Registered Nurse | Operating Room Position Summary Interior Health is seeking an experienced and dynamic Perioperative Registered Nurse to join our Operating Room team at KOOTENAY LAKE REGIONAL HOSPITAL in beautiful NELSON, B.C.! If you are a Registered Nurse who has completed a recognized Perioperative certification program and has recent related clinical experience, 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:
We offer a range of employee benefits and services to support you at every stage of your career:
• 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 OR 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 practice
• Maintains and advances own clinical competence
• Participates on designated hospital committees/teams and approved research projects as assigned
This is a RELIEF PART-TIME (0.61 FTE) OPPORTUNITY until November 01, 2025, or the return of the incumbent.
Shifts of work will be scheduled days and evenings; rotating from 07:00 to 15:00, 07:30 to 15:30, 08:30 to 16:30, 08:30 to 17:00, 09:30 to 17:30, 11:15 to 18:45 hours.
About this location/unit:
Nelson: Kootenay Lake Hospital's Operating Room Department has two OR theatres functional Monday to Friday. Types of procedures include: Endoscopy, Major Obs/Gyne, Dental, Ophthalmology/Cataracts, minor Ortho, and minor General Surgery. Up to nine Operating Room RNs circulate/scrub, including a float nurse plus a RN is Daycare Surgery and PAR. The hospital has a strong Obs/Gyne program supported by 24/7 on-call operating room capacity.
Interior Health is an organization where you have room to grow and where life outside of work is just as important to us as it is to you. Apply Today! Qualifications • Graduation from an approved School of Nursing with current practicing registration with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM)
• Current CPR certification required
• Advanced preparation in the clinical specialty of the assigned area (perioperative nursing) and one year recent related clinical experience in the assigned practice environment on an operating room similar in size and scope to the facility or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience
Comments Interior Health now offers assistance from an Indigenous Employment Advisor. If you self-identify as Indigenous (First Nations, Métis or Inuit) and if you would like assistance with the application process and/or career exploration, send your question(s) via email to to be redirected to the Employment Advisor. We invite applicants to self-identify as First Nations, Métis, or Inuit within cover letters and/or resumes.
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Employee Type: RELIEF PART TIME (0.61 FTE)
Bargaining Unit: BCNU
Facility: KOOTENAY LAKE REGNL HSPTL
Location: Nelson
Department: KLH OPERATING ROOM
Reports To: MANAGER OR DESIGNATE
Hourly Wage: $41.42 - $55.91
Close Date: OPEN UNTIL FILLED
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