LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE (LPN), OPERATING ROOM

Northern Health - BC; Prince George; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended health/dental

Municipal pension plan

Moving expense support

Employee referral program

Training and leadership development

Job summary

Northern Health – BC is seeking a motivated Licensed Practical Nurse to join the University Hospital of Northern BC in Prince George. You will provide practical nursing in the operating room as part of a surgical team, performing scrubbing and circulating duties across pre-, intra-, and post-operative phases.

Join a teaching hospital with opportunities for professional development and a comprehensive benefits package during evening and night rotations, including on-call responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Licensed Practical Nurse providing compassionate patient care in an OR environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform scrubbing and circulating duties per standards.
• Assess, plan, implement, evaluate and document client care.
• Support patients and families throughout perioperative care.

Skills

Licensed Practical Nurse

Operating Room

Scrubbing duties

Circulating duties

Job description

Do you have a passion for nursing? We have the position for you! We are seeking a motivated Licensed Practical Nurse with a dedication for delivering compassionate patient care to join our team at the University Hospital of Northern BC.

In accordance with established vision and values of the organization, the Licensed Practical Nurse, Operating Room, provides practical nursing services in an operating room environment as a member of an integrated surgical team performing varied surgical interventions. Consults, confers, and collaborates with other members of the surgical team in facilitating safe and effective surgical interventions through the performance of scrubbing and circulating duties in accordance with established standards and protocols. This includes pre-operative, operative, and post-operative activities such as assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating, and documenting client care, and providing support to clients and their families.

Shift Rotation/Hours of work:

Evenings, Nights, 15:00 to 23:18, 23:00 to 07:18 (rotating).

There is an on call portion to this rotation.

University Hospital Of Northern BC (UHNBC) Is The Largest Acute Care Facility Within The Northern Health Region, And a Hub For Specialized Health Services. It’s Also a Teaching Hospital

• Provides undergraduate physician training through the Northern Medical Program, run by the University of British Columbia and University of Northern British Columbia.
• Hosts residents in UBC’s Family Practice Residency Program
• Is a key clinical education site for nursing and many health sciences students at UNBC, the College of New Caledonia, BCIT and other institutions.

UHNBC has benefited from nearly $100 million in expansions, renovations and new equipment since 2001:

• Patient care addition with an expanded emergency room and updated ICU
• State-of-the-art maternal-child care centre (including a single room neonatal ICU)
• Facilities to accommodate undergraduate physician training
• MRI unit

UHNBC is growing

with the new Acute Care Tower estimated to open in winter 2031. This major expansion will bring state-of-the-art care to Northern BC. By joining our team in Prince George now, you’ll position yourself to work in one of the most advanced acute care environments in the province.

Prince George

Prince George is the centre of business, education, health and culture for northern British Columbia and services a rural population of about 300,000. The region’s economic growth and diversification strategies are creating outstanding opportunities for investors, employers and employees. Affordable housing, land prices and transportation costs, due to short and quick commutes; result in one of the lowest costs of living for a city of its size in the province. Additionally, wage rates fall above provincial averages, providing residents of Prince George with a high standard of living in one of BC’s most beautiful regions. The city itself is the 4th largest in British Columbia and has a population of approximately 82,300 local residents and a service centre for nearly 320,000. It is built on the confluence of the Fraser and Nechako rivers. Prince George is the home of the University of Northern British Columbia – Canada’s Green university. The warm, friendly, and diverse population attests to a strong and dynamic community spirit. Check out Prince George for more information on what this community has to offer.

UHNBC is also home to a cancer centre for Northern BC, featuring a wide range of cancer treatments including radiation therapy.

What Northern Health has to offer you!

• Comprehensive benefit packages including extended health/dental and a municipal pension plan for part-time and full-time employees. Casuals have the option of paying for benefits.
• Four weeks vacation with one year of continuous service
• Financial Support for Moving Expenses is available for eligible positions
• Employee referral program
• Employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities
• Spectacular outdoor activities and the shortest commutes in BC
• “Loan Forgiveness Programs” are offered through the Federal and BC Government for eligible professions.