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

Interior Health; Kelowna; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

EAP

Education opportunities

Vacation entitlement

Health benefits

Pension plan

Shift premiums

Competitive wages

Job summary

Interior Health in Kelowna, BC is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse for the NICU at Kelowna General Hospital. You will provide perinatal and neonatal care, collaborate with a multidisciplinary team, and support families through changing health needs.

The role emphasizes evidence-based nursing and specialized neonatal knowledge in a dynamic unit; shift rotations include days and nights. Relief part-time (0.44) until Feb 14, 2027.

Qualifications

• Licensed RN in BC with current practicing registration.
• Advanced neonatal clinical preparation or equivalent experience.
• Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) within 2 years.
• Current CPR certification within 3 years.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate neonatal client care.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to deliver care.
• Support families to respond to changing health care needs.
• Apply nursing science and related knowledge to practice.

Education

RN Licensure BC

Neonatal Specialty

CPR & NRP

Job description

Position Summary

Interior Health is seeking an experienced and dynamic Registered Nurse to join our Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) 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 perinatal clinical setting 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 Part-time (0.44) opportunity until February 14, 2027, or 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

Kelowna General Hospital's NICU department is one of two Level 2b or Tier 4 NICU’s in Interior Health caring for neonates less than or equal to 30 weeks gestation. It has 12 funded beds as it is a major referral centre for Interior Health.

Women's and Children's Services Department is a major referral centre for Interior Health. With five birthing rooms and 22 obstetrical beds, it sees 1,650+ deliveries a year. The department operates 24/7 with three RNs in labour and delivery and four RNs in Antepartum/Postpartum/Gyne Surgery at any given time.

Qualfications

• Graduation from an approved School of Nursing with current practicing registration with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM)
• Advanced preparation in Neonatal clinical specialty or an equivalent combination of education & experience
• Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (within 2 years)
• Current CPR (within 3 years)