Registered Nurse; RN - Operating Rooms; Squamish

Job Summary

Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is hiring a Registered Nurse for the Operating Rooms in Squamish, BC.

CAD $41.42/hr – $55.91/hr

• Provide nursing services in an operating room environment as a member of an integrated surgical team performing varied and complex surgical interventions.
• Enhance quality of life from the patient/family perspective.
• Consult, confer, and collaborate with other members of the surgical team.
• Demonstrate continuous improvement and a best‑practice approach in nursing practice and patient care.
• Maintain and advance your own clinical competence.
• Participate on designated hospital committees/teams and approved research projects as assigned.

• Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• Completion of a recognized advanced nursing specialty program in operating room nursing, or two years of recent, related experience in an acute care operating room environment.

• Broad knowledge of nursing theory and practice within a patient/family‑centred model of care.
• Broad knowledge of BCCNM standards for nursing practice.
• Comprehensive knowledge of perioperative nursing techniques, standards, instrumentation, supply, and equipment requirements for a variety of surgical procedures.
• Broad knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pharmacology, and patient physiological responses related to anesthesia.
• Demonstrated ability to practice nursing in an operating room environment of an acute care teaching hospital.
• Comprehensive knowledge of and demonstrated ability in applying aseptic technique.
• Demonstrated ability to respond immediately and appropriately to emergency situations.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as an integral member of an operating room team.
• Demonstrated ability to continually assess patient condition during surgery and respond appropriately.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively verbally and non‑verbally.
• Demonstrated ability to deal effectively with patients, families, co‑workers, physicians, and other health care personnel.
• Demonstrated skill in CPR techniques.
• Demonstrated skill in the assembly and operation of operating room equipment.
• Basic computer literacy and knowledge of operating room computerized patient care information system.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
• Required skills:
  
  perioperative nursing specialty, current BLS certification.

The hours of work, including days off and work area, may be subject to change in accordance with operational requirements and the collective agreement and applicable statutes.

As per Ministry of Health policy, all health care workers in publicly‑funded health care facilities are required to report receipt of certain vaccines or a history of certain infections. This information will be part of the onboarding process.

• Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental, and municipal pension plan.
• Employer‑paid training and leadership development opportunities.
• Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services for employees and their immediate families.
• Recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff, and volunteers.
• Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff.

Vancouver Coastal Health encourages applications from equity‑deserving communities, including Indigenous Peoples and members of racialised groups, people with disabilities, and people of all gender identities and expressions and sexual orientations.