Interior Health is seeking a patient focused, team oriented
Critical Care Registered Nurse to join our
Acute Stroke unit at the Kelowna General Hospital in Kelowna, BC. If Nursing is your passion and you are a reliable, flexible and motivated individual interested in working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, 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 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
About the Job
The Registered Nurse:
- Provides nursing care to stroke patients, both by working independently and as a member of an interdisciplinary team; follows patient throughout their journey in the hospital
- 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
- Provides stroke related education for patients, families and health care providers (HCP)
- Delivers interdisciplinary & interdepartmental collaboration for coordination of stroke care
- Supports adoption & adherence to stroke best-practices
- Identification & communication of stroke-related patient safety issues or concerns
- Supports clinical uptake of stroke-related processes & improvement work
- Provides orientation of new staff and support of the bedside nurse
The Registered Nurse, Critical Care Stroke, follows stroke patients throughout the hospital (ER, ICU, 6W/other inpatient units and through EVT procedure) and the work closely with the Neurologists on site.
This is a Permanent Full Time opportunity.
Shifts of work will be scheduled
days, rotating from 07:00 to 18:10 hours.
About this Location
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.
Come join our team and see why we’re one of B.C’s Top Employers!
Explore our extensive benefits, career growth opportunities, and lifestyle in one of the most beautiful and diverse regions of Canada. Ready to love where you live and work?
Apply Today!
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