Interior Health Authority

Join us in celebrating IH clinical practice educator Adigo on her amazing accomplishment: being recognized as one of the 100 Accomplished Black Canadian Women for 2024! 🎉 For over a decade, Adigo Angela Achoba-Omajali has been an integral member of the IH team in various roles, most recently as a clinical practice educator in tertiary mental health. A passionate advocate for human rights and equity, Adigo uses her spheres of influence to help other health-care professionals provide the best possible care. Adigo recently gave a presentation titled, “Anti-racist and Person Centered PSR Framework” at the Interior Health Psychosocial Rehabilitation Conference at TRU, with her session being a highlight for many attendees. Her ongoing work also includes: ⭐ 2022 British Columbia Nurses’ Union (BCNU) Excellence in Leadership and Advocacy Award ⭐ Inducted into the Honor Society of Nursing in 2016 ⭐ Co-founded the Coalition of African, Caribbean and Black Nurses in British Columbia ⭐ BCNU Regional Executive Professional Responsibility Advocate for the Thompson North Okanagan region ⭐ Director of finance and co-founding member of the Pan-Canadian Association of Nurses of African Descent ⭐ Co-chair and member of the Canadian Nurses Association anti-racism advisory council ⭐ Co-founder and president of the Igala Canada Association[IC2] Congratulations again, Adigo! Learn more about her award: https://bit.ly/2vo47PD

From an unexpected meeting in a diner to a life-changing career path! 👩⚕️ Emily’s journey into exploring respiratory therapy began with a simple yet impactful conversation with one of our respiratory therapy professional practice leaders. Through mentorship and the opportunity to shadow her at the hospital, Emily gained an eye-opening look at a field she’d only begun to consider. Emily’s story highlights how mentorship and hands-on experience can open doors to rewarding careers in health care. At IH, we’re excited to offer career exploration job shadowing opportunities for high school and post-secondary students, as well as community members. These experiences allow participants to learn directly from health-care professionals, explore different roles, and find a career path that inspires them. “Always be willing to expand personal connections. You never know the person you might meet one day.” - Emily Read Emily's story: https://bit.ly/3AdLOyw Learn more about our career exploration: https://bit.ly/48aP4qY

Say hi 👋 to Suzie Kinnunen, an IH Respiratory Patient Educator that teaches respiratory patients how to live well! As a personable and compassionate person, Suzie takes the time to talk to her patients and learn about their symptoms. While accompanying them on their disease journey, she finds fulfillment in educating patients on how to manage their symptoms to better their quality of life. Suzie teaches patients about peak flow monitoring, trigger avoidance techniques and more. “I've had patients come in who don't know what it means to have asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and they are so appreciative of the education.” Learn more about Suzie's journey: ⭐ https://bit.ly/3YdXzwZ⭐ 🔍 Explore nursing careers with IH at: ⭐ https://bit.ly/3YeMXOw⭐

October 20-26 is Respiratory Therapy Week in Canada! 🎉❤ This week, we celebrate and recognize our amazing respiratory therapists (RTs)! RTs are important members of our health care team, offering their expertise in a wide array of areas, and overseeing patients of all ages and medical needs. Their unique skills and compassion make a real difference in patients' lives every single day. 🌟 Join the celebration and show some love for our RTs this week! 🎈👏 Explore respiratory therapy careers at IH ➡️ https://bit.ly/3Ywkll3 CSRT - Canadian Society of Respiratory Therapists #RTWeek2024

Sign up for our 2024 Fall Virtual Career Fair! ✨ We are excited to offer personalized one-on-one sessions with our knowledgeable recruiters. Whether you're an experienced health-care professional or just beginning your career, if you meet the role's minimum qualifications, we encourage you to register today! 📅 Thursday, November 14 | 9 a.m. PST Act fast - space is limited! 🔥 Browse Our Booths Administrative/Clerical Careers Clinical Operations Managers Cooks/Food Service Supervisors Dietitians Health Care Assistants Health Career Access Program IMIT Careers Laboratory Careers Licensed Practical Nurses Medical Imaging Careers Mental Health Clinicians & Workers New Graduate RNs & LPNs Pharmacy Careers Recreation Therapy Registered Nurses Respiratory Therapy Social Workers Speech-Language Pathologists

The Allied Health (AH) Early Childhood Development (ECD) Speech Language Pathologists (SLPs) at IH recently had the privilege of attending a one-day training session led by Dr. Lisa Archibald, Professor and Director of the School of Communication Sciences & Disorders at Western University. The session focused on Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), a brain difference that makes talking and listening difficult, poses a risk for social-emotional behaviour concerns, and is five times more prevalent than autism. Our dedicated ECD SLPs work with children from birth to five years old, many of whom face challenges related to DLD. Developmental Language Disorder Awareness Day was on October 18, 2024.

We've been quieter over here lately, but don't worry - we've still been celebrating our incredible front line staff! Health care workers at IH continually bring compassion, dedication, and high quality care to their work each and every day. Here are a few of the professions we celebrated this month: ⭐ Occupational Therapy Month ⭐ Sonography Week (October 7-11) ⭐ National Emergency Nurses Week (October 6-12) ⭐ Allied Health Professionals Day (October 14) ⭐ Pharmacy Technician Day (October 15) ⭐ Health Care Assistant Day (October 18) ⭐ Medical Device Reprocessing Week (October 13 - 19) & more! Join us by sharing your appreciation in the comments! 👇 Learn about career opportunities at IH by heading to jobs.interiorhealth.ca

Health care assistants (HCAs) are the ❤️ of health care. Join us in sharing our appreciation for HCAs across IH! HCAs make a tremendous difference in our lives. They may have many different job titles, including: - Community Health Worker - Residential Care Aide - Home Support Worker - Long-Term Care Aide - Home Health Aide - Continuing Care Assistant - Personal Care Aide The one thing they all have in common is that they provide frontline personal care and assistance services to vulnerable patients, clients and residents. We caught up with three of our amazing HCAs - Dwayne, Manilyn, and Nicole - to get to know them and learn about their work. ➡️ https://bit.ly/4eLThnn Explore HCA careers at IH ➡️ https://bit.ly/48eXnCo Health Match BC

Join us in celebrating and sharing our gratitude for Deb Runge, who will be retiring from IH on October 31 after 33 years! 🎉 She is the executive director of access and flow, patient transport and emergency response at IH. She's had a diverse career, working with many great individuals at IH all who bring different perspectives to health care. "It’s hard to put into words my gratitude and admiration for the organization of Interior Health and the incredible people I've had the pleasure to work with. It's been a wonderful journey, filled with interesting and meaningful work which has provided me with the opportunity to meet and collaborate with so many talented individuals." Learn more about Deb: https://bit.ly/3U2PfPw 🔍 Explore nursing careers with IH at ⭐ https://bit.ly/4bocaej ⭐ Health Match BC WorkBC.ca

Meet Brooke, a talented sonographer at Royal Inland Hospital in #Kamloops! Brooke struggled with sciences in high school because she was a bit too focused on the outdoor activities she loved so much, particularly sports. Despite an academic advisor telling her she “didn't stand a chance at a career in sonography” after looking at her high school transcripts, her love of human physiology and human connection encouraged her to persevere and pursue a career in health care anyway. Find out more about Brooke and how she ended up finding her dream job: https://bit.ly/3BxYgJX 🔍 Explore careers in sonography with IH ⭐ https://bit.ly/47RTTFq ⭐