Are you a Registered Nurse with a passion for providing exceptional care? Do you have experience working in operating rooms, post-anesthesia recovery, or day procedures? Are you seeking exceptional pay and benefits, with educational and development opportunities to help support career advancement?
Then a position at Stanton Territorial Hospital in the unique and exciting city of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories may be just right for you!
Apply now! https://www.gov.nt.ca/careers/en/job/22441
Why the Northwest Territories?
Located above the 60th parallel, the Northwest Territories awaits with seemingly endless lakes and unmatched vistas. Home to approximately 43,000 people in 33 communities, the Northwest Territories is over 1.34 million square kilometers in size. On the shores of Great Slave Lake lies the capital city of Yellowknife (population 21,000). The ‘urban’ centre of the territory, Yellowknife boasts all the amenities of a big city, while maintaining its small-town charm, with outdoor wilderness adventures just minutes away.
About the Work
These exciting opportunities allow you to work to your full scope of practice and are tasked with providing safe, competent, and culturally sensitive care to patients and families within the unit, which is open Monday-Friday from 6:30 to 18:00 hours. Have a healthy work-life balance, while working in the field you love, with a schedule that is easy to plan your life around.
The RN is a member of a patient care team that provides direct pre-operative assessment, post-operative care, and patient teaching for discharge, to adult and pediatric outpatients who are scheduled for surgical and endoscopic procedures.
The team is currently welcoming applications for the following positions:
Typically, the qualifications for this position are attained by:
To learn more about any of these opportunities click the link at the top of the page to read detailed job descriptions for each position. If you have any questions, please contact us: https://www.gov.nt.ca/careers/en/job/22441
What are the Benefits?
Registered Nurses (RN) in these areas can earn between $49.12 - $58.68/hour with additional financial benefits and allowances. This includes, but is not limited to:
To find out more about living in the Northwest Territories, check out:
Want to hear a first-hand account of what it’s like being a Registered Nurse, OR/PARR in the Northwest Territories? Check out our employee profile for Tsia Bethel:
Interested in knowing a little more about practicing in the Northwest Territories? Please feel free to send us an email, visit www.PracticeNWT.ca, or follow us on social media @practicenwt for information on living and working in the Northwest Territories.
PracticeNWT is the attraction and recruitment banner for health and social services professionals for the entire Northwest Territories Health and Social Services System. Our primary role is to attract health and social services professionals, including allied health professionals, midwives, nurses, physicians, and social workers, to the many outstanding employment and lifestyle opportunities available in the Northwest Territories.
So just what is the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services System (HSS System)? The HSS System includes the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA), the Hay River Health and Social Services Authority (HRHSSA), theTłı̨chǫ Community Services Agency (TCSA – Health), and the Department of Health and Social Services. Combined, these four organizations support health and social service delivery across all 33 communities of the Northwest Territories.
Challenging work, welcoming communities, and expanded opportunities are some of the benefits offered to employees of the NWT HSS System. Live, Work, Expand your Opportunities in a Territory like no other.
