Registered Nurse| Critical Care Transport/High Acuity Response Team (HART)

Interior Health; Cranbrook; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift Premiums

Employer paid health benefits

Generous Vacation Entitlement

Municipal Pension Plan

Job summary

Interior Health seeks an experienced Registered Nurse to join the HART team at East Kootenay Regional Hospital in Cranbrook, BC. This permanent full-time role focuses on mobile critical care for rural patients and collaborative care with a multidisciplinary team.

Shifts rotate days and nights, 07:00–19:05 and 19:00–07:05. Applicants must be licensed in BC and have an accredited critical care or trauma course.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an approved School of Nursing with current practicing registration with the BCCNM.
• Minimum 3 years recent critical care and inter-facility transfer experience.
• Completion of accredited trauma courses such as ITLS/TNCC/PHTLS or equivalent.
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support.
• Current valid BC Driver’s License.

Responsibilities

• Provide mobile critical care for rural patients as part of the HART team and support at base hospital when not on transport.
• Collaborate with rural clinicians to stabilize patients and transport to higher levels of care when needed.

Skills

Critical care experience

Inter-facility transfers

Trauma training

Team collaboration

Education

Nursing degree with BCCNM registration

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Trauma/CC course (ITLS/TNCC/PHTLS)

Job description

Position Summary

Interior Health is seeking an experienced and dynamic Registered Nurse to join our HART team at East Kootenay Regional Hospital in Cranbrook, 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

The HART program at Interior Health is a very successful innovative provincial initiative. The mission is to provide mobile critical care for patients who reside in the rural areas. The clinical scope of service encompasses adult, pediatric and neonatal patients who require greater than Basic Life Support level of care. The team is comprised of a Critical Care RN and Registered Respiratory Therapist as required. They are supported by Basic Life Support paramedics provided by the British Columbia Ambulance Service and an on‑call transport physician. Working in a team environment, HART collaborates with rural clinicians to stabilize the patient and when appropriate, transport the patient to a higher level of care.

When not on transport, HART RNs are actively supporting patient care at their base hospital.

This is a Permanent Full Time opportunity.

Shifts of work will be scheduled days and nights rotating from 07:00 to 19:05, 19:00 to 07:05 hours.

About this Location

Located in the southeastern corner of British Columbia, Cranbrook is the business capital of the East Kootenays and the largest city in the Rocky Mountain Region. Nestled on a gentle plain with scenic mountain vistas in the distance, it is considered by many to be an ideal location to raise a family or retire. Residents enjoy a variety of outdoor recreational opportunities including golf, hiking and skiing. For those who enjoy more urban pursuits, there are shops, boutiques and cafes, as well as an arts centre and heritage attractions. Cranbrook’s economy is driven primarily by mining, forestry, transportation, and tourism.

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 an approved School of Nursing with current practicing registration with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM)
• Successful completion of an accredited critical care training course and/or certificate, a minimum of three years recent related experience caring for critically ill/injured patients including experience performing inter-facility patient transfers; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience
• Successful completion of an accredited trauma course such as Transport Nurse Advanced Trauma Course, International Trauma Life Support Course (ITLS), Trauma Nursing Care Course (TNCC), Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support Course (PHTLS); or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience
• Current certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support
• Current valid BC Driver’s License