Executive Director, CARE Centre for Internationally Educated Nurses, Toronto, ON.
Inaugural Project Manager of the Internationally Educated Nurse (IEN), Integration Project, Hamilton Health Sciences, Hamilton, ON.
Nurs Leadersh (Tor Ont). 2021 Sep;34(3):51-62. doi: 10.12927/cjnl.2021.26593.
Internationally educated nurses (IENs) face multiple challenges in entering and integrating into the Canadian workforce. These challenges include getting to know the Canadian culture, nursing accountabilities, professional practice requirements and experience or qualifications deemed not equivalent to the Canadian standard. Hamilton Health Sciences' (HHS') IEN Integration Project has been funded by the Ontario and Canadian governments to support IENs in overcoming these challenges and contribute to the healthcare system.
The aim of this article is to describe a multiorganizational project that prepares IENs for employment in Canadian healthcare.
HHS invited partners in education and immigrant support services to co-design the project. A community collaboration employment model (CCEM) was developed to leverage each partner's strengths in targeted interventions to address the needs of IENs, as identified in focus groups. The interventions pertain to professional practice and accountability in the Canadian healthcare setting, workplace language, communication and selected clinical skills.
Between project initiation in 2009 and early 2021, 591 IENs obtained employment.
Multiorganizational partnerships can help build and sustain a strong nursing workforce, and IENs can fill gaps in care. A needs-based approach and the CCEM increased the likelihood of IEN employment. The ability of the CCEM to engage partners makes it relevant for healthcare organizations.
国际教育护士（IENs）在进入和融入加拿大劳动力市场时面临多重挑战。这些挑战包括了解加拿大文化、护理责任、专业实践要求以及被认为与加拿大标准不相当的工作经验或资质。汉密尔顿健康科学（HHS）的国际教育护士整合项目由安大略省和加拿大政府资助，旨在支持 IEN 克服这些挑战并为医疗保健系统做出贡献。
本文旨在描述一个多组织项目，该项目为 IEN 在加拿大医疗保健领域的就业做准备。
HHS 邀请教育和移民支持服务的合作伙伴共同设计该项目。制定了社区合作就业模式（CCEM），以利用每个合作伙伴的优势在针对性干预措施中解决 IEN 的需求，这些需求是在焦点小组中确定的。干预措施涉及加拿大医疗保健环境中的专业实践和责任、工作场所语言、沟通和选定的临床技能。
自 2009 年项目启动到 2021 年初，已有 591 名 IEN 获得就业。
多组织伙伴关系有助于建立和维持一支强大的护理劳动力队伍，IEN 可以填补护理缺口。基于需求的方法和 CCEM 增加了 IEN 就业的可能性。CCEM 吸引合作伙伴的能力使其与医疗保健组织相关。
