Registered Nurse - Float - Nursing Administration - Regular Full Time

Yukon Hospital Corporation; Whitehorse; On-site; CAD 69,000 - 92,000; Full time

Job summary

Yukon Hospital Corporation in Whitehorse is seeking a Registered Nurse for a Float role in Nursing Administration. This Regular Full Time position is on-site with an hourly pay range and belongs to the PIPSC Bargaining Unit.

The incumbent provides nursing care within medical investigations and therapeutic programs, offering leadership in planning, supervision, and collaboration to promote nursing best practices. A nursing degree and active Yukon RN registration are required.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Baccalaureate degree in Nursing.
• Current registration with Yukon Registered Nurses Association.
• Minimum 1 year nursing experience in assigned specialty.
• Current CPR certification.
• Peri-operative program certification completed.
• ACLS certification would be an asset.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care through the administration and implementation of medical investigations and therapeutic programs.
• Organize and supervise nursing care and planning; collaborate in the implementation of best practices.
• Contribute to teaching nursing practices and clinical skills to staff and patients.
• Assist in development and discharge planning for patients as needed.

Skills

Initiative

Good judgment

Reliability

Advocacy

Assertiveness

Computer literacy

Teaching nursing practices

Discharge planning

Communication

Cross-cultural awareness

Education

Nursing diploma / Baccalaureate degree

Job description

Registered Nurse - Float - Nursing Administration - Regular Full Time

Job Category: Nursing Administration

Requisition Number: REGIS003081

• Posted : October 26, 2026
• Full-Time
• On-site

Locations

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Whitehorse General Hospital
5 Hospital Road
Whitehorse, YT Y1A3H7, CAN

Description

Regular Full Time Position - (1.0 FTE)

This position is at the L09 level with an hourly pay range of $49.73 - $66.42

(PIPSC Bargaining Unit)

As a multidisciplinary team member the incumbent provides nursing care for patients through the administration and implementation of medical investigation and therapeutic programs through the application of knowledge of general nursing, physical health, and psycho-social well-being; provides organization, direction, supervision and collaboration in the planning and implementation of nursing best practices.

Knowledge, skills and abilities required:

• Knowledge of established practices and procedures of professional nursing care;
• Knowledge of trends and developments in the nursing field;
• Initiative, good judgment and reliability;
• Advocacy and assertiveness skills;
• Basic computer literacy;
• Ability to teach nursing practices and other relevant clinical skills;
• Ability to develop and implement nursing care/treatment/discharge plans;
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing;
• Cross-cultural awareness and sensitivity.

The successful candidate is required to have a Diploma / Baccalaureate degree in Nursing, a minimum of One (1) year nursing experience related to the assigned specialty area (s) or specific online course completion for the specialty area (s), be currently registered with Yukon Registered Nurses Association (YRNA) and have current C.P.R certification. Certification in A.C.L.S. and Critical Care nursing would be considered an asset for this position. Certification in A.C.L.S. and Critical Care nursing would be considered an asset for this position. The successful candidate must have completed a certified peri-operative program from an accredited institution.