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Home My WebLink AboutLucknow Sentinel, 2009-02-04, Page 14Page 14 - .Lucknow Sentinel, Wednesday, February 4, 2009 Hospital committee looking to push their recruitment efforts Greetings from the Wingham & Area Health Professionals Recruitment Committee. We are a volunteer committee made up of community, municipal and hos- pital representa- tion. Our goal is to lead a consistent recruitment effort. We focus on four components; marketing, partrier- ship building, fundraising and communications. Through the coor- dinated manage- ment of these com- ponents we have experienced a number of success- es in the past year. Most notably we were able to increase physician site visits by 350 per cent over the Townsinp O Huron - Kiril{ • BUDGET MEETING NOTICE The Council of the Township of Huron -Kinloss will meet on Monday, February 9, 2009 at 9:30 am, in the Council Chambers 21 Queen Street, Ripley to discuss annual estimates for 2009. Members of the p blic are welcome to attend. EMPLOYMENT . OPPORTUNITY The Township of Huron -Kinloss is looking for one marriage commissioner. The Marriage Commissioner is appointed by the perk to solemnize the marriage of two people in Ontario. The successful applicant will be • comfortable speaking in public; • willing to invest many Saturdays, particularly during June, July, August and September, as well as other times, including meeting with couples to plan the ceremony and for a rehearsal; • flexible regarding time and place of ceremony, within reason; and • accepting of same sex marriages To obtain a � job des please lease contact the office at 619-395-3735 or at the location' detailed below. Interested parties are invited to submit a confidential, detailed iesume:with references, no later than Friday, Februaiy 20th, 2009 @ 11 a.m. Sealed envelopes should be marked "Marriage Commissioner Position" and sent to: Towns* of Huron -Kinloss P. O. Box 130 r • 21 Queen Street Ripley, ON NOG 2R0 Attention: Joanna Malott Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. In accordance with the Municipal Freedom of 'Information and Privacy Act, personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.M.45, as amended, and will only be used for the purpose of candidate selection. The Township of Huron -Kinloss Summer Student Employment Program Jobkti # Job Type Start / End Hours Minimum Criteria Job 1,2,3,4 Parks, Trails, & Landscape May / Aug 35 College / University / G2 Licence Job #. 5 Lighthouse Coordinator July / Aug 35 • College / University preferred Job # 6 Lighthouse Supervisor July/Aug , ` 35 Highschool Job # 7,8 Lighthouse Tour Guides July / Aug 21 Highschool . Job # 9 Lighthouse Tour Guides Casual Part Time Jul / Aug July g required Highschool Job 10 , 1 1 Lakeshore Maintenance May / Aug 35 hours College / University / G2 Licence For Additional information please contact Mike Fair @ 395-2909. All applicants must use a Huron -Kinloss application form available at Municipal Office, Ripley -Huron Community Centre, or at www.huronkinloss.com. Submit a confidential detailed resume no later than February 13, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. lb Township of Huron - Kinloss Box 130, 21 Queen Street„ Ripley, Ontario NOG 2R0 Attention Mike Fair Only those applicants selected for am interview will, be contacted. In accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Privacy Act, personal information is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.M.45, as amended, and wilt only be used for the purpose of candidate selection. Huron - Kinloss 21 Queen Street, P.O, Box 130, Ripley, ON NOG 2R0 519-395-3735 huronhiv1) ' hurontel.on.ca • www.huronkinloss.«on previous two years. These site visits allow us to show- case the unique features and people of our community, making us standout amongst the other 100+ underser- viced communities in Ontario. Another success has been growing our in-house train- ing programs to include ' more Registered Nurse and Registered Practical Nurse students. We also participate in the Westricted Registration pro- gram which allows medical residents to work in our E mergency Department. As well, we are pleased to partici- pate in the E merge-ncy D epartment Mentorship Program: Our cur- rent participant is a family physician repatriating from P g years of practice in the United States. Participating in the Emergency Department Mentorship Program allows him hands-on time in a rural emer- gency room under the,tidance of our staff physicians. It has been- a great opportunity to introduce someone new to of r com- munity and a gra- cious thank you to the physicians, staff and :patients who continue to- support him during this training peri- od. g Movin forward we are currently applying to become a - pi lot site for Ontario's Physician Assistant ER Expansion Project and also hope to attain funding for . sum- mer' employment for a local, health sciences, nursing or medical student. We've also had our share of chal- lenges this year.. We still struggle to get Family Physicians to coin - mit to setting up permanent practice in the Wingham area. Some of the factors affecting their decisions include: hesitancy amongst new grads to settle down in one community and often 'incen- tives offered by other communities are larger, which is more attractive to a new grad fresh out of residency with 'a lot of debt. In addition while Wingham & District Hospital continues to offer 24 hour emergency room service we still have at least four unfilled shifts per month. Often these shifts are . left open _until the last minute and require countless hours of discuswith hospital staff, locums. and-provensions- cial offices. Lastly, we continue to try 'to recruit international Medical Graduates (IMG's) to , our community. Our challenges thus far have run the gamut of immigrant status to licensing requirements. The committee works hard to navigate the ever-changing requirements and often involves all levels of govern- ment in sharing our difficulties. We look forward to continuing the recruitment effort into 2009 and wel- come assistance from the communi- ty in a variety of ways. We are cur- rently looking for community -mind- ed individuals. to• lead fundraising efforts and help : us reach our goals. We also ask that any time you meet a medical student, 'physician, nurse or allied health pro- fessional you encourage them to consider a careerin rural practice and have a site visit here to see how wo.nderful. Wingham & Area. - is! .. Here k a look at the nearby mill pond on, a sunny Feb. 4 afternoon. Submitted photo