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Provides practical nursing services in an operating room, performing scrubbing and circulating duties as part of an integrated surgical team. Responsible for assessing, planning, and documenting client care throughout the pre-operative, operative, and post-operative phases.
Requirements
Requires a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) qualification with experience in a dynamic, fast-paced perioperative environment. Candidates must be reliable, flexible, and capable of working rotating day and evening shifts including on-call requirements.
Working hours
40 hours per week
Skills
- Perioperative Nursing
- Scrubbing
- Circulating
- Patient Assessment
- Care Planning
- Surgical Intervention
- Patient Documentation
- Clinical Collaboration
Benefits
- Employee & Family Assistance Program
- Employer paid training/education opportunities
- Generous Vacation Entitlement
- Employer Paid Health Benefits
- Municipal Pension Plan
- Shift Premiums
- Competitive wages
Visa sponsorship
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Keywords
- Licensed Practical Nurse
- LPN
- Perioperative
- Operating Room
- Surgical Team
- Scrubbing
- Circulating
- Trauma
- Orthopedics
- Urology
- Neurosurgery
- Vascular Surgery
- Plastics
- Patient Care
- Healthcare
- Hospital
Original job description
Interior Health is seeking an experienced and dynamic Licensed Practical Nurse to join our Perioperative team at Royal Inland Hospital, Kamloops, BC. If Nursing is your passion and you are a reliable, flexible and motivated individual interested in working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, apply today!
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 for eligible positions, 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
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN):
Provides practical nursing services in an operating room environment as a member of an integrated surgical team performing varied surgical interventions.
Consults, confers, and collaborates with other members of the surgical team in facilitating safe and effective surgical interventions through the performance of scrubbing and circulating duties in accordance with established standards and protocols.
Participates in pre-operative, operative, and post-operative activities such as assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating and documenting client care, and providing support to clients and their families.
This is a Permanent Part Time (0.81) opportunity.
Shifts of work will be scheduled days and evenings rotating from 07:00 to 15:30, 09:30 to 18:00, 10:00 to 18:30, 14:45 to 23:15 hours. There is on-call requirements.
About this Location
Royal Inland Hospital’s Operating Room Department has 9 theatres offering services that include: General (MIS bowels, hernias, spleen, whipples), Trauma, Ortho Trauma, Obs/Gyne (LAVH), Urology (MIS Nephrectomy, Cystectomy, PCNL’s), Ortho (total joints, sports medicine), ENT, Neuro (Craniotomies, Spinal surgery), Vascular (AAA stents, Bypass grafts, pacemakers, wound management ), Major Plastics, Dental, and Laser cases (Holmium, CO2, YAG). OR RNs are expected to work in all services. As a member of the RIH Operating Room team, you will have circulating and scrubbing duties while coordinating and overseeing the overall care of the patient.
Orientation to the OR is tailor made to the experience of the new staff member, with the average orientation being 12 weeks. Orientation is a week or two in each service depending on prior experience.
We have Resource Nurses in all the specialties to ensure there is on-going support and teaching for all staff members. In-services are provided on a weekly basis. Additional nurses involved with leadership of the department include the Manager, Clinical Operations OR, an Operation Room Educator and Equipment Coordinator. Library Services to support patient care, education and research are available. As well, The OR department has moved into a beautiful new tower!
At RIH you will find a seasoned, supportive and cohesive team that will allow you to challenge yourself professionally while enjoying all the personal pursuits available to you within this fantastic community and world renowned sports-enthusiast destination.
Come join our team and see why we’re 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!
