Indigenous Navigator - Mental Health - Adult I/P

Posting Period

Open:          April 24, 2024

Deadline:    April 30, 2024

Non-Union

Department Name

Mental Health and Addictions Navigator

The Indigenous Navigator will seek to integrate provincial, federal and other community health and social support services across the care continuum. This role will improve access to quality care through a variety of providers, both clinical and non-clinical addressing the physical, social, emotional and spiritual care needs of the client.

The Indigenous Navigator will perform resource support and advocacy for Indigenous patients, caregivers, and their families by appropriately responding to their health needs and goals. The Navigator will assist in bridging the service gaps between Indigenous communities and health care providers by facilitating linkages to services that may include (but are not limited to) mental health and addictions, chronic disease management, primary care and acute care. The overall goal of this position is to assist patients to move easily through the healthcare system in a culturally safe and relevant manner.  This position will collaborate with multiple stakeholders, internal and external, to provide a broad range of support services for a number of initiatives relevant to improving health outcomes for First Nation, Inuit, and Metis (FNIM) communities.

Regular Full-Time

Rate of Pay:               $44.33 per hour - $55.41 per hour

Hours of Work:           37.5 hours per week

Qualifications

• Successful completion of Bachelor’s Degree in Social Sciences or relevant Healthcare field
• Current Registration as a Regulated Healthcare Professional in Ontario is preferred
• Three (3) years of recent, relevant experience required
• Palliative Care for Front Line Workers in First Nations Communities training; Learning Essential Approaches to Palliative and End of Life Care (LEAP) is an asset
• Experience working with and an extensive knowledge of Indigenous people’s language, culture, customs and traditions. Lived experience is preferred
• Indigenous cultural competency training
• Experience or knowledge of the healthcare system and community-based resources, including experience with and/or knowledge of the federal Non-Insure Health Benefits (NIHB) program
• Good interpersonal, oral and written communication skills
• Proven ability to work as a team member
• Work experience in Mental Health Services preferred
• Fluency in an Indigenous language would be an asset
• Demonstrated problem solving and critical thinking 
• Demonstrated time management and ability to work autonomously
• Excellence in communication, partnership building and inter professional care commitment
• Proficiency in the use of computers and various software applications including electronic health records applications
• Demonstrated practice and commitment to the principles of patient and family centered care
• Demonstrated practice and commitment to patient and staff safety at LHSC
• Demonstrated practice and commitment to LHSC’s vision, purpose and values
• Demonstrated ability to attend work on a regular basis

Immunization Requirements:

Before beginning employment at LHSC, all new hires will be required to: 

• Provide vaccination records or proof of immunity against measles, mumps, rubella and varicella (chicken pox), Hepatitis B, Tetanus/ Diphtheria/Polio; Meningitis; 

• Provide documentation of the Tuberculosis skin testing (two step); 

• Provide proof of Health Canada-approved COVID-19 vaccination reflective of Ontario Health’s current definition of being fully vaccinated 

• For more information visit https://www.lhsc.on.ca/careers/health-review-requirements 

We are committed to providing a safe, healthy and inclusive work environment that inspires respect.  LHSC is committed to employment equity and diversity in the workplace and welcomes applications from equity-denied groups including Indigenous people, racialized people, women, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ persons. LHSC is also committed to ensuring an accessible and inclusive recruitment process.  Upon individual request, we will endeavor to remove any barrier to the hiring process to reasonably accommodate candidates, including those with disabilities, while maintaining a fair, consistent and equitable recruitment approach.  Should any applicant require accommodation through the application, interview or selection processes, please contact Recruitment Services at 519-685-8500, extension #34321 or recruitment@lhsc.on.ca.

As part of the selection process applicants may be required to complete an examination or test. Please be advised that a reference check may be conducted as part of the selection process.

Your interest in this opportunity is appreciated. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. Successful candidates, as a condition of job offer, would be required to provide a satisfactory police information check (original document) completed in the last 6 months.