We Are IH: Personal experience drives Kamloops unit clerk’s career

Kayleigh also finds happiness enjoying time being active outdoors with her family. “Baseball is huge in my family. My husband, son, daughter and I all play and watch baseball. We love camping, hunting, fishing, spending time at any beach (we have a bearded dragon whom we take every time), and paddle boarding.”

One of Kayleigh’s proudest moments involved a practicum she completed at the start of her career at the Abbotsford Hospital in 2012 in their emergency department. “The traumas weirdly were my attraction. I loved how busy it was, and the cases that would come in.”

Recently Kayleigh accepted a new line in the X-ray department at RIH, demonstrating her commitment to the role and expanding her knowledge.

Once her two kids are a little older she may venture back into the wards/shift work. She is really interested in the neurology floor in the new surgical tower. 

“If I happen to become a nurse, the OR would be my goal. I really do hope there is more to come for myself and other unit clerks. We are very knowledgeable and handy to have at IH. I want to do as much as I can for my company, my coworkers, and patients.”

Kayleigh nominates Diana Phillips, RIH nursing unit clerk to keep We Are IH going: 

“I nominate Diana Phillips as she always goes beyond any expectations. She is very good at her job and always wants to make people happy. Diana has come in during the Christmas season in a blow-up dinosaur suit (infection control approved, of course), in a unicorn blow-up suit for Valentine’s Day, and in a blow-up Easter bunny suit at Easter to hand out goodies. I cannot explain how many smiles and laughs we have received, and all out of Diana's pocket. She has also brought in little mini ducks and she has tubed them throughout the hospital randomly and anonymously.” - Kayleigh Lowey

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