Registered Nurse (RN) - Emergency

Vancouver Coastal Health; North Vancouver; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health authority in North Vancouver is seeking a Registered Nurse to join the Emergency team. You will provide emergency nursing care to clients, stabilize trauma victims, and work collaboratively with other healthcare professionals. Candidates must have current registration as a Registered Nurse and experience in emergency care. Competitive salaries and supportive work environment are offered.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Opportunities for growth

Team-based environment

Qualifications

• Completion of a recognized advanced program in emergency care nursing or two years’ recent, related experience.
• Demonstrated ability in management of trauma in an emergency setting.
• Demonstrated physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

Responsibilities

• Provide emergency nursing to clients of all ages.
• Assess client needs and prioritize care requirements.
• Stabilize and resuscitate multi-trauma victims.

Skills

Emergency nursing

Patient assessment

Trauma management

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse

Advanced program in emergency care nursing

Tools

Medical equipment

Job description

Salary Details

The salary range for this position is CAD $41.42/Hr. - CAD $55.91/Hr.

Job Summary

Come work as a Registered Nurse in Emergency with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Registered Nurse to join the Emergency team at Lions Gate Hospital in North Vancouver, BC. Apply today to join our team!

As a Registered Nurse in Emergency at Vancouver Coastal Health you will:

• Provide emergency nursing to clients of all ages presenting with a wide variety of symptoms within an uncontrolled environment, and to unique client populations such as victims of sexual assault.
• Assess client needs and prioritize care requirements, often with limited information.
• Stabilize and resuscitate multi-trauma victims, and prepare for and respond to disaster situations.
• Enhance the quality of life from the perspective of the client/family.
• Consult, confer, and collaborate with other health care team members.
• Demonstrate expertise and leadership in your nursing practice.
• Maintain and advance your clinical competence.
• Participate on designated hospital committees/teams and approved research projects as assigned.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• Completion of a recognized advanced program in emergency care nursing or two (2) years’ recent, related experience.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Broad knowledge of nursing theory and practice within a patient/family centered model of care.
• Broad knowledge of BCCNM's standards for nursing practice.
• Demonstrated ability in nursing practice related to designated patient group.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and implement plans of care in relation to patient/family priorities.
• Demonstrated ability in interviewing and assessment skills.
• Demonstrated ability to assess patient responses to care, and to respond appropriately.
• Demonstrated ability in the management of trauma in an emergency setting.
• Demonstrated ability to adjust to unexpected events, problem-solve, set priorities and deal with conflict.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate (verbally and in writing) and deal effectively with patients and their families, coworkers, physicians, other health care staff and staff of external agencies.
• Demonstrated ability to counsel and teach patients and their families based on their priorities.
• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership and work direction.
• Demonstrated skill in the use of medical equipment and supplies appropriate to the clinical area.
• Demonstrated skill in techniques appropriate to the clinical area.
• Demonstrated skill in CPR techniques.
• Skill in techniques appropriate to emergency care nursing.
• Ability to operate related equipment including applicable software applications.
• Demonstrated physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

Closing Statement

The hours of work, including days off and work area, may be subject to change consistent with operational requirements and the provisions of the Collective Agreement and applicable statutes. For all new hires, you will be asked to provide information related to vaccines and infections as part of the onboarding process in line with policy.

Why join Vancouver Coastal Health?

VCH is a world-class innovator in medical care, research and teaching, delivering service to more than one million BC residents. We value bold thinking, collaboration, and patient-centered care, and we encourage applications from equity-deserving communities, including Indigenous Peoples, members of racialized groups, people with disabilities, and people of all gender identities and sexual orientations. Vancouver Coastal Health is recognized as BC’s Top Employers, Canada’s Best Diversity Employers and Canada’s Top Employers for Young People in 2025.

Note: Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for this posting. Employees must apply online via the Internal Career Portal; external postings are for reference.