At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our surgical team and provide essential nursing services in a fast-paced operating room.
- Company: Interior Health, a leader in healthcare committed to diversity and well-being.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive wages, generous vacation, health benefits, and employer-paid training.
- Other info: Flexible casual position with opportunities for career advancement in beautiful Trail, BC.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in patient care while growing your nursing career.
- Qualifications: Must be a licensed practical nurse with recent acute care experience.
The predicted salary is between 49500 - 60500 $ per year.
Interior Health is seeking an experienced and dynamic Licensed Practical Nurse to join our Perioperative team at Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital in Trail, BC. If Nursing is your passion and you are a reliable, flexible and motivated individual interested in working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.
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.
We offer a range of employee benefits and services for eligible positions, 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
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN): Provides practical nursing services in an operating room environment as a member of an integrated surgical team performing varied surgical interventions. Consults, confers, and collaborates with other members of the surgical team in facilitating safe and effective surgical interventions through the performance of scrubbing and circulating duties in accordance with established standards and protocols. Participates in pre-operative, operative, and post-operative activities such as assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating and documenting client care, and providing support to clients and their families. 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. Shifts of work will be scheduled days rotating from 07:00 to 15:00 hours.
Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital is a 75-bed full service regional hospital serving 80,000 people in the Kootenay Boundary region. Surgical services include General, Orthopedic, OB/Gyne, ENT, Plastics, Urology and Ophthalmology. As a member of the KBRH Operating Room team, you will coordinate and oversee the overall care of the client and set priorities, provide clinical expertise and leadership for the plan of care, plan and implement health care treatments and interventions, and assign and delegate tasks as appropriate to other members of the healthcare team.
Qualifications: Graduation from a recognized program for Practical Nurses with the full range of current licensed practical nursing competencies, and graduation from an accredited O.R. program for Licensed Practical Nurses plus one (1) year recent related experience working as a Licensed Practical Nurse in acute care, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Current full practicing licensure with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM). Current CPR certification required.
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | Perioperative in Trail employer: Interior Health
Interior Health is an exceptional employer that prioritizes the well-being and professional growth of its employees. Located in the beautiful city of Kelowna, B.C., we offer a supportive work culture that fosters collaboration and innovation, along with comprehensive benefits and opportunities for advancement in the healthcare sector. Join us to make a meaningful impact while enjoying a fulfilling career in a vibrant community.
