Registered Nurse | Emergency

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

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Canada is seeking a passionate Registered Nurse for the Emergency Department at Kelowna General Hospital. This full-time role requires providing nursing care to emergency patients and participating in ongoing professional development. If you're motivated and reliable, consider applying for this rewarding position in the beautiful Okanagan region.

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, flexible, and motivated RN.
• Ability to provide nursing care to emergency patients.
• Consult and collaborate with healthcare providers.

Responsibilities

• Provide care to emergency patients both independently and as part of a team.
• Enhance quality of life for patients and families.
• Participate in hospital committees and projects.

Skills

Emergency Nursing

Nursing Care

Interdisciplinary Team Collaboration

Evidence-Based Practice

Continuous Improvement

Education

Registered Nurse Licensure

Job description

Overview

Interior Health is seeking an experienced and dynamic Registered Nurse to join our Emergency Department at the Kelowna General Hospital in Kelowna, British Columbia. If Emergency Nursing is your passion and you are a reliable, flexible, and motivated RN, apply today.

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

What We Offer

• 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 Registered Nurse:

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

This is a permanent full-time opportunity. Shifts will be scheduled days and nights, rotating from 07:30 to 19:30 and 19:30 to 07:30 hours.

About this location / unit

Interior Health has embarked on an expansion plan to meet increasing demands, expand health services, and enhance patient care in the Okanagan. Kelowna General Hospital’s ER has been expanded as part of a new clinical academic campus for the University of BC Medical School. The department is significantly larger and includes the following zones and features:

• Zone 1 (acute): 15 beds and 3 trauma rooms
• CDU (clinical decision unit) beside zone 1 with 8 beds
• Zone 2 (Urgent care/Streaming) with a large waiting room and 7 additional rooms
• Zone 3 (Minor treatment) for suturing, casting, splinting, etc., staffed by ER Physician and LPN/Ortho tech; 10 treatment spaces
• Heli-pad manned by BC Ambulance Service
• Negative pressure rooms (no positive pressure)
• 4 ambulance bays
• 3 seclusion rooms
• 3 bariatric rooms and 3 isolation rooms

Explore the Okanagan region and consider why this location is a great place to live and work. Apply today to join our team and learn more about Nursing at Interior Health.