Kaelyn Elfert
Manager, Indigenous Engagement @Interior Health Authority
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WORK HISTORY
Manager, Indigenous Engagement @Interior Health Authority
Interior, BC, CA
Leads the partnerships and engagement for the Indigenous Partnerships portfolio in alignment with Ministry of Health directives, Interior Health Strategic Priorities, and internal and external accountabilities. Responsible and accountable for leading partnerships and engagement with FNHA, First Nations, Métis, and urban Indigenous partners in the Interior region. Leads the development of engagement strategies and participates in partnership and governance tables. Responsible for development of tools and resources that support Interior Health in meaningful engagement with Indigenous partners and Indigenous patient partners.
EDUCATION
Simon Fraser University
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
Mount Royal University
University Transfer Program, Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Simon Fraser University
Post Baccalaureate Diploma - PBD, Gerontology
The University of British Columbia
Master of Health Administration - MHA, Health/Health Care Administration/Management
Langara College
University Transfer Program, Kinesiology and Exercise Science
SKILLS
ABOUT KAELYN ELFERT
I am an experienced healthcare leader with over 10 years’ experience in BC Health Authorities working in Community, Primary and Long Term Care. I am a Prosci® Certified Change Practitioner with a Master of Health Administration (MHA) and additional Certifications in Conflict Coaching, Inspiring Leadership through Emotional Intelligence, and Evidence-informed Public Health Decision Making. I have been described as highly motivated and results oriented. I am personally and professionally dedicated to engaging with partners in a good way, with the shared goal of advancing health equity for First Nations, Inuit and Métis people across the Interior. I am a strong advocate for authentic engagement through deep listening, coalition building and ongoing relationship development. I am driven to lead change effectively with proven methodologies in alignment with organizational values. I am committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in all aspects of supporting culturally sensitive, person-centered healthcare and I conduct my work through a lens of social innovation, decolonization, and cultural humility.Core Competencies & Attributes:* Transformational Leadership * Indigenous Cultural Safety and Trauma Informed Practice* Strategic Human Resources Management and Collaborative Conflict Resolution* Coaching with Compassion and Brain-Based Coaching techniques * Quality Improvement & Lean Systems Transformation* Skilled facilitator, including Team Mapping and Liberating Structures* Lean & Agile Methodologies for Change and Project Management* Appreciative Inquiry, Readiness Mindset, and ADKAR®* Brief Action Planning (B.A.P.) & Motivational InterviewingI recognize and situate myself as a second generation immigrant, grateful to be living, working, learning and healing as a guest on the beautiful ancestral and unceded homelands of the sn̓ʕay̓čkstx (Sinixt) people, in the community of Ky̓ʕamlúp (Nelson), where I also acknowledge the tm̓xʷúlaʔxʷ (land) of the syilx / Okanagan and ɁamakɁis Ktunaxa. I acknowledge these territories in the spirit of reconciliation, to reflect on the history of colonization that is present in my work, and to recognize with humility the significance of place-based identity for Indigenous peoples.
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