The Pic River First Nation Home and Community Care Program is a program that came into full service November 1st, 2002 after hard work and determination by the health care team. With the development of the new program, a position of Home and Community Care Case Manager / Coordinator was created.

The responsibilities as Home and Community Care Case Manager / Coordinator are:

Under the supervision of the Health Director, the case manager is responsible to conduct thorough holistic assessments, case reviews, client advocacy, supervision of nursing staff, and obtain access to specialized services as required by clients and families. The Case Manager will oversee the operation, development, and direction of the Home and Community Care Program in order to ensure that its services are delivered in congruence with the community's needs with access for all.

Home Care Nurse

Under the direction of the Case Manager / Coordinator / designate the Home Care Nurse is responsible for the developing nursing care plans utilizing the nursing process for clients and their families in care provision of direct and indirect service delivery to the client and family, as well as ongoing evaluation of the client and the family care needs that will be required.

Staff Assistant for Personal Care and Assisted Living

Under the direction of the Home Care Case Manager/Coordinator, the Staff Assistant for Personal Care and Assisted Living Services is responsible to complete scheduling for the Home and Community Care workers, reconcile timesheets, and act as the first-line of contact for HSW and PSW staff. The Staff Assistant for Personal Care and Assisted Living Services will oversee the operations of the Home and Community Care HSW’s and PSW’s. 

Gloria Sauve, R.N. Home & Community Care Program Coordinator

Gloria's past experiences include: Graduating from the Victoria School of Nursing - Fanshawe College, London, Ontario in 1975. Gloria then went on to continue her nursing studies at the University of Western Ontario. Her work experience includes: Emergency room, operating room, and obstetrics hospital nursing, teaching nursing with Northern College - Kirkland Lake site, teaching Red Cross Homemakers for Confederation College, relief occupational health nursing at James River Marathon, and Home Nursing with the Victorian Order of Nurses before joining the Pic River First Nation Health Centre team. Gloria is very happy to be working with the Pic River First Nation Health team and enjoying her new position.

Melodie Touchette Community Home Visiting Nurse

Melodie Touchette graduated from Northern College of Applied Arts and Technology in May of 2004 with a Diploma is Nursing. She also has her diploma in Drug & Alcohol Counselling in which she graduated in 2001. Melodie enjoys working for the Ojibways of the Pic River First Nation because it keeps her close to her family and she has met wonderful people in the community. She enjoys spending quality time with Jim and their boys with fishing and camping.

Julia Michano Assistant - Personal Care & Assisted Living

I have been in the Pic River community since November 2001. I am married to Michael Michano and we have two energetic sons together. I love the beautiful area and people of Pic River as I grew up in the similar, small community of Goulais River. I was determined to find work within the community under a Métis Wage Subsidy Program through my Métis Nation of Ontario. I was then hired in November 2008 as the Staff Assistant for Personal Care and Assisted Living Services and continue with the same determination I have put into the program then, up until this present day. I truly enjoy my work!

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