*New Career Opportunities for Rural General Nurses!

Interior Health; Kelowna; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job description

Position Summary

This position may qualify for up to $10,000 as a signing bonus and/or be eligible for relocation allowance. Apply today and ask if you qualify!

Are you a dedicated, reliable, and passionate Registered Nurse, looking to make a career move to a rural environment? We have opportunities available throughout Interior Health and we want to hear from you!

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 to support you at every stage of your career:

1. Employee & Family Assistance Program
2. Employer paid training/education opportunities
3. Generous Vacation Entitlement
4. Employer Paid Health Benefits
5. Municipal Pension Plan
6. Shift Premiums
7. Competitive wages

Effective April 1, 2024, the hourly wage for this position will be $41.42 to $55.91.

About the Job:

The Registered Nurse:

1. Provides nursing care to patients in a variety of clinical settings, both by working independently and as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
2. Enhances quality of life for the patient and family; consults, confers, and collaborates with other health care providers.
3. Demonstrates continuous improvement and evidence-based practice in nursing practice.
4. Maintains and advances own clinical competence.
5. Participates on designated hospital committees/teams and approved research projects as assigned.

Rural community hospitals provide a wide range of services and depending on the location may require the Registered Nurse to be competent in multiple clinical settings. We typically hire rural general nurses to work in Emergency, Perinatal, or Operating Room departments. Appropriate advanced preparation in the clinical setting is required.

Our typical nursing schedules are based on 12-hour shifts and include Days and Nights with rotating days off.

Interior Health is an organization where you have room to grow and where life outside of work is just as important to us as it is to you. Apply Today!

Qualifications

1. Graduation from an approved School of Nursing.
2. Current practicing registration with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
3. Advanced preparation in the clinical specialty of the assigned area as required by the position:

1. Emergency: Advanced preparation in an ED clinical specialty or an equivalent combination of education & experience. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) within 3 years.
2. Perinatal: Advanced preparation in a Perinatal clinical specialty or an equivalent combination of education & experience. Current Fetal Health Surveillance (FHS) and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) within 2 years. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) within 3 years.
3. Operating Room: Advanced preparation in the clinical specialty of the assigned area (perioperative nursing) and one year recent related clinical experience in the assigned practice environment on an operating room similar in size and scope to the facility or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.