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Registered Nurse, Operating Room

  • Northern Health
  • Mar 09, 2026
Full time

Job Description

Are you passionate about critical care nursing? Join one of our dedicated Operating Room Teams and provide essential care across northern BC! 

Elevate Your Nursing Career with Northern Health!

Why join us?

  • $30,000 Sign-On Bonus (taxable benefit). The deadline has been extended until September 30, 2026. Eligibility applies to regular full-time employees, with the bonus pro-rated for part-time employees.
  • Comprehensive Benefits: Including MSP, extended health/dental, and a municipal pension plan for part-time and full-time employees. Casuals can opt for benefits.
  • Vacation: Four weeks of vacation after one year of continuous service.
  • Financial Support: Assistance with moving expenses for all critical care roles.
  • Training and Development: Employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities.
  • Lifestyle: Enjoy spectacular outdoor activities and the shortest commutes in BC.
  • Loan Forgiveness Programs: Available through the Federal and BC Government.

Role Description

The staff nurse is tasked with assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care and nursing practices. These activities are conducted within the framework of quality management and align with the mission statement of the University Hospital of Northern BC. The role is shaped by the hospital's needs, the specific patient and family population, agency expectations, and the objectives of professional nursing practice.

Your background includes:

  • Registration with BC College of Nurses and Midwives as a practicing RN registrant.
  • Post basic training and/or one-year recent related clinical experience in an OR/PAR setting and/or one (1) year recent related clinical experience in a critical care area or an equivalent combination of training and experience acceptable to the hospital.

Who We Are

Northern Health serves an area of nearly 600,000 square kilometers, offering health services in over two dozen communities and 55 First Nations communities. We provide hospital and community-based health care to a population of 300,000. With over 7,000 staff, we deliver exceptional health services through dedicated staff and physicians, in partnership with communities and organizations in Northern BC.

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Job Category

Nurse, Registered Nurse

City

Northern BC
About Northern Health

At Northern Health, we build for the future. Acquiring and retaining high-quality talent is a high priority for our organization’s success. Our vision of building a strong primary health care system will create a dynamic work environment that challenges all of your skills. Meaningful and rewarding careers, and an outstanding quality of life await you within the diverse communities of this spectacular region.

Northern Health covers an area of nearly 600,000 square kilometers and offers health services in over two dozen communities and 55 First Nation’s communities. We deliver hospital and community-based health care for a population of 300,000.

Employing more than 7,000 staff throughout the region, Northern Health provides exceptional health services for Northerners, through the efforts of dedicated staff and physicians, in partnership with communities and organizations in Northern BC.

There is a wide variety of career opportunities available in our two dozen hospitals, 25 long-term care facilities, public health units and many other offices providing specialized services.

 

 

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