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Interior Health is seeking an experienced and dynamic Practical Nurse to join our IHSC 1 Surgical team at the Kelowna General Hospital in beautiful Kelowna, B.C.
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:
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN):
Performs assessments and plans, implements and provides personal and nursing care to patients in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team; the scope or extent of the skills that the LPN performs varies according to the predictability of the outcome for a given client population
Administers oral, subcutaneous and intramuscular medications in accordance with pharmaceutical and organizational policies and procedures
Operates in accordance with the competency guidelines and full scope of practice within the Standards of Practice as outlined by the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM), and according to organizational policies, procedures, standards and unit specific protocols
Employment Details
This is a Casual opportunity. Casual Employees are not guaranteed hours of work and can range from 0-37.5 hours per week on an as-needed basis.
Shift Schedule
Shifts of work will be scheduled days and nights; rotating from 07:00 to 19:00, 19:00 to 07:00 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.
Unit Details
IHSC 1 is a 20 bed Surgical inpatient unit for shorter length stays, Main specialties include Urology and Dental but also supports the following services Orthopaedics, General Surgery, Gyne, Plastics, ENT.
Qualfications
Graduation from a recognized program for Practical Nurses
Current full practicing licensure with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM)
Current CPR certification required.
* Please upload a copy of your valid CPR certificate with your application
* Acute care experience is considered an asset. Along with a copy of your CV (resume) please provide details regarding your previous acute care experience.
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