PRIMARY CARE TEAM LEAD, DISCIPLINES ALLIED TO SOCIAL WORK

Job summary

Lead and supervise assigned Primary Care Teams, including clinical and administrative staff and regional providers across disciplines such as Public Health, Mental Health and Addictions, Nutrition, Pharmacy, and Social Work. Collaborate with physicians, nurse practitioners, community agencies, and other team leaders to deliver safe, ethical, team-based primary care and support continuous learning and effective problem solving.

Job details

Are you interested in an opportunity to grow professionally within a positive and progressive culture? Northern Health is seeking a Primary Care Team Lead, Disciplines Allied To Social Work to join Northern Health. In accordance with the established mission, vision, values, and strategic priorities of Northern Health, and under the general supervision of Manager or designate, and with Northern Health’s vision of an idealized system of services built on a foundation of Primary Care, people and their families will receive primary care services in Primary Care Homes supported by Interprofessional Teams. The Primary Care Team Leader practices under the direction of the Community Services Manager or Health Services Administrator and collaborates with Physicians and/or Nurse Practitioners to provide guidance and supervision to the assigned Primary Care Teams. The Primary Care Team Leader functions as a member of the Interprofessional Team and applies best practice to provide competent, safe, and ethical care for people and their families in settings such as physician practices, homes, schools, and communities. The Primary Care Team Leader takes a collaborative and team-based approach in program delivery and problem solving to achieve healthcare excellence. Such an approach involves nurturing a team environment of continuous learning, effective communication, trust, team building and staff acknowledgement. Staff to be supervised includes both clinical and administrative staff and assigned regional care providers in various fields such as Public Health, Mental Health and Addictions, Nutrition, Pharmacy and Social Work. The Primary Care Team Leader collaborates with Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, community agencies, and other local Primary Care Home Team Leaders. Primary Care Networks are partnerships between the Divisions of Family Practice representing BC’s family physicians, the regional health authorities, the First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) and local community partners, along with other community providers such as nurse practitioners. All partners are working together in their local communities and collectively to redesign B.C.’s primary and community care system so that it works better for patients and health-care providers. Shift Rotation/Hours of work: Monday to Friday, Days - 08:30 to 16:30

What you’ll do

Lead and supervise assigned Primary Care Teams, including clinical and administrative staff and regional providers across disciplines such as Public Health, Mental Health and Addictions, Nutrition, Pharmacy, and Social Work. Collaborate with physicians, nurse practitioners, community agencies, and other team leaders to deliver safe, ethical, team-based primary care and support continuous learning and effective problem solving.

Requirements

The role calls for leadership and supervision of multidisciplinary primary care teams, along with collaboration across clinical and community partners. The posting does not specify formal education, certifications, or years of experience.

Listed skills

• Team Leadership · Preferred
• Interprofessional Collaboration · Preferred
• Clinical care · Preferred
• Problem solving · Preferred
• Effective communication · Preferred
• Team building · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Team Leadership
• Staff Supervision
• Primary Care
• Interprofessional Collaboration
• Clinical Care
• Program Delivery
• Problem Solving
• Best Practices
• Effective Communication
• Team Building
• Continuous Learning
• Community Partnerships
• Healthcare Service Coordination

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Management & Leadership
• Social Services

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