Northern Health employees Sherman Lau and Christine Lewis were recognized by the Health Employers Association of BC for their work on the GoHealth BC travel nurse program. Sherman, who leads Occupational Health & Safety for GoHealth BC, and Christine, an OHS Coordinator, accepted the Leading Workplace Health & Safety Practices Health Authority award in Vancouver on October 29, 2024.
Watch the 4-minute video from HEABC on the important work being done by Sherman and Christine.
Sherman and Christine were honoured for consistently demonstrating excellence, innovation, provincial-level leadership, best practices, and measurable results in developing an occupational health and safety program tailored to the unique characteristics of GoHealth BC nurses, who are a mobile workforce supporting rural and remote areas across Northern Health and partner health authorities.
Sherman and Christine have been instrumental in the early successes of GoHealth BC by ensuring the program is attractive to nurses through a strong focus on both physical and psychological health and safety. In turn, these contribute to job satisfaction and support successful recruitment and retention.
Since March 2023, Sherman and Christine have developed and supported GoHealth BC’s occupational health and safety program, providing a high level of direct support and coordination to GoHealth BC staff and leadership alike. Ensuring that health and safety is integrated into the GoHealth BC program and processes so that nurses know and feel that their health and safety is a priority allows nurses to focus on the work they do best: patient care.
Presented by the Health Employers Association of BC, the Healthcare Employee Relations Awards of British Columbia (HEABCs) recognize human resource and labour relations professionals who work with employers and health care professionals to create workplaces that support the delivery of high-quality health care.
Congratulations, Sherman and Christine!
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