Registered Nurse(RN)/ Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN) - New Grad Opportunities

Overview

PHSA’s New Grad Program provides new RN/RPN graduates with the opportunity to use their nursing practice skills acquired through education and training and enter into a nursing specialty working in one of pediatrics, child & youth mental health, perinatal, oncology, or adult mental health nursing.

All new employees who are new graduates and hired as a registered nurse (RN) or registered psychiatric nurse (RPN) will be placed into a regular or temporary position, with a minimum 0.7 FTE to full-time hours for the first six months of employment.

Nursing shifts are days, evenings, and nights, usually 8 or 12 hours, with shifts varying by unit/department.

Wage: $40.21 – $57.78 per hour

Locations / Opportunities

This posting covers all “New Grad” opportunities for all PHSA locations and facilities. Opportunities for New Grad RN/RPNs are at the following areas/locations:

• BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services
• Correctional Health Services
• Forensic Psychiatric Hospital, Coquitlam
• Forensic Regional Clinics — Vancouver, Surrey, Victoria, Nanaimo, Prince George, Kamloops, Kelowna
• Red Fish Healing Centre, Coquitlam
• Heartwood Centre for Women, Vancouver
• Provincial Assessment Centre, Coquitlam
• BC Cancer — Regional Cancer Centres: Abbotsford, Kelowna, Prince George, Surrey, Vancouver and Victoria
• BC Children’s Hospital, Vancouver — Mental Health Programs; Medical Inpatient Unit (T7); Surgical Inpatient Unit (T6); Nursing Resource Team; Oncology/Hematology/Bone Marrow Transplant Unit (T8); Emergency department; Emergency department - Mental Health Team; Operating Room – AORN Training (three intakes/year; next intake to be confirmed)
• Sunny Hill Health Centre — Acute Rehabilitation Unit
• BC Women’s Hospital + Health Centre — Families in Recovery (FIR) Unit; Postpartum Unit (Next intake December 2025; applicants accepted from September 1, 2025); Birthing Unit (Next intake September 2025; accepting applicants now)

Postpartum & Birthing Unit Requirements

• Completion of BCIT's Perinatal Theory 1 course or equivalent
• Current CPR and Newborn Resuscitation Certification (NRP)
• Breastfeeding course, minimum 6 hours, in the last 2 years
• NICU – Next intake is November 2025

General Requirements

• Current adult CPR and/or Newborn Resuscitation Certification
• Neonatal Theory 1 from BCIT
• Current CPR Training – Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Level 1 is required for some positions
• Awareness of and commitment to learning and understanding the Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight Report (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), and other related reports
• Knowledge of Indigenous Cultural Safety and anti-racism considerations in BC health care

What You’ll Do

• Plan and direct care in accordance with the care plan
• Provide nursing assessments, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation related to real or potential health problems
• Collect and document patient health care information
• Consult with nurses, family members, the interdisciplinary team and other health care professionals
• Support patients with psychosocial, life, and personal care skills
• Administer medications and monitor patient reactions to treatment and changes in physical and mental status; consult a physician as required
• Refer patients to other health care professionals and programs
• Maintain accurate computerized and paper records in accordance with established procedures and policies

What You Bring

• Have graduated from a nursing program in the last 18 months, and have not previously participated in a New Grad Program with a BC Health Authority
• Have provisional or practicing registration as a registered nurse/registered psychiatric nurse with the BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM)
• For positions with BC Children’s Hospital Operating Room, Emergency Department (Mental Health), Forensic Psychiatric Hospital, Heartwood Centre for Women and the Forensic Regional Clinics: current CPR Training – Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Level 1 is required
• For positions with BC Cancer: current CPR (Level C) certification is required
• Commitment to Indigenous awareness and reconciliation obligations per TRC and BC DRIPA

What We Bring

PHSA programs provide care and services through specialized hospitals and centres across BC. PHSA works in partnership with the province's health authorities and health-care professionals to improve access to evidence-informed practice and to promote health and well-being.

• Use state-of-the-art technology and evidence-based treatments
• Join one of BC’s largest employers with province-wide programs and opportunities for growth
• Access to professional development through in-house training programs (including San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training) and leadership development
• Comprehensive benefits package, including pension plan and wellness resources
• 13 annual statutory holidays with generous vacation entitlements
• Access to WorkPerks discounts

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Temporary

Job function

• Health Care Provider

Industries

• Hospitals and Health Care

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