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Health Services
Skwlax Wellness Centre
Hours of Operation:
Monday to Thursday: 8:30 am to 4:30 pm - closed from 12 noon to 1pm.
Friday: 8:00 am to 3:00 pm open during lunch hour.
Contact Information:
Phone: 250 679 3702
Fax: 250 679 3742
Email: reception@skwlaxwellness.com
Address:
15-1528 Little Shuswap Lake Rd, Chase, BC V0E 1M2

Health Director - Desira John
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Provides leadership in community health programs such as Injury Surveillance, Maternal Child Health, Home and Community Care
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Provides leadership in all administrative duties such as program development and delivery, budgeting, evaluation, and reporting
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Manages staff and Human Resources
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Provides program administration including authorizing expenditures and monitoring expenditures
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Liaison with Band Administration, Band Departments, partners and visiting professionals
Medical Office Assistant Sunshine Tomma
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Provides reception duties, monitoring building security
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Schedules appointments with visiting professional
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Health Receptionist
Personal Care Aide (PT) Nichelle King
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Provides personal care in the home, home care assessment, duties include: assisting client to access health services, managing medications, addressing social and emotional needs, personal care including foot care, bathing
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Provides program administration including authorizing expenditures and monitoring expenditures
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Liaison with Band Administration, Band Departments, partners and visiting professionals
Financial Aid Worker (PT) – 2 days/week - Brenda Tilly
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Intake for Income Assistance

Youth & Family Worker - Dustin Tomma
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Plans and organizes social, recreational, educational and Secwepemc Traditional Wellness activities for youth and parents
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Facilitates fundraising for youth activities
Data Clerk - (PT) Nichelle King
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Assists with electronic medical records – data input
Homemaker - (PT) Helen John
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Provides housekeeping for clients such as vacuuming and laundry
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Assists with shopping, cooking and other household activities
CHR - (PT, 3 days/week) - Kristina John
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Provides support services to parents of young children including home visits, assistance accessing services, parenting support, child development assessment
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Assists CHN manage resources and supplies
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Provides health education programs and services in consultation with Wellness staff
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Supports and advocates for community members to access health programs and services
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Good food Boxes available for caregivers with children from the age of 0 – 2 yrs old – contact front desk for details

Social Development Director and Social Worker - Terra Harrison
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Manages Social Development program including program delivery and reporting
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Administers Band Member Assistance program
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Refers employable applicants to Employment Counselling
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Consults with and participates in child protection issues
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Liaises with the Ministry of Children and Family Development, courts, and probation
Addictions Support Worker - Rachel Kilback
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Provides one to one counselling for addictions
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Provides community education and awareness – newsletter, informational & educational workshops
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Provides referral to addictions treatment services
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Provides post-treatment follow up services
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Offers community programming and support activities
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Assists with electronic medical records – data input
Public Health Nurse and Home Care Nurse - Tina Brown
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Provides immunization for children and adults (eg. flu vaccine) and communicable disease control (eg. TB, Hepatitis)
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Screens for hearing, vision, dental and health status
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Monitors community members with chronic disease (eg. diabetes, respiratory conditions)
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Delivers prenatal and post natal programs
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Screens, assesses and admits clients to Home Care program and develop care plans for clients, provide clinical supervision of Personal Care Aides and deliver Nursing services (eg. wound care)
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Liaison with Chase Health Centre, local Doctors and other health services

Other Services Provided
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Bus Shuttle Service available for community members
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Coming soon – Traditional Healers schedule – contact front desk for details
Family Support Worker
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Check with front desk
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Contracted between 4 bands
Psychologist - Jane Wakefield
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1day/month, contact front desk for schedule
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One to one, family, group counselling
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Consultation to staff and community
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Trauma debriefing
Nurse Practitioner
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3 days/month, check with front desk
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Primary health care outreach service from IHA
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One to one appointments for assessment, diagnosis and treatment of health conditions
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Referral to other health services
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Liaison with health services and follow up as needed
Family Services Coordinator
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Mandy Pozzobon
Children’s Oral Health Program (COHI)
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Crystal Chartrand in partnership with Qwemtsin Health Society, check with reception for schedule
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Provides dental health education and awareness with a focus on birth to 7 year olds and their parents and caregivers
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Assesses oral health, referral and follow up for children birth to 7 years
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Provides a fluoride varnish program
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Consults with wellness staff and community members on dental health
Child and Youth Mental Health Clinician
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Check with front desk for schedule
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Provides one to one counselling to children and youth from 5 – 18 years
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Provides mental health assessment, referral and advocacy for children and youth and their families
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Provides information and support to children, youth and families on mental health issues