Let’s talk!
with Jane Curtis, CEO
As we approach the end of another year, I want to take a moment to reflect on the incredible work we’ve done together and express my sincere gratitude for your dedication and unwavering commitment to the health and well-being of those we serve.
This season, I wish each of you a peaceful and joyful holiday, filled with moments of rest and rejuvenation. You’ve earned it! I also want to share my excitement as we look forward to the year ahead, a year brimming with new opportunities and continued growth.
We are wrapping this year with the launch of our new regional website and the replacement of the Health Provider Site with the new and greatly improved StaffNET. These new sites symbolize growth and innovation in our region and our mission to provide accessible and sustainable people-centred services. These websites will be live on December 11, 2024.
As we move into the new year, let us embrace this fresh chapter, confident in our purpose and inspired by the possibilities ahead. May 2025 bring you glimmers of health and happiness, and all the excitement that comes with the start of a new year.
Thank you for your incredible work, and I look forward to all we will accomplish together in the coming year.
Warmest wishes,
Jane Curtis, Chief Executive Officer
New StaffNET
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Global Workforce Survey
Your feedback is important!
The Global Workforce Survey (GWS) is open to all staff and physicians in Southern Health-Santé Sud.
The results will be compared to the survey conducted in 2022 and will inform leadership on the action plan to address key issues.
Please take a few minutes to complete they survey if you have not already done so. Posters are available in staff areas and the survey can also be accessed by scanning to QR code on your mobile device. Our goal is to reach at least 50% of staff.
If you have any questions or concerns related to the survey, please speak with your manager or contact Cailin Gagnon.
Submitted by: Cailin Gagnon, Quality & Accreditation Coordinator
New Online Job Application System
New Features
Please view our helpful video and guide on How to Create an Account and Apply for Positions
Submitted by: Human Resources
For more info. contact: [email protected]
A New Kind of Care:
Shaping the Role of a Physician Assistant in Rural Health Care – Physician Assistant Day with Heidi Wilson
Heidi Wilson ruled out veterinary school, athletic therapy, and eventually medical school on her journey toward becoming a physician assistant (PA) more than a decade ago.
“I wanted to do more,” she explained when asked about her choice. “There’s so much you can do with this job. It’s an intense two years to become a PA but a huge advantage is having the ability to cover and apply for different specialties.”
Today, Wilson spends most mornings in the operating room at Portage District General Hospital where she works in both general surgery and ENT (ear, nose and throat) procedures.
“I was the first PA in Southern Health. None of the physicians here had ever worked with PAs. We all had to learn together,” she said, explaining that her afternoons vary depending on her case assignments, which come from the site’s general and ENT surgeons.
“I love surgery and doing procedures, that’s my forte. I could do that all day long,” she said. “I truly love being able to help people – there’s nothing better.”
As a rural PA, Wilson has had the opportunity to expand her role across the two specialties, (ENT and general surgery), giving her more variety in her skills and her average day.
PAs are able to learn on the job, Wilson explained, selecting and applying to a specialty that interests them. They then hone their skills in the clinical environment, under the guidance of a supervising physician.
“You are kind of like a ‘permanent resident’,” she added. “As a graduate, you have a baseline of skills but as soon as you go into a specialty – the work is hands on, alongside a physician and the rest of the team. There is a lot of learning on the job.” The training received by PAs through the Master of Physician Assistant Studies (MPAS) degree offered through the University of Manitoba, that offers graduates stability, flexibility and endless opportunities grow their career.
French Connection – Sweet Holiday Wishes | Doux voeux du temps des fêtes
Mots cachés | Word Search
Trouvez les mots français ci-dessous dans la grille. | Find the French words listed below in the grid.
“Le bonheur c’est comme du sucre à la crème, quand on en veut… on s’en fait.”
“Happiness is like sucre à la crème, when you want it… you make some.”
See recipe here
Submitted by: FLS Unit
B Braun Infusomat ®
Access the 2 part training requirements here.
Tuberculin Skin Test (TST)
This page contains 2 learning options:
Tuberculin Skin Test (TST) Provider Self-Learning Package for Nurses
This self-learning package ensures all Southern Health–Santé Sud nurses who offer the TST develop core competencies related to tuberculin skin testing; includes education regarding administering a TST, which in combination with self and peer evaluation, will allow health care providers to safely provide TSTs to Southern Health-Santé Sud employees. Clinic nurses and nurse practitioners from Gladstone, Notre Dame, St. Claude, and Steinbach Quick Care Medical Clinics are asked to complete this module prior to administering TSTs.
- Review the TST Provider Online Education Package and the built-in Knowledge Check
- Use the Critical Elements Checklist for TST Administration to self evaluate your TST knowledge and skill.
- If you are new to Tuberculin Skin Testing connect with an experienced provider in your practice setting to arrange an orientation and supervised TST experience which will be based on the information in this education package. The Critical Elements Checklist for TST Administration should then be completed with a peer.
- A regulated health care provider is responsible for directing his/her own learning experience with the goal of reaching and maintaining competence in TST administration practice. Keep a record of this self-assessment and peer evaluation for your files.
Tuberculin Skin Testing for Health Care Workers – Education for Medical Clinic Clerks Self Learning Package
This self-learning package ensures all Southern Health-Santé Sud clerks, who provide administrative support for Medical Clinics who offer tuberculin skin testing (TST) to Southern Health-Santé Sud employees, have working knowledge of the procedures involved in providing tuberculin skin testing to our staff. This self-learning package includes education regarding the TST, referral of staff to a medical clinic, ordering tuberculin, and setting up required appointments. Clerical and administrative staff from Gladstone, Notre Dame, St. Claude, and Steinbach Quick Care Medical Clinics are asked to complete this module prior to booking appointments for TSTs.
- Review the Tuberculin Skin Testing for Health Care Workers – Education for Medical Clinic Clerks material and complete the built-in Knowledge Check
Clinical Practice Change | Pathway to LTC Appl. Improvement
Attention: Home Care Case Coordinators, LTC Access Coordinators and LTC Navigators
Modernization and provincial standardization – see Clinical Practice Change – Elimination of Diagnostic Testing Requirements in LTC Application
All Clinical Communications can be found under Clinical Practice Changes for Health Providers.
Submitted by: Dana Human, Regional Lead – Community & Continuing Care & Debbie Harms, Clinical Change Lead, Home & Community Care