Rural opportunities
Living and working in a tight-knit rural community has many opportunities to explore. The four-season lifestyle in the southern Interior of B.C. is an outdoor enthusiasts dream.
Explore career opportunities and ask us about our incentives!
Where we work
Spread out across four regions, employees work in hospitals and health centres to treat patients in underserved communities. Discover the Interior Health regions.
Affordable living
Living and working in smaller communities within BC, IH employees benefit from the lower cost of living. Click to learn more about the specific housing, transport, personal costs, and taxes for each BC city.
Cost of Living Comparison Chart
In addition, Canada Loan Forgiveness Programs offer eligible recent graduates an opportunity to exchange loans for work in the community.
Canada Loan Forgiveness Programs
Graduates in select in-demand occupations can have their BC student loans forgiven by agreeing to work at publicly funded health care facilities in underserved communities in BC, or working with children in areas where there is an identified shortage in BC.
Loan forgiveness programs remove the burden of an expensive medical education so that recent graduates can focus on helping more Canadians get the health care they deserve.
It’s easy to strike up a conversation. They might tell me about their gold mining expedition or their hunting trip last week or what the fishing is like. If you have time to do that, it creates a sense of trust.
How we grow
As we look to the future, IH is focusing on five key strategies to help shift the health care system away from hospitals and into the community.
Of those strategies, one in particular focuses on a renewed system of care for rural BC. Incorporating primary care with effective person-centered pathways to other health care services, we will improve access and service quality across rural and remote communities.
The beauty of the communities and the area I work in comes from the people I have the privilege of working with every day. The Chilcotin region has an abundance of natural beauty that provides a playground for outdoor activities.
BC Ministry of Health Policy
The BC Ministry of Health has laid out a policy objective to provide quality, sustainable, rural health services for patients. Partnering with IH and other local service providers, the BC Ministry of Health aims to improve the patient and family caregiver experience and implement their plans across all rural or remote geographical service areas.
I get great support from Kelowna for various programs; IH truly tries to understand rural health care. Although you may be geographically isolated, you are never isolated by IH.
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Despite living with kidney disease and having needed hemodialysis for eight years, at 97 Leno Benetton is living a full life as B.C.'s oldest dialysis patient.
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Falls are not an inevitable part of aging. Many falls are preventable. Exercises that promote strength and balance are one of the ways we can prevent falling.
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Guided by respect for Indigenous lived experiences and education—and her own experiences and realities Dr. Roseann Larstone works to create safe spaces for care
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This year’s forum saw more than 80 people gather in Ktunaxa territory to share stories and understand the connection between food, culture, land, and healing.
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Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer in non-smokers. But radon exposure, and the risk of cancer, can be prevented. Lower your risk by testing & mitigating.
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From promoting health clinics to career opportunities, IH’s new online calendar contains health-related events happening throughout the Interior region.
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