Indigenous Lactation Consultant (Nurse 3)

Requisition ID: 406119    

Position Number: 20087881   

Posting End Date: Open Until Filled

City: Winnipeg   

Employer: Shared Health 

Site: Health Sciences Centre - HSC - Women's Hospital  

Department / Unit: WN4 Mother & Baby Unit    

Job Stream: Clinical    

Union: MNU

Anticipated Start Date: ASAP    

FTE: 0.70    

Anticipated Shift: Days; Weekends   

Work Arrangement: In Person  

Daily Hours Worked: 8.00   

Annual Base Hours: 2015    

Salary: $44.621, $46.124, $47.697, $49.229, $50.651, $52.202, $53.805, $54.881    

Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient-centered clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.

Position Overview

Under the direction of the Manager of Health Services, the incumbent is responsible for:

• Coordination of care related to specialized breastfeeding support for the Women’s Health Program to include:
• providing quality care grounded in Indigenous worldview
• acting as a resource to other health care professionals
• participating in the discharge process
• educating patients, family, staff and students with respect to Indigenous breastfeeding knowledge and beliefs
• performing other related duties as assigned

This is a Designated Indigenous Position. This position may be held by someone of Indigenous ancestry who is First Nation, Metis, Inuit and/or Non-Status. Candidates will be required to undergo screening as required. Applicants are encouraged to self-identify as Indigenous in their cover letter and/or resume.

Experience

• Minimum three years recent clinical experience in maternal or newborn nursing.
• Experience with, or knowledge of, applying an Indigenous lens to health operations and exploring ways to provide culturally safe care and to offer traditional Indigenous healing practices as part of health services delivery. 
• Lived experience and understanding of Indigenous healthcare priorities, services, and challenges alongside Indigenous culture, protocols, traditions, and values, both within communities and organizations in Manitoba.
• Experience in or knowledge of Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) and the relationship between ISC and the Manitoba health care system.
• Knowledge of Indigenous medicines, healing practices, cultural norms and protocols.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Graduation from an approved School of Nursing required. BN preferred.

Special Training:

• Successful completion of certification as an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant required. Applicants without the certification will be considered, and the successful applicant must complete certification during the next intake.
• Completion of Indigenous cultural safety and anti-racism training. 
• Completion of the Oshki-Wenjack course Indigenous Birthworker 4: Lactation Support, or similar Indigenous specific lactation counselor training is considered an asset.
• Knowledge in traditional medicines and ceremonies an asset.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Responsible for maintaining and providing proof of registration with the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba (CRNM).
• Active participation in professional associations e.g., Association of Regulated Nurses of Manitoba (ARNM) preferred. 
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Training requirements for this position shall be in accordance with the Shared Health policy.

Qualifications and Skills

• Scope of practice as documented in the Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA).
• Demonstrated knowledge of Canadian colonial impacts on Indigenous people in social, spiritual, emotional, physical, and mental and health contexts. 
• Knowledge and appreciation of the unique history, cultures, and rights of Indigenous Peoples in Canada is required. 
• Commitment to upholding the shared responsibility of creating lasting and meaningful reconciliation in Canada as per Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action (2015) and Manitoba’s Path to Reconciliation Act (2016). 
• Understanding and commitment to the articles set out in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) as a framework for truth and reconciliation. 
• Knowledge of Indigenous cultural safety and anti-racism actions, inquests and reports, e.g., Jordan’s Principle, Joyce’s Principle and Brian Sinclair Inquest. 
• Demonstrated knowledge of ethical principles and cultural protocols in interactions with Indigenous partners and organizations. 
• Knowledge or familiarity with Indigenous health issues, population health, and health status of citizens in Manitoba. 

Physical Requirements

• Ability to perform the essential physical requirements of the position.
• Moderate physical effort required.

We have a unique ability to work together to make health care better. If you want to make a difference and contribute to supporting the health of your family, friends and neighbours, please apply today.

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This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions in Shared Health that combine to equal more than 1.0 FTE.

Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

Manitoba healthcare employers, in partnership with the Indigenous community, are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.