hub of healthcare innovation, research and academic excellence contributing to the local, national and global healthcare ecosystem and providing specialized care to patients in its region and throughout the province.
VCH is committed to delivering exceptional care to 1.25 million people, including the First Nations, Métis and Inuit, within the traditional territories of the Heiltsuk, Kitasoo-Xai’xais, Lil’wat, Musqueam, N’Quatqua, Nuxalk, Samahquam, shíshálh, Skatin, Squamish, Tla’amin, Tsleil-Waututh, Wuikinuxv, and Xa’xtsa. Learn more at vch.ca.
Through its Reconciliation framework, VCH is committed to improving health and access to culturally safe health care for Indigenous peoples within the region. Serving 14 First Nation communities, approximately 27,000 members living on reserves and 21,000 Urban Indigenous community members, VCH is guided by the following principles:
- Indigenous clients and families can expect to receive culturally safe care.
- First Nations, Métis and Inuit People's roles are respected and acknowledged in the traditional territories in which VCH operates.
- VCH as an organization upholds the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) and Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada Calls to Action to an optimal level within its mandate and scope.
- Partners working with VCH support alignment with UNDRIP and TRC Calls to Action.
At VCH, our vision of healthy lives in healthy communities inspires us and our values and pillars guide us. We support equitable practices, diverse teams and inclusive environments, which are integral to creating welcoming spaces where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and feel supported.
To Apply
VCH is committed to a new relationship with Indigenous communities and closing the gap in health and social disparities for Indigenous persons in British Columbia; preference will be given to qualified First Nations, Métis, or Inuit applicants.
VCH invites applications from all candidates and encourages applications from equity-deserving communities and members of racialized groups, people with disabilities, and people of all gender identities and expressions and sexual orientations.
The expected salary range for this position is $210,000 - $260,000 annually, supplemented by a competitive total compensation package. Please email application materials in a package to Applications@pathwaysexecutivesearch.ca:
For more details or to further explore this important strategic leadership opportunity, please contact:
Laurie Sterritt • Managing Partner Pathways Executive Search Telephone: 778-838-4569 LaurieS@PathwaysExecutiveSearch.com
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Katy Gottfriedson-Jasper • Senior Consultant Pathways Executive Search Telephone: 250-318-6788 KatyGJ@PathwaysExecutiveSearch.com
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