Position Summary
Interior Health is seeking an experienced and dynamic Registered Nurse to join our Emergency Department at Kelowna General Hospital in Kelowna, BC. If Emergency Nursing is your passion and you are a reliable, flexible and motivated individual interested in working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, apply today!
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:
- Provides nursing care to emergency patients, both by working independently and as a member of an interdisciplinary team
- Enhances quality of life for the patient and family; consults, confers, and collaborates with other health care providers
- Demonstrates continuous improvement and evidence based practice in nursing practice
- Maintains and advances own clinical competence
- Participates on designated hospital committees/teams and approved research projects as assigned This is a Relief Part Time (0.71) opportunity until February 25, 2028, or the return of the incumbent. Shifts of work will be scheduled days and nights rotating from 07:30 to 19:45, 19:30 to 07:45 hours. About this location/unit: Interior Health has embarked on an expansion plan to meet increasing demands, expand health services, and enhance patient care in the Okanagan. Construction of the six-storey, Centennial Patient Care Tower was completed in May 2012. It includes an expanded emergency department and ambulatory care department, five new operating rooms, a rooftop helipad, an expanded adult inpatient psychiatric unit, and extra space for more patient beds in the future. Kelowna General Hospital is the site of the brand new clinical academic campus for the University of BC Medical School. Our new ER department is quadruple the size of the previous department and features:
- Zone 1 (acute): 15 beds and 3 trauma rooms
- CDU (clinical decision unit) beside zone 1 and will have 8 beds for patients not admitted but needing more time in the department
- Zone 2 (Urgent care/Streaming) has a large waiting room where patients will be triaged and an additional 7 rooms to treat patients
- Zone 3 (Minor treatment) will be for suturing, casting, splinting, etc. and will be staffed by ER Physician and LPN/Ortho tech. 10 spaces to treat patients (space includes an ortho and gyne room)
- Heli-pad is manned by BC Ambulance Service
- Negative pressure rooms, no positive pressure
- 4 ambulance bays
- 3 seclusion rooms
- 3 bariatric rooms and 3 isolation rooms 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? Apply Today! 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 the clinical specialty of the assigned area as required by the position: o Emergency – Advanced preparation in an ED clinical specialty or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience o Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) within 3 years o Combined Critical Care/Emergency – Advanced preparation in a critical care clinical specialty and 2 years related clinical experience aligned with unit specific competencies or an equivalent combination of education and experience o Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) within 3 years
