Senior Indigenous Patient Advocate

Updated: April 08, 2024 09:10 PM GMT

NWT Government

Fort Simpson, NT

The Senior Indigenous Patient Advocate (Advocate) is part of a team of regionally distributed positions located in the four Northwest Territories Acute Care Units. Located in Fort Simpson, the Advocate reports administratively to the Director, Quality, Risk and Client Experience, in the Quality, Risk, and Client Experience division of the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA), and works closely with the Chief Operating Officer/Chief Executive Officer of their administrative region in a matrix reporting relationship. The Advocate participates as a member of the regional management team in their administrative region, and serves as a member of the Council of Indigenous Client Experience established as an action of the Cultural Safety and Anti-Racism (CSAR) division of the Department of Health and Social Services (DHSS).

KNOWLEDGE, skills and abilities

• Knowledge of colonial history and contexts for understanding inequities (social determinants of health... More Detail