REGINA — Progress continues on Saskatchewan's Health Human Resources (HHR) Action Plan to recruit, train, incentivize and retain more healthcare professionals including nurses.
The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) continues to connect with provincial nursing students and recent graduates to promote employment opportunities, according to an SHA press release.
More than 82 per cent of Saskatchewan’s 400 spring nursing graduates have expressed interest and been contacted by the SHA to match them with potential job opportunities. Nurse graduates can submit an Expression of Interest and be matched with an area based on their skills and preference.
Since December 2022, the SHA has hired 338 grad nurses from the province and across Canada.
Applications for the spring 2023 Ministry of Health's Final Clinical Placement Bursary are now open to students in an eligible health discipline who have started or will start their final health clinical placement between April 1 and Sept. 30, 2023. Those interested can visit the Final Clinical Placement Bursary webpage for information on eligibility criteria and application process. The application deadline is Sept. 30, 2023.
The chief executive officer of the Saskatchewan Healthcare Recruitment Agency (SHRA), Erin Brady, took on her new role on May 23, 2023. Work is underway to identify resources required to fulfil the agency’s roles and responsibilities and develop a full team. The SHRA will be responsible for recruiting doctors, nurses and other priority health-care professionals from within Saskatchewan, across North America and overseas.
Saskatchewan recently announced development of a second phase of improvements to the pathway for Internationally Educated Nurses (IENs) to further accelerate timeframes and offer more options and supports for overseas nurses. The provincial government will continue working closely with partners, regulators and post-secondary institutions as this major initiative is implemented.
Details on health care opportunities, how to access them and more information on the province’s HHR Action Plan are available at saskatchewan.ca/HHR.
