Patient Family Advisors (PFAs) are patients, their family members and/or caregivers who volunteer as active members of Nova Scotia Health teams. They provide feedback that helps teams as they set priorities and make decisions that can impact the health care system and the community.
If you have recent personal, family or caregiver experience with any Nova Scotia Health healthcare service, you can apply to become a Patient Family Advisor! You cannot apply to become a PFA if you are a current Nova Scotia Health staff member, Community Health Board Member, Foundation or auxiliary member, or an elected official.
People interested in becoming PFAs in any capacity can:
Scroll down to view opportunities and apply online
Call a toll-free phone line, 1-833-732-5646 (1-833-PFA-JOIN)
After you submit your application, here are the next steps:
Someone from Nova Scotia Health will contact you to help find an opportunity that matches your experience and interests
Volunteer Services will contact you and arrange for your onboarding. This includes obtaining a criminal background check, signing a confidentiality agreement, and setting you up as an official volunteer with Nova Scotia Health
Once onboarding is complete, you will be asked to attend an online orientation session to introduce you to the PFA role and help answer any questions you may have.
A staff member will contact you to provide final orientation to the team you'll be joining and the activities you'll be doing. You will also be set up with a NSH email account, and a NSH Microsoft Teams account.
PLEASE NOTE: The Patient Family Advisor role is not intended to address specific concerns, complaints, or other feedback related to care. To report any complaints, concerns, compliments or other feedback related to the care you or a loved one received from NSH, please click here to contact NSH Patient Relations. A member of the Patient Relations team will contact you to follow up on the feedback you submitted.
Patient Family Advisors (PFAs) are patients, their family members and/or caregivers who volunteer as active members of Nova Scotia Health teams. They provide feedback that helps teams as they set priorities and make decisions that can impact the health care system and the community.
If you have recent personal, family or caregiver experience with any Nova Scotia Health healthcare service, you can apply to become a Patient Family Advisor! You cannot apply to become a PFA if you are a current Nova Scotia Health staff member, Community Health Board Member, Foundation or auxiliary member, or an elected official.
People interested in becoming PFAs in any capacity can:
Scroll down to view opportunities and apply online
Call a toll-free phone line, 1-833-732-5646 (1-833-PFA-JOIN)
After you submit your application, here are the next steps:
Someone from Nova Scotia Health will contact you to help find an opportunity that matches your experience and interests
Volunteer Services will contact you and arrange for your onboarding. This includes obtaining a criminal background check, signing a confidentiality agreement, and setting you up as an official volunteer with Nova Scotia Health
Once onboarding is complete, you will be asked to attend an online orientation session to introduce you to the PFA role and help answer any questions you may have.
A staff member will contact you to provide final orientation to the team you'll be joining and the activities you'll be doing. You will also be set up with a NSH email account, and a NSH Microsoft Teams account.
PLEASE NOTE: The Patient Family Advisor role is not intended to address specific concerns, complaints, or other feedback related to care. To report any complaints, concerns, compliments or other feedback related to the care you or a loved one received from NSH, please click here to contact NSH Patient Relations. A member of the Patient Relations team will contact you to follow up on the feedback you submitted.
Patient and Family Advisors wanted to help improve surgery and endoscopy care
Have you or a loved one been referred for or had a surgery or endoscopy procedure in the last two years?
Nova Scotia Health’s Perioperative Services Network would like your help. The network leads effort to help improve care for patients and is seeking Patient Family Advisors to ensure that patient / family centred care is at the core of planning and decision making.
No resume or health care training required! Your care experience is all you need.
The information you provide in this form will be kept confidential and will only be shared with the NSH staff member(s) helping to find you a PFA opportunity.
Have you or a loved one recently received care from Nova Scotia Health?
Want to use your care experience to give honest feedback on decisions and projects that impact patients & families?
We are looking for new volunteer members to join the Patient, Family & Public Advisory Council from the following areas:
Cape Breton, Antigonish, or Guysborough areas
Colchester, Cumberland, East Hants, or Pictou County areas
South West, South Shore, or Annapolis Valley areas
No resume or health care training required! Your care experience is all you need.
The information you provide in this form will be kept confidential and will only be shared with the NSH staff member(s) helping to find you a PFA opportunity.
It's OK if you don't know which opportunity you want to join. Let us find you an opportunity for you!
Simply click the button below to apply, and we will contact you to find you an opportunity.
The information you provide in this form will be kept confidential and will only be shared with the NSH staff member(s) helping to find you a PFA opportunity.
