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St. Michael's Hospital

  

St. Michael's Hospital
Chosen as one of Best Employers for New Canadians for 2009:
By Rachel Caballero and Richard Yerema, Mediacorp Canada Inc. staff editors  (Apr 1, 2009)

Some of the reasons why St. Michael's Hospital was selected as one of Best Employers for New Canadians 2009:
  • recently created the Specialist, Internationally-Trained Professionals role within the HR department to oversee and develop initiatives for new Canadians at the hospital
  • provides paid, career-track work experience to new Canadians participating in the Career Bridge internship program
  • was one of the first employers in Canada to introduce a mentorship program for internationally-trained professionals
  • teaches other organizations how to create mentoring programs for immigrant jobseekers or employees
  • offers mentoring, job shadowing, and work placements to new Canadian nurses through the CARE Centre for Internationally-Trained Nurses

 Creating a Designated Role to Oversee Their Immigrant Employment Initiatives

St. Michael's Hospital recently created the role of Specialist, Internationally Trained Professionals within their HR department to oversee and develop the hospital's immigrant employment initiatives.

The Specialist, Internationally Trained Professionals role will increase their pool of qualified new Canadian jobseekers by expanding partnerships with professional and community organizations, developing new programs for internationally-trained professionals, creating internal training programs for new Canadian employees, and ensuring the hospital advances the issue of immigrant employment within the broader community.

 Providing Canadian Work Experience to Immigrant Jobseekers

St. Michael's Hospital participates in Career Bridge, a paid internship program managed by the Career Edge Organization. New Canadians complete four-, six, or twelve-month internships in their fields of expertise. The hospital has hired many of their former interns.

"[I came to Canada] in 2006, with more than eight years of medical diagnostic sales experience in India. My one-year internship at St. Michael's Hospital gave me the opportunity to learn how the purchasing process works in the Canadian hospital environment. I was able to work in my field, and the Hospital was able to measure my skills and potential. I later received a job offer from St. Michael's before my internship was finished."
— Jogesh Dhir, Vendor Administration

 Sharing their Mentorship Model

In 2000, St. Michael's Hospital became one of the first employers in Canada to create a formal mentorship program designed especially for recent immigrants. Based on the success of this mentoring pilot program led to the publication of "Making Connections: A New Model of Mentoring for Internationally Trained Professionals", a guidebook for organizations interested in creating similar programs. Over 2000 copies have been requested by employers, government departments and non-profit organizations hoping to develop their own mentorship programs for new Canadians.

St. Michael's also advises on new and emerging immigrant mentorship programs for other healthcare providers, engineers and social workers. The hospital's mentorship program has been recognized in academic literature, at national and international conferences and by policy makers around the world.
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