New Graduate Registered Nurse/Registered Psychiatric Nurse

Are you graduating soon or a newly graduated Registered Nurse/Registered Psychiatric Nurse? You're hired!

Whether you’re a recent graduate or still in school, you can feel secure in knowing your future home is with Island Health. We have full-time, part-time and temporary opportunities in large urban hospitals and rural/remote hospitals – plus everything in between!

In this role, some of your duties will include:

• assess, record and report the health status of assigned patients/residents
• collaborate with the nursing team, community care partners, and the patient/resident and family to develop and modify a patient/resident care plan
• establish short and long-term health status goals
• provide nursing care
• evaluate patient/resident response to the care by assessing the effect of the nursing interventions identified in the care plan and modifying interventions as appropriate
• contribute to the ongoing development of the nursing department and/or nursing unit
• perform other related duties as assigned.

The hourly starting salary is $41.42 with additional shift premiums that are offered depending on eligibility. You are eligible for shift premiums if you own a regular line, or during hours worked that were on-call, nights, evenings and weekends. Some nursing positions qualify for up to a $20,000 signing bonus.

Apply now and our team will work with you to find the perfect opportunity.

To join our team, you will have:

• Eligibility for provisional licensure or current and active registration with BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) as a practicing RN registrant or a practicing RPN registrant.
• Recognized post-basic education required for some clinical areas (or equivalent).
• Basic Life Support, Level C.
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support may be required for some clinical settings (e.g. Emergency Room).

About Vancouver Island

Have you ever dreamed of living on the West Coast, surrounded by pristine nature, towering forests and the ocean? Vancouver Island residents live in one of the warmest climates in Canada. Hiking, running, paddle boarding, kayaking, and fishing can be enjoyed year round, with skiing available in the winter months. The relaxed pace, easy access to outdoor activities, art and music – whatever lifestyle you’re looking for, we have it here.

About Island Health

Island Health offers an employer-paid benefits package including dental and prescription coverage, Municipal Pension Plan, long-term disability and extensive extended health plan, plus paid time off.

Island Health provides health and care services to more than 885,000 people on Vancouver Island, the islands in the Salish Sea and the Johnstone Strait, and mainland communities north of Powell River. With more than 30,000 health care professionals, including more than 3,000 doctors, nurse practitioners midwives and dentists that make up our Medical Staff – as well as 1,000 volunteers, and the dedicated support of 12 foundations and 19 active auxiliaries, Island Health delivers a broad range of health services, including: public health services, primary health care, home and community care, mental health and substance use services, acute care in hospitals, and much more across a huge and geographically diverse region.