Salary Range: $108,147-$155,461/year. The starting salary for this position would be determined with consideration of the successful candidate’s relevant education and experience, and would be in alignment with the provincial compensation reference plan. Salary will be prorated accordingly for part time roles.

 

Are you a strong people leader with a passion for data, surveillance and public health? Join our Dynamic Epidemiology & Intelligences Services Team!

 

BCCDC’s Epidemiology and Intelligence Services (EIS) Unit is a provincial public health service providing surveillance and analytic services, data governance, data integration and knowledge mobilization expertise to inform and support public health intelligence in British Columbia.

 

Reporting to the Operations Director, EIS, the Manager, Public Health works in close partnership with EIS leadership team and is responsible for ensuring that operational goals are achieved and mitigating and resolving issues as they arise. This position collaborates and partners with other BCCDC unit leaders, epidemiology senior practice leaders and public health managers to deliver provincial level surveillance. The Manager, Public Health supports epidemiologists and data analysts to grow and develop their analytic skills in public health through coaching, mentoring and professional development.

 

For details about this role including relocation assistance eligibility, please contact Brianne McKaughan,Talent Acquisition Advisor at: Brianne.McKaughan@phsa.ca

 

What you’ll do

           

• Develops strategic priorities and coordinates operational planning and implementation of culturally safe and equitable public health services in conjunction with the scientific and medical leads. Communicates PHSA and BCCDC vision, values and strategic direction and ensures integration into practice by interdisciplinary team members.
• Provides overall leadership and direction for team members using effective management techniques (e.g., coaching, mentoring, skill and leadership development, decision making, coalition building and performance management) that support the achievement of required outcomes. Manages and supervises staff.
• Manages service area operations by coordinating and establishing priorities, assessing and monitoring staffing requirements and supplies. Defines an effective workforce plan in collaboration with key partners and stakeholders that ensures the availability of adequate & appropriate staff according to operational demands and environmental and resource constraints.
• Develops effective and efficient practices and processes to measure the use of resources and quality of care. Prepares an operating budget, monitors variances and uses best practice methods in reporting, monitoring and managing allocated budget. Coordinates contract management as required.
• Leads, in collaboration with epidemiology senior practice leaders, the identification of evidence based outcomes, the development of quality indicators and/or care pathways, ensures compliance with accreditation standards, and coordinates or participates in quality improvement activities such as the integration of BCCDC’s Ethical Framework, Triple Aim and Lean into public health. Seeks to include client and stakeholder input and engagement with program planning, implementation and/or evaluation as appropriate. 
• Provides leadership to staff through collaborative coaching, guiding and modeling key behaviours and strategies, encouraging dialogue and providing guidance and advice to facilitate resolutions to work issues. Fosters partnerships and establishes systems that ensure seamless client flow.
• Negotiates on behalf of PHSA with vendors and outside contractors; represents Public Health and EIS at operational meetings with external organizations as required; participates on committees as appropriate at provincial and national levels.
• Recruits, hires, and supervises staff by identifying vacancies, interviewing applicants, and making hiring decisions in collaboration with nursing, physician and epidemiology senior practice leaders as needed; and ensures clarification of roles, adherence to accreditation and practice standards, and safe delivery of care.

 

What you bring

 

Qualifications

• A level of education, training and experience equivalent to a Master’s Degree in Public Health, Business or Health Administration, Nursing, or a healthcare related field
• Five (5) years recent related public health clinical experience that includes two (2) years working in a managerial/leadership capacity.

• Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the historic and ongoing impacts of settler colonialism and systemic racism on Indigenous Peoples within social and health contexts. This includes understanding how these factors contribute to current health disparities and barriers to care. Show a clear commitment to identifying, challenging, and eradicating Indigenous-specific racism and all forms of discrimination impacting equity-deserving groups within healthcare settings. This involves recognizing personal biases, institutional barriers, engaging in anti-racism education and training and advocating for systemic change.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of legislative obligations and provincial commitments within BC CDC contexts found in the foundational documents including Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan and Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study, BC Human Rights Code, Anti-racism Data Act and how they intersect across the health care system.

 

Core Competencies

• Brings an understanding of the Indigenous specific racism and the broader systemic racism that exists in the colonial health care structure, and has demonstrated leadership in breaking down barriers and ensuring an environment of belonging. Embed Indigenous Cultural Safety and Humility into all aspects of work. This means creating an environment where Indigenous patients feel respected, valued, and understood. Foster trust through respectful communication, active listening, and honoring equity-deserving people's perspectives on health and wellness. Commit to ongoing education and training on Indigenous health issues, cultural safety, and DEI principles. Participate in workshops, cultural immersion experiences, and continuous professional development to stay informed and responsive to equity-deserving groups. Provide patient-centred care that respects Indigenous ways of knowing and healing, respects BIPOC experiences and world views ensuring that care plans are culturally relevant and holistic.
• Knowledge of social, economic, political and historical realities of settler colonialism on Indigenous Peoples and familiarity with addressing Indigenous-specific anti-racism, anti-racism and Indigenous Cultural Safety and foundational documents and legislative commitments (The Declaration Act, the Declaration Action Plan, TRC, IPS, Remembering Keegan, etc.).

 

You will also have

 

• Proven leadership ability, with communication and interpersonal skills conducive to interacting in a multidisciplinary environment and ability to relate easily to a variety of people from diverse backgrounds.
• Self-directed and highly motivated.
• Demonstrated knowledge of cultural safety and cultural humility and application in healthcare setting. Demonstrated ability to lead teams and to promote teamwork.
• Demonstrated self-evaluation and growth using a framework of leadership competencies.
• Critical thinking skills and proven ability to effectively manage human and fiscal resources.
• Demonstrated understanding and experience of quality assurance process, operational planning and program development.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks and projects.
• Demonstrated basic computer literacy with word processing, spreadsheet and/or database programs and ability to utilize a computerized patient care information system.
• Demonstrates a commitment to beginning and continuing their personal learning journey related to Indigenous-specific racism and dismantling systems of oppression, as well as addressing racism more broadly. Shows willingness to articulate and share their learning experiences to contribute to a culture of motivation and inspiration among peers.
• Demonstrates foundational knowledge of the social, economic, and political realities of settler-colonialism and its impacts on Indigenous peoples and equity-deserving groups within social and health contexts. Understands the impact of social determinants of health-on-health outcomes. Shows a commitment to learning about and upholding legislative obligations and provincial commitments outlined in foundational documents such as the Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP), Reclaiming Power and Place: Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls Calls for Justice (2019), the Declaration Act Action Plan, Remembering Keegan: A First Nations Case Study, the BC Human Rights Code, Anti-Racism Data Act, and the Distinctions Based Approach.