Registered Nurse (RN) | Perioperative (OR)

Job Description

Interior Health is seeking an experienced and dynamic Perioperative Registered Nurse to join our Operating Room team at Kelowna General Hospital in beautiful Kelowna, B.C.! If you are a Registered Nurse who has completed a recognized Perioperative certification program and has recent related clinical experience, apply today!\n
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Who We Are: \n
\nInterior 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. \n
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What We Offer: \n
\nWe offer a range of employee benefits and services to support you at every stage of your career:\n
\n• Employee & Family Assistance Program\n
\n• Employer paid training/education opportunities\n
\n• Generous Vacation Entitlement\n
\n• Employer Paid Health Benefits\n
\n• Municipal Pension Plan\n
\n• Shift Premiums\n
\n• Competitive wages\n
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About the Job: \n
\nThe Registered Nurse: \n
\n• Practices in a variety of clinical settings and is responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of client care\n
\n• Works in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team\n
\n• Ensures the delivery of client–centered care by assisting individual clients and their families respond to changing health care needs\n
\n• Demonstrates a specialized body of knowledge and bases practice on nursing science and related content from other sciences and humanities\n
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\nWe currently have Permanent Full Time opportunities available. \n
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\nShift times may include 07:30 to 15:30, 07:30 to 19:45, 15:15 to 23:30, 09:30 to 17:30, 19:30 to 07:45 hours. \n
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About this location/unit: \n
\nKelowna General Hospital (KGH) is a tertiary hospital with 400+ acute care beds and is the region’s main referral centre offering a full range of services. The Interior Heart & Surgical Centre (IHSC) is KGH’s principal surgical site and features 19 functioning OR theatres where two function per evening. Two OR theatres are dedicated to Cardiac Surgery and one Hybrid Room features a floor mounted fluro machine. Surgical procedures include: Cardiac, Ortho Trauma, Obs/Gyne, Pediatrics, Neurosurgery, General Surgery, Thoracic, Vascular, Orthopedics, Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery, ENT, Dental, and Urology.\n
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As a member of the KGH Operating Room team , you will have primarily Scrub role duties (secondary Circulating duties based on experience) during surgical procedures and coordinate and oversee the overall care of the client. We are organized in team based clusters for services. Staffing consists of three nurses per room: 2 RNs: 1 LPN.\n
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\nWe are a team of Surgeons, Anaesthesiologists, Staff Anesthesia Assistants and Nursing staff who pride ourselves on being a supportive group delivering the highest quality of care in a complex high acuity environment. \n
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\nCome join our team and see why we’re one of B.C’s Top Employers!\n
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\nExplore 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!\n
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\nSee why Nursing at Interior Health is such an amazing opportunity! \n
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