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

Interior Health Authority; Kelowna; On-site; CAD 85,000 - 105,000; 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 Authority is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse to join the NICU team at Kelowna General Hospital in Kelowna, BC. The role involves perinatal care in a NICU setting with collaboration across disciplines to support neonates and their families.

The position is a relief full-time opportunity until May 11, 2027, with shift rotations from 07:30 to 19:30 and 19:30 to 07:30. IH offers strong benefits, ongoing education, and a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current licensure.
• Experience in neonatal intensive care beneficial.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team.
• Knowledge of perinatal care practices.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate client care in a perinatal/NICU setting.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to coordinate care.
• Deliver client-centered care for neonates and families.
• Apply nursing science to practice and ongoing learning.

Skills

Registered Nurse

NICU experience

Team collaboration

Perinatal care

Education

BSN or equivalent

Job description

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.

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

Relief Full Time opportunity until May 11, 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.