Life@IH

Employee Voices was established at Interior Health in May 2020. The group is made up of front-line employees from across Interior Health and represents a broad range of positions. The group provides recommendations on employment policies and processes to the organization from the lens of diversity and inclusion. 

Run by Employee Voices, Dive In is IH’s Diversity and Inclusion newsletter. A new issue goes out every quarter detailing diversity and inclusion activities across IH, education and employee stories.

Interior Health is Rainbow Registered, a national accreditation for 2SLGBTQIA+ friendly businesses and organizations.

In achieving Rainbow Registered accreditation, IH demonstrates that we are consistent in our efforts and committed to providing a more welcoming and accepting space for 2SLGBTQIA+ staff, patients, and members of the communities which IH serves.

We engage the community by:

• Attending Indigenous employment & career events

• Engaging youth in considering careers in healthcare

• Fostering relationships with community and members

We’re committed to increasing its Indigenous workforce representation and ensuring that Indigenous staff are represented at all levels of the organization. Employment opportunities are available in:

• Front line health care positions

• Other areas of health care that might not touch the patient, but can impact service provided

• Leadership roles

To support Indigenous employment opportunities, IH has a dedicated Indigenous Employment Advisor and Indigenous Recruiter that supports career exploration, onboarding, and recruitment process. Reach them via email.

Support Offered by the Indigenous Employment Advisor

• Resume/cover letter writing and review

• Interview/pre-screen readiness

• Application process

• Onboarding and career exploration

Support Offered by Indigenous Recruiter

• Marketing employment opportunities to qualified (job ready) Indigenous applicants:

• Pre-screen Interviews

• Vacancy Reviews

• Supporting all members of the recruitment team to engage in practices that support our goal of a representative workforce

We’re dedicated to working with Interior region Indigenous populations (First Nations, Metis, and Inuit) to improve the health of Indigenous peoples we care for. As we look to the future, IH remains committed to improving culturally safe experiences both in our health-care facilities and the community.

Interior Health remains committed to the work of increasing our Indigenous workforce, and ensuring that we hire and retain Indigenous people at all levels of the organization.