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

Interior Health Authority; Kelowna; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 105,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee & Family Assistance Program

Employer paid training/educationOpport

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 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) team at Kelowna General Hospital in Kelowna, BC. This relief part-time (0.44) position offers opportunities to care for neonates in a Level 2b/Tier 4 NICU and to work with a collaborative interdisciplinary team.

Shifts rotate days and nights from 07:30 to 19:30 and 19:30 to 07:30, providing flexible scheduling and exposure to a dynamic, fast-paced environment in one of Canada's most

Qualifications

• 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

Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care to NICU neonates and collaborate with the care team
• Monitor and respond to changing neonatal patient needs
• Support families and educate them on care plans
• Maintain accurate documentation and standards of care

Skills

Perinatal nursing

Neonatal care

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. 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

The Registered Nurse:

• 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.

Womens and Childrens 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.

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