Registered Nurse (RN) | Emergency (Kelowna)

Interior Health is seeking an experienced and dynamic Registered Nurse to join our Emergency Department at the Kelowna General Hospital in beautiful Kelowna, B.C. If Emergency Nursing is your passion and you are a reliable, flexible and motivated registered nurse interested in working in a dynamic, fast-paced workplace, 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:

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 practiceMaintains and advances own clinical competence Participates on designated hospital committees/teams and approved research projects as assigned This is a Permanent Full Time opportunity. 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/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 patientsZone 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 bays3 seclusion rooms 3 bariatric rooms and 3 isolation rooms Qualifications:

Graduation from an approved School of Nursing with current practicing registration with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) Advanced preparation in an ED clinical specialty or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) within 3 yearsBasic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) within 3 years

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