Registered Nurse (RN) | General Duty Emergency

Interior Health Authority; Kelowna; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer paid health benefits

Generous vacation entitlement

Shift premiums

Municipal pension plan

Employee & Family Assistance Program

Employer paid training/education

Job summary

Interior Health is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to join the Emergency Overflow team at Kelowna General Hospital in Kelowna, BC. This permanent role offers dynamic, fast-paced environments and opportunities to advance nursing practice.

Join a collaborative, patient-centred team and contribute to high-quality care across multiple clinical settings. Shifts include days and nights, with supportive professional development within Interior Health.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate client care.
• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary team.
• Ensure delivery of client-centred care for clients and families.
• Base practice on nursing science and related content.

Job description

Interior Health is seeking an experienced and dynamic Registered Nurse to join our Emergency Overflow team at the Kelowna General Hospital in Kelowna, 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

• 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

• Practices in a variety of clinical settings and is responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of client care
• Works in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team
• Ensures the delivery of client-centered care by assisting individual clients and their families respond to changing health care needs
• Demonstrates a specialized body of knowledge and bases practice on nursing science and related content from other sciences and humanities

We currently have multiple Permanent opportunities available.

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

About this Location

Kelowna General Hospital (KGH) is a tertiary referral hospital serving Kelowna and communities throughout the Interior of British Columbia. With approximately 100,000 patient visits annually, the KGH Emergency Department is one of the busiest in the province, caring for patients across a wide range of acuity and complexity. The Emergency Department offers nurses experience across several specialized clinical areas, including:

• Main Emergency Department: 15 monitored treatment spaces and 3 trauma rooms
• Streaming: Rapid assessment and treatment of ambulatory patients
• Minor Treatment: Suturing, casting, splinting, wound care, and other minor procedures
• Mental Health: Dedicated treatment and seclusion spaces for patients experiencing mental health emergencies

As a tertiary referral centre, KGH provides access to trauma, critical care, surgery, medical imaging, cardiology, and other specialty services, supporting the care of patients from across the region. KGH is also a teaching site for the University of British Columbia's Southern Medical Program, providing a dynamic learning environment for nursing, medical, and other health-profession learners.

The Emergency Overflow

The Emergency Overflow department is a Medical overflow unit for the KGH ER.

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