Registered Nurse | Perioperative

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

Job summary

Join a dynamic team at a leading healthcare provider in Kamloops, B.C. as a Perioperative Registered Nurse. This exciting role involves providing high-quality nursing care in the Operating Room, collaborating with interdisciplinary teams, and enhancing patient outcomes. With a commitment to work-life balance and a supportive environment, this position offers competitive wages and generous benefits, including employer-paid training and a pension plan. Experience a fulfilling career in a beautiful community known for its outdoor activities and vibrant lifestyle. Apply today to make a difference in the lives of patients and their families!

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

• Completion of a recognized Perioperative certification program is required.
• Recent clinical experience in a perioperative setting is essential.

Responsibilities

• Provides nursing care to OR patients independently and as part of a team.
• Enhances patient quality of life through collaboration with healthcare providers.
• Maintains and advances clinical competence in nursing practice.

Skills

Perioperative nursing

Clinical competence

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Evidence-based practice

Education

Registered Nurse certification

Perioperative certification program

Job description

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

Interior Health is seeking an experienced and dynamic Perioperative Registered Nurse to join our Operating Room team at the Royal Inland Hospital in beautiful Kamloops, B.C. If you are a Registered Nurse who has completed a recognized Perioperative certification program and has recent related clinical experience, apply today!

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

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

About The Job

The Registered Nurse:

• Provides nursing care to OR patients, both by working 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 relief full-time opportunity until April 7, 2025, or the return of the incumbent.

Shifts of work will be scheduled days and nights; rotating from 07:00 to 15:30, 07:15 to 15:45, 09:30 to 18:00, 10:00 to 18:30, 22:45 to 07:15.

About this location/unit:

Royal Inland Hospital’s Operating Room Department has 9 theatres offering services that include: General (MIS bowels, hernias, spleen, whipple), Trauma, Ortho Trauma, Obs/Gyne (LAVH), Urology (MIS Nephrectomy, Cystectomy, PCNL’s), Ortho (total joints, sports medicine), ENT, Neuro (Craniotomies, Spinal surgery), Vascular (AAA stents, Bypass grafts, pacemakers, wound management), Major Plastics, Dental, and Laser cases (Holmium, CO2, YAG). OR RNs are expected to work in all services. As a member of the RIH Operating Room team, you will have circulating and scrubbing duties while coordinating and overseeing the overall care of the patient.

Orientation to the OR is tailor-made to the experience of the new staff member, with the average orientation being 12 weeks. Orientation is a week or two in each service depending on prior experience.

We have Resource Nurses in all the specialties to ensure there is ongoing support and teaching for all staff members. In-services are provided on a weekly basis. Additional nurses involved with leadership of the department include the Manager, Clinical Operations OR, an Operation Room Educator, and Equipment Coordinator. Library Services to support patient care, education, and research are available. As well, The OR department has moved into a beautiful new tower!

At RIH you will find a seasoned, supportive, and cohesive team that will allow you to challenge yourself professionally while enjoying all the personal pursuits available to you within this fantastic community and world-renowned sports-enthusiast destination.

Explore Royal Inland Hospital

Come join our team and see why we’re one of Canada’s Top 100 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? Apply Today!