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JESSI MINNABARRIET

KAMLOOPS,BC

Summary

Organized, devoted, and trusted Indigenous Leader who holds self accountable in building positive rapport, inspiring trust and guiding colleagues toward achievement of organizational goals. Strong facilitator adept at working across the healthcare context to navigate and facilitate change. Particularly experienced in critically analyzing and supporting Indigenous health and addressing anti-Indigenous racism and colonial harms that create unnecessary barriers in access to equitable healthcare.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

Provincial Lead, Indigenous Health

Perinatal Services BC
09.2022 - Current
  • Experienced Indigenous nursing professional with a exemplary background in Population and Public Health
  • Adept at locating and collaborating with healthcare colleagues, offering a two-eyed seeing approach in knowledge translation, and contributing to written policy and procedure support documents
  • Well- organized and diligent with an analytical mindset.
  • Experienced professional in strategic planning and identifying innovative solutions that meet the needs of diverse interested and invested partners
  • Developed and presented health education materials to increase awareness and understanding.
  • Collaborated with other health professionals to provide comprehensive health education services.
  • Excellent reputation for establishing trusting partnerships with ministry, regional health authority, and Indigenous partners
  • Proficient in facilitating conversations and enabling relationship opportunities

Practice Lead

Aboriginal Health
12.2020 - 09.2022
  • Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems
  • Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule
  • Acted as a resource, facilitator, and coordinator in knowledge translation
  • Demonstrated proficient ability to engage with both internal and external stakeholders
  • Comprehensive understandingof Aboriginal healthandhealth inequities experienced by

Immunization Program Specialist

Interior Health
09.2019 - 09.2022
  • Returned to this role within Interior Health in June of 2022 (as was seconded into a Practice Lead, Aboriginal Health role for 15 months)
  • Utilize advanced and comprehensive knowledge and skills, critical thinking and judgment in the program area of immunizations to provide leadership through collaboration in the development, implementation and delivery of Population Health Services programs across Interior Health(IH)
  • Application of nursing theory, knowledge transfer through evidence informed best practice and leadership concepts in providing clinical guidance, education and resource support to front line health care providers, Medical Health Officers, and a range of health, social services, education personnel and organizations
  • Engage and collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to develop and implement programs, guidelines and protocols, monitors for best practice, participates in quality assurance and improvement initiatives such as those promoting maternal, child and youth health (e.g
  • Healthy Start and Healthy Schools), and ensures timely response to emerging situations (e.g
  • Immunization response to communicable disease outbreaks).

Home Health Nurse, Registered Nurse

Interior Health
04.2019 - 08.2019
  • Care assessment and care planning
  • Service delivery assessments
  • Coordinator/liaison responsibly for assessment and transfers of palliative clients from hospital to hospice
  • Interior Health

Registered Nurse

Seniors Health and Wellness
05.2018 - 03.2019
  • Comprehensive adult intake assessments and referrals
  • Assessment of service eligibility and healthcare system navigation support
  • Adult health teaching
  • Interdisciplinary team member collaborating alongside occupational therapy, physiotherapy, respiratory therapy, speech language pathology, registered dietician, social worker, mental heath clinician, and gerontologist
  • Interior Health

Registered Nurse

Public Health
03.2007 - 04.2018
  • Administered provincial immunizations according to provincial program
  • Communicable disease support, monitoring, assessment, follow-up
  • Tuberculin screening and treatment support
  • Delivered Public Health services in both rural and urban settings
  • Provided education specific to disease prevention and health promotion

Education

Certificate - Infection Control (2 Year Certification Program -

University College of the Cariboo
Kamloops, BC

Bachelor of Science - Nursing - undefined

UBC

Master of Science - Nursing

Thompson Rivers University
Kamloops, BC
11.2024

No Degree - Infection Prevention And Control Certificate

University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC
04.2020

No Degree - Critical Care Emergency Nursing Certification

Mount Royal University
Calgary, AB
05.2009

Skills

  • Indigenous Thought Leadership
  • Two-eyed Seeing Approach to Knowledge Translation
  • Proficient at Delivering Knowledge and Education Translation whilst utilizing various formats/mediums
  • Critical Thinker
  • Active Learner
  • Collaborator
  • Effective Communicator
  • Excellent Writing Skills

Timeline

Provincial Lead, Indigenous Health

Perinatal Services BC
09.2022 - Current

Practice Lead

Aboriginal Health
12.2020 - 09.2022

Immunization Program Specialist

Interior Health
09.2019 - 09.2022

Home Health Nurse, Registered Nurse

Interior Health
04.2019 - 08.2019

Registered Nurse

Seniors Health and Wellness
05.2018 - 03.2019

Registered Nurse

Public Health
03.2007 - 04.2018

Certificate - Infection Control (2 Year Certification Program -

University College of the Cariboo

Bachelor of Science - Nursing - undefined

UBC

Master of Science - Nursing

Thompson Rivers University

No Degree - Infection Prevention And Control Certificate

University of British Columbia

No Degree - Critical Care Emergency Nursing Certification

Mount Royal University

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