Travel Nurse - Community Health RN

Bayshore HealthCare; Whitehorse; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare provider is looking for a Registered Nurse to deliver care in Canada's remote northern regions. The role involves providing primary and emergency care, working in a supportive team environment, and ensuring patient safety and comfort. Candidates should be nursing graduates with valid licenses and relevant experience. Enjoy competitive compensation and the excitement of travel assignments in diverse Indigenous communities. This position promotes both personal and professional development.

Benefits

Fully paid travel assignments

Highly competitive compensation

Continual learning and professional development

24/7 support from dedicated team

Qualifications

• Graduate nurse with a valid nursing license in good standing.
• Willing to obtain licensing for required provinces or territories.
• Required work experience specific to nursing.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary and emergency nursing care in a community clinic.
• Perform assessments and create care plans based on best practices.
• Ensure client comfort addressing emotional and physical needs.

Skills

Observation skills

Nursing diagnosis

Health teaching

Care planning

Emergency care

Education

Nursing diploma from an accredited School of Nursing

Job description

Are you seeking an exciting Registered Nurse experience in Canada's remote northern communities? Bayshore HealthCare’s Northern Staffing program has provided high-quality community health care solutions to Canada’s North since 1997. Our Healthcare Professionals work closely with diverse Indigenous communities (First Nations, Inuit and Métis), providing care to community members. We hire passionate team‑members from all over Canada who travel on assignments to remote northern communities of British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. We provide a unique way to experience an expanded clinical scope of practice while enjoying an adventure at the same time! Average assignment durations vary from 2 to 6 weeks.

Do you have a passion to make a difference in the lives of those you care for? Have you thought about travelling for work to expand your personal and professional growth in health care? We provide a unique way to experience an expanded clinical scope of practice while enjoying an adventure at the same time! Average assignment durations vary from 2 to 4 weeks.

The Work You Will Do

• Work in a team atmosphere performing an expanded scope of practice in communities, providing primary and emergency care to all residents –from newborn to elders –through a nursing station / Health Center in a clinic atmosphere
• Utilize the skills of observation, assessment, nursing diagnosis, counseling, and health teaching according to care plan
• Health Promotion, Assessments, planning and implementing care using Best Practice Clinical Practice Guidelines; primary care and emergency care; travel nursing; experience creating care plans; IPAC and communicable disease control, immunizations
• Ensure that, on an ongoing basis, the emotional, spiritual, physical comfort and safety of clients are met to the greatest possible extent within the scope of practice

Why Bayshore?

• Enjoy fully paid & planned travel assignments while doing what you love
• Highly competitive compensation packages, incentives & bonuses
• Comprehensive preparation through orientation and training
• Continual learning and professional development
• Diverse assignments with flexible schedules
• Balance work to fit with your life
• 24/7 support from a caring and dedicated team who welcomes you from your first day

Who You Are

• You are a graduate from an accredited School of Nursing and have a nursing license through the governing body in good standing
• You are a licensed Nurse registered in good standing
• You have or are willing to obtain a nursing license through the regulating body in the provinces or territories you wish to work
• You meet the required work experience
• Mandatory skillsets and additional training requirements and reimbursements will be discussed during interview

We appreciate and thank all applicants. Candidates selected for an interview will be contacted directly.

Bayshore is committed to a high quality and safe environment for both our staff and clients/patients. Dependent upon Provincial government regulations, and the position being applied for, new hires may be required to provide proof of vaccination against illnesses such as COVID‑19, Hepatitis, Seasonal Flu etc. Please speak with the recruiter for Provincial and/or position specific requirements. Medical exemptions or any other kinds of requested exemptions based upon Human Rights Code will be considered on a case‑by‑case basis.

“At Bayshore Healthcare, our commitment to Equity, Diversity & Inclusion is our strength. This is how we bring our vision of being the difference in the lives of those we care for, work with and in our communities. We have a great sense of pride in creating a culture of belonging, where individual differences are embraced and celebrated, through programs, resources and policies that support each individuals purpose, potential and wellbeing.”

Bayshore operates in accordance with the applicable Provincial Human Rights Codes.