Registered Nurse, Transition Line - Operating Room - Ridge Meadows Hospital – Casual – BCIT Spe

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $41.42 - $59.52 / hour

If you are a registered nurse (RN) looking for career advancement and training to become specialty qualified, Fraser Health is dedicated to supporting your development by sponsoring 100% of your tuition, textbooks and wages! Upon successful completion, you will be offered either a regular full-time or part-time (minimum 0.50 FTE) position in an existing vacancy in the Operating Room at Ridge Meadows Hospital.

Join our team at Ridge Meadows Hospital (RMH) in Maple Ridge as we build for the future of health care!

Who can apply? Fraser Health RN employees and external RN candidates who meet the following criteria:

• Current active practising or provisional registration with British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM)
• Current CPR certification
• Commit to a comprehensive education program
• A commitment to a minimum of 18 month regular full-time or part-time FH employment in the specialty area upon successful completion of the program
• An agreement to attend an orientation session at an educational institution for applicable specialty program
• An agreement to travel to an appropriate site/campus and to clinical practice areas (mileage reimbursement per HEABC/ BCNU Letter of Understanding on Specialty Education)
• An agreement to allow the education institution to release student progress information (complete/ incomplete/ withdrawn) to the FH Specialty Education division of Professional Practice

In the Perioperative area of practice, nurses provide care to patients who are having operative or other invasive procedures. Perioperative nurses work closely with the surgical team to deliver direct nursing care to patients within the Operating Room that include, assessing patients physical and psycho-social needs, evaluating and coordinating nursing care, and scrubbing and circulating duties and participating in identifying and reducing risk factors that may impact patient care.

BCIT offers a 28-week Perioperative program (12 weeks online & 16 weeks full-time studies). Nurses in this program will complete the modularized theory developed by the Association of peri Operative Registered Nurses (AORN), simulation, and clinical experiences to consolidate the scrub and circulating perioperative nursing competencies. The clinical component occurs at the sponsoring site via an instructor-supported preceptorship. The BCIT perioperative program will prepare nurses for novice practice in a variety of Perioperative settings.

Don't miss out on this incredible chance to advance your nursing career and make a real difference. Apply now to join Fraser Health's Specialty Nursing Education program and embark on an exciting journey of growth and impact!

Have questions about what it's like working in OR Nursing? Jamie says.

In accordance with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) standards of practice and the Mission and Values of Fraser Health, and working collaboratively and in partnership with the interprofessional care team in the provision of person-centered care, the Registered Nurse provides direct patient care by assessing, planning, providing and evaluating nursing care to patients.

The purpose of this position is to provide qualified registered nurses the opportunity to consolidate their skills by rotating through a specialty nursing unit(s) prior to and/or during the undertaking of post graduate course work applicable to the relevant specialty nursing unit(s). As such, successful applicants will be expected to participate in and successfully complete the applicable post graduate specialty nursing courses/program within the agreed-to time frames.