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Beatrice Muriithi moved to Belleville from Kenya to join the Quinte Health ICU team as a registered nurse.

Quinte Health Embraces Internationally Educated Team Members – Part 2

For now, Beatrice’s husband and three daughters have stayed in Kenya and Beatrice misses them dearly, but she is excited for the day when they can join her in Canada. She enjoys Belleville’s quiet, friendly community and hopes her family will too.

“Coming from a developing country, there is a difference in economic advancement between what I was used to back in Kenya and what it is here,” said Beatrice. “I take each day as an opportunity to learn something new.”

And learning she has done! While the fundamentals are the same, nursing in Canada can be different than other countries. Thanks to the tireless efforts of Quinte Health’s Interprofessional Practice team, in conjunction with the specific nursing units, IENs arriving at Quinte Health undergo a comprehensive clinical readiness onboarding process that equips them with essential strategies, best practices, and hands-on learning opportunities within Quinte Health’s simulation lab.

Quinte Health has also been working with the CARE Centre for Internationally Educated Nurses to offer workplace integration programs for both IENs and leaders to facilitate a smooth transition and successful integration into practice.

“Recruiting and supporting internationally trained health care professionals is a win-win solution, said Susan Rowe, Vice President, People and Communications. “Quinte Health and our teams benefit from having additional skilled staff who bring a wide range of experiences, perspectives, and diversity to our team. And the newcomers benefit from moving to the next chapter of their lives and careers in this beautiful region of Ontario, and within an organization that is committed to supporting their success.”

This article originally appeared on quintehealth.ca

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Work in Quinte as a division of The Bay of Quinte Regional Marketing Board is committed to acknowledging, appreciating and understanding the Indigenous peoples’ historic connection to this land and to raising awareness by building relationships in collaboration with Indigenous partners and communities. 

We recognize and acknowledge that we are living and working on the traditional territory of the Wendat, Mississauga, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee which includes the Kenhtè:ke Kanyen’kehá:ka (Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte) with whom we work in direct partnership with. 

This partnership focuses on the common goal of celebrating the region with the Kenhtè:ke Kanyen’kehá:ka who are equal partners within the organization and at the Board of Directors table contributing to the mandate and operations.

This mandate includes listening to, learning from, and collaborating with the Kenhtè:ke Kanyen’kehá:ka and actively incorporating their culture and heritage into the practice of responsible destination marketing and management of the region.

We understand that this land acknowledgement is only a small step towards the larger process of reparations and reconciliation.

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