Research nurse Jobs in Merritt, BC

Are you a dedicated, reliable, and passionate

• Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Registered Nurse
• looking to make a career move? We have opportunities available throughout Interior Health and we want to hear from you!
• What We Offer
• Relocation assistance for eligible positions
• BC Student Loan forgiveness for eligible applicants
• Employee pension plan
• Opportunities for career advancement
• Comprehensive benefit packages
• Paid annual vacation
• Disability and life insurance
• Challenging and rewarding work environment

Kelowna General Hospital’s (KGH) Multi-System ICU department consists of 19 patient care beds. RNs work 11.25 hour shifts and there are 14 on day shift and 13 on night shift.

Our department provides an exceptional professional environment for Critical Care nursing and our nurses have excellent clinical and communication skills, high commitment of professionalism and commitment as team players. We have a future of unparalleled opportunity for professional growth. Patient populations include trauma, sepsis, medical, and surgical (orthopedic, neurology, thoracic, vascular, plastics, general).

• About the Job :

The Registered Nurse :

• Provides nursing care to Intensive Care Unit (ICU) 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
• IH has nursing opportunities in other critical care departments including :
• Cardiac Catheterization Lab
• Cardiac ICU
• Cardiac Surgery ICU

Come join our team and see why we’re one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers!

• Apply Today!
• Qualifications
• Graduation as a Registered Nurse from an approved School of Nursing with current practicing registration with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• Advanced preparation in a critical care clinical specialty or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) within 3 years.

Job Types : Full-time, Part-time, Permanent, Casual

Pay : $41.42-$55.91 per hour

Benefits :

• Company pension
• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Relocation assistance
• Vision care

Flexible language requirement :

• French not required

Application question(s) :

• Have you graduated from an approved School of Nursing?

Licence / Certification :

• Nursing registration (required)
• BLS Certification (required)
• CPR Certification (preferred)
• advanced preparation in Critical Care Specialty certificate (preferred)

Work Location : In person