Registered Nurse (RN) | Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

Interior Health Authority; Kamloops; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee assistance program

Education opportunities

Generous vacation entitlement

Employer paid health benefits

Municipal pension plan

Shift premiums

Competitive wages

Job summary

Interior Health is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to join the NICU at Royal Inland Hospital in Kamloops, BC. The role involves caring for neonates in a fast-paced unit and working with an interdisciplinary team to support families.

The position is a relief full-time assignment (1.00) until December 5, 2026, with rotating day and night shifts from 07:30 to 19:30 and 19:30 to 07:30. Education days and orientation are provided to ensure success.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse licence or registration in good standing.
• Experience in neonatal care or NICU preferred.
• Knowledge of family-centered care and interdisciplinary collaboration.
• Commitment to continuous learning and evidence-based practice.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate neonatal client care.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to optimize outcomes.
• Ensure delivery of client-centered care to families during infant illness and treatment.
• Apply nursing science and foundational knowledge from related disciplines.

Skills

Registered Nurse

Neonatal care

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Job description

Interior Health is seeking an experienced and dynamic Registered Nurse to join our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Royal Inland Hospital, Kamloops, 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

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

About The Job

• Practices in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit 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

This is a Relief Full Time (1.00) opportunity until December 05, 2026, or the return of the incumbent.

Shifts of work will be scheduled days and nights rotating from 07:30 to 19:30, 19:30 to 07:30 hours.

About this Location

The Royal Inland Hospital NICU supports the care of sick neonates from across Interior Health. We are one of two tertiary centers outside of the lower mainland. Utilizing and influencing the latest evidenced based care of neonates, the NICU is located in the heart of the Interior in Kamloops BC and serves a population of neonates and their families 30 weeks and over, while stabilizing other acutely ill infants and accessing BC Women’s and Children’s Hospital as the primary referral site as needed.

We pride ourselves on ensuring that new staff are set up for success. Education days and unit orientation are imperative to ensure that you feel prepared to care for our diverse patient population. This education and commitment to improve and maintain skills is ongoing and you will have an educator on the unit to support you. We have inhouse SIMS equipment, which allows this ongoing education.

Opportunities to take on special projects, additional education and the opportunity to pursue leadership pathway is promoted and available. Our team works very closely with a variety of experts including our multidisciplinary team where you can learn from our physicians, obstetricians, pediatricians, midwives, social workers, dieticians etc.

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?