Licensed Practical Nurse | Operating Room

Interior Health Authority; Kamloops; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional health authority in Kamloops is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse for its Operating Room. The role involves providing nursing services, collaborating with surgical teams, and participating in patient care across various surgical interventions. This part-time relief position offers competitive wages and extensive benefits, supporting a dynamic work environment. Opportunity for career growth in a beautiful region of Canada.

Benefits

Employee & Family Assistance Program

Employer paid training/education opportunities

Generous Vacation Entitlement

Employer Paid Health Benefits

Municipal Pension Plan

Shift Premiums

Competitive wages

Qualifications

• Must be a reliable and motivated individual.
• Experience in an operating room environment is preferred.
• Ability to handle a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical nursing services in the operating room.
• Collaborate with surgical team members.
• Participate in all stages of patient care.

Skills

Practical nursing services

Collaboration with surgical team

Patient care assessment

Flexibility

Education

Licensed Practical Nurse certification

Job description

Applicable positions may be eligible for relocation allowance. Apply today and ask if you qualify!

Interior Health is seeking an experienced and dynamic Licensed Practical Nurse to join our Operating Room team at the Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops, BC. If nursing is your passion and you are a reliable, flexible, and motivated individual interested in working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, apply today!

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 are 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 Relief Part Time (0.94) opportunity until March 7, 2026, or the return of the incumbent.

Shifts of work will be scheduled days and evenings rotating from 07:00 to 15:30, 07:15 to 15:45, 09:30 to 18:00, 10:00 to 18:30, 14:45 to 23:15 hours.

About this Location

Royal Inland Hospital’s Operating Room Department has 9 theatres offering services that include: General (MIS bowels, hernias, spleen, whipples), Trauma, Ortho Trauma, Obs/Gyne (LAVH), Urology (MIS Nephrectomy, Cystectomy, PCNL’s), Ortho (total joints, sports medicine), ENT, Neuro (Craniotomies, Spinal surgery), Vascular (AAA stents, Bypass grafts, pacemakers, wound management), Major Plastics, Dental, and Laser cases (Holmium, CO2, YAG). OR RNs are expected to work in all services. As a member of the RIH Operating Room team, you will have circulating and scrubbing duties while coordinating and overseeing the overall care of the patient.

At RIH, you will find a seasoned, supportive, and cohesive team that will allow you to challenge yourself professionally while enjoying all the personal pursuits available to you within this fantastic community and world-renowned sports-enthusiast destination.

Come join our team and see why we’re one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers as well as 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? Apply Today!