Registered Nurse (RN)| Intensive Care Unit

Interior Health; Penticton; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee & Family Assistance Program

Employer paid training/education

Generous Vacation Entitlement

Employer Paid Health Benefits

Municipal Pension Plan

Shift Premiums

Competitive wages

Job summary

Interior Health seeks an experienced Registered Nurse to join the Intensive Care Unit at Penticton Regional BC. The role involves providing nursing care independently and with an interdisciplinary team, focusing on quality of life and evidence-based practice in a fast-paced ICU setting.

Shifts rotate days and nights from 07:00–19:15 or 19:00–07:15, with opportunities for professional development, and access to employer-provided health benefits, vacation entitlements, and pension support.

Qualifications

• Graduation as a Registered Nurse from an approved School of Nursing.
• Current practicing registration with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• Advanced preparation in a critical care clinical specialty or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Responsibilities

• Provides nursing care to ICU patients, independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Collaborates with other health care providers to enhance patient care.
• Demonstrates continuous improvement and evidence-based nursing practice.

Skills

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Evidence-based practice

Clinical nursing care

Education

RN degree / Diploma

BCCNM registration

Critical care preparation

Job description

Position Summary

Interior Health is seeking an experienced and dynamic Registered Nurse to join our Intensive Care Unit at Penticton Regional 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

The Registered Nurse:

• Provides nursing care to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) 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 Permanent Full Time opportunity.

Shifts of work will be scheduled days and nights rotating from 07:00 to 19:15, 19:00 to 07:15 hours.

About this Location

Penticton Regional Hospital (PRH) acts as a referral centre to three community hospitals and one diagnostic centre in the South Okanagan and includes a regional population of 85,000. It has an operating capacity of 158 acute beds and 102 extended care beds. We have a very bright unit ICU with all individualized rooms that are equipped and organized so that you have what is needed to provide the highest quality of care, right at your fingertips. Our ICU/CCU provides services which include ventilator support and acute hemodialysis for critical patients. This department exemplifies teamwork and collectively provide a high level of quality care in their nursing practice.

Come join our team and see why we’re one of B.C’s Top 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?

Qualfications

• Graduation as a Registered Nurse from an approved School of Nursing with current practicing registration with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• Advanced preparation in a critical care clinical specialty or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) within 3 years.