Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | Perioperative

Interior Health; Trail; On-site; CAD 39,000 - 58,000; Full time

Job summary

Interior Health is seeking an experienced Licensed Practical Nurse to join the Perioperative team at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital in Trail, BC. The Casual position offers opportunities to work in a fast-paced operating room setting, scrubbing and circulating with a collaborative surgical team.

Ideal candidates will have an LPN credential, BC licensure, and CPR certification, with a proven ability to adapt to a dynamic perioperative environment.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a recognized LPN program.
• Current full practicing licensure with the BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• Current CPR certification required.

Responsibilities

• Provides practical nursing services in an operating room environment as part of a surgical team.
• Confers and collaborates with other surgical team members to support safe, effective interventions.
• Participates in pre-, intra-, and post-operative activities including assessment, planning, and documentation of client care.

Skills

Operating room experience

Team collaboration

CPR certified

Education

LPN diploma/certificate

Job description

Position Summary

Interior Health is seeking an experienced and dynamic Licensed Practical Nurse to join our Perioperative team at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital in Trail, BC. If Nursing is your passion and you are a reliable, flexible and motivated individual interested in working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment,

Who We Are

Interior Health (IH) is committed to achieving a culturally diverse and inclusive workforce that is representative of the communities we serve, and where you are encouraged to bring your whole self to work. Well-being and work life balance is promoted within the IH team, and our commitment to environmental sustainability supports our primary goal of increasing the health and well-being of everybody in the Interior Health region from our employees to the population we serve.

What We Offer

We offer a range of employee benefits and services for eligible positions, to support you at every stage of your career:

• Employee & Family Assistance Program
• Employer paid training/education opportunities
• Generous Vacation Entitlement
• Employer Paid Health Benefits
• Municipal Pension Plan
• Shift Premiums
• Competitive wages

About the Job

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN):

• 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.
• Participates in 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.

This is a Casual opportunity. Casual Employees are not guaranteed hours of work and can range from 0-37.5 hours per week on an as-needed basis.

Shifts of work will be scheduled days rotating from 07:00 to 15:00 hours.

About this Location

Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital is a 75-bed full service regional hospital serving 80,000 people in the Kootenay Boundary region. Surgical services include General, Orthopedic, OB/Gyne, ENT, Plastics, Urology and Ophthalmology. As a member of the KBRH Operating Room team, you will coordinate and oversee the overall care of the client and set priorities, provide clinical expertise and leadership for the plan of care, plan and implement health care treatments and interventions, and assign and delegate tasks as appropriate to other members of the healthcare team.

Come join our team and see why we’re one of B.C’s Top Employers!

Explore our extensive benefits, career growth opportunities, and lifestyle in one of the most beautiful and diverse regions of Canada. Ready to love where you live and work?

Qualfications

• Graduation from a recognized program for Practical Nurses with the full range of current licensed practical nursing competencies, and graduation from an accredited O.R. program for Licensed Practical Nurses plus one (1) year recent related experience working as a Licensed Practical Nurse in acute care, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience
• Current full practicing licensure with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM)
• Current CPR certification required