Perioperative Nurse (N2) - Adult Operating Room

Health Sciences Centre; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

Shared Health in Winnipeg seeks a Perioperative Nurse (N2) for the Adult Operating Room. The role is in-person with days/evenings/weekends and standby coverage.

Applicants must graduate from an approved RN program, maintain CRNM registration, CPR HCP, and have perioperative experience or completion of an OR nursing program. Indigenous language skills are valued.

Qualifications

• Requires perioperative nursing experience or completion of an accredited Operating Room Nursing program.
• RN education as required; CNA perioperative cert preferred.
• Must maintain CRNM registration; CPR HCP required.

Skills

Communication skills

Indigenous language knowledge

Theoretical clinical knowledge

Ability to work under stress

Initiative and responsibility

Education

RN education program

CNA Perioperative Nursing Certification preferred

Job description

Perioperative Nurse (N2) - Adult Operating Room

Requisition ID: 413470

Position Number: 20076457

Posting End Date: November 2, 2026

City: Winnipeg

Employer: Shared Health

Site: Health Sciences Centre

Department / Unit: Patient Care Adult OR

Job Stream: Clinical

Union: MNU

Anticipated Start Date: November 13, 2026

FTE: 1.00

Anticipated Shift: Days;Evenings;Weekends;Standby coverage as required

Work Arrangement: In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 8.25

Annual Base Hours: 2015

Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient- centered clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.

Pensionable Salary Enhancement - Nurses in eligible classifications may be eligible to earn an additional $5.95/hour when working full-time hours within a prescribed six-month reporting period. (Effective April 1, 2025 – March 31st 2027.)

Experience

• Current related perioperative nursing experience/training required or successful completion of an accredited program in Operating Room Nursing.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Graduate of an approved Registered Nursing education program required.
• CNA Perioperative Nursing Certification preferred.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Responsible for maintaining and providing proof of registration with the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba (CRNM).
• Active participation in professional associations e.g. Association of Regulated Nurses of Manitoba (ARNM) preferred.
• CPR training at the Health Care Provider level required.

Qualifications and Skills

• Requires effective communication skills to facilitate decision-making and problem-solving.
• Preference will be given to those applicants competent in an Indigenous language and/or knowledge in Indigenous customs, traditions and values.
• Ability to apply theoretical knowledge in clinical setting.
• Ability to function in stressful situation.
• Ability and willingness to take initiative and assume responsibility.

Physical Requirements

• Moderate to heavy physical effort required.
• Constant walking, standing, bending and stooping.
• Pushing and pulling heavy objects such as beds, wheeled equipment such as microscopes, compressed gas tanks, etc.
• Stands for sustained periods.
  

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions in Shared Health that combine to equal more than 1.0 FTE.

Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

Manitoba healthcare employers, in partnership with the Indigenous community, are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.