Registered Nurse | Cardiac Services
Interior Health Authority
Date: 1 week ago
City: Kelowna, British Columbia
Contract type: Full time
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Interior Health is seeking an experienced and dynamic Cardiac Services Nurse to join our team at the Kelowna General Hospital in beautiful Kelowna, B.C. If cardiac nursing is your passion and you are trained in Critical Care and are a reliable, flexible and motivated registered nurse, apply today!
The assigned clinical area for this position is the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU).
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:
About The Job
The Registered Nurse:
Shifts of work will be scheduled days and nights; rotating from 07:30 to 19:45, 19:30 to 07:45 hours.
About this location/unit
Our C-ICU is a 6 bed vented unit and we care for critically ill MI’s, heart failure and pre-op cardiac surgery patients.
Our team of medical staff in the Cardiac Program includes 5 Cardiac Surgeons, 4 Cardiac Surgical Assistants, 4 Interventional Cardiologists, 3 Electrophysiologists, 11 General Cardiologists, 6 NPs and more than 200 medical and clinical staff, including cardiac anaesthetists, perfusionists, clinical nursing staff, anaesthesia assistants and support staff. KGH offers a 20 bed Cardiac Telemetry Unit, an 8 bed Coronary Intensive Care Unit (CCU), an 8 bed Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit (CSICU), an 18 bed Cardiac Surgery Inpatient (CSIP) ward, 2 Cardiac Cath Labs and 1 Electrophysiology Lab. The Cardiac Program is projecting approximately 170 TAVI cases this fiscal year which are performed in the Cardiac Cath Lab.
Come join our team and see why we’re one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers as well as 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!
See why Nursing at Interior Health is such an amazing opportunity!
Learn more about the Okanagan Valley!
Interior Health is seeking an experienced and dynamic Cardiac Services Nurse to join our team at the Kelowna General Hospital in beautiful Kelowna, B.C. If cardiac nursing is your passion and you are trained in Critical Care and are a reliable, flexible and motivated registered nurse, apply today!
The assigned clinical area for this position is the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU).
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 cardiac patients to achieve and maintain optimal health, 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
Shifts of work will be scheduled days and nights; rotating from 07:30 to 19:45, 19:30 to 07:45 hours.
About this location/unit
Our C-ICU is a 6 bed vented unit and we care for critically ill MI’s, heart failure and pre-op cardiac surgery patients.
Our team of medical staff in the Cardiac Program includes 5 Cardiac Surgeons, 4 Cardiac Surgical Assistants, 4 Interventional Cardiologists, 3 Electrophysiologists, 11 General Cardiologists, 6 NPs and more than 200 medical and clinical staff, including cardiac anaesthetists, perfusionists, clinical nursing staff, anaesthesia assistants and support staff. KGH offers a 20 bed Cardiac Telemetry Unit, an 8 bed Coronary Intensive Care Unit (CCU), an 8 bed Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit (CSICU), an 18 bed Cardiac Surgery Inpatient (CSIP) ward, 2 Cardiac Cath Labs and 1 Electrophysiology Lab. The Cardiac Program is projecting approximately 170 TAVI cases this fiscal year which are performed in the Cardiac Cath Lab.
Come join our team and see why we’re one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers as well as 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!
See why Nursing at Interior Health is such an amazing opportunity!
Learn more about the Okanagan Valley!
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