Registered Nurse | General Duty

  • Penticton
  • Interior Health Authority
About the Job:The Registered Nurse: •Practices in a variety of clinical settings and is responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of client care•Works in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team•Ensures the delivery of client–centered care by assisting individual clients and their families respond to changing health care needs•Demonstrates a specialized body of knowledge and bases practice on nursing science and related content from other sciences and humanitiesWe currently have multiple permanent part-time opportunities available!About this location/unit:Penticton Regional Hospital (PRH) acts as a referral centre to three community hospitals and one diagnostic centre in the South Okanagan and includes a regional population of 85,000. It has an operating capacity of 158 acute beds and 102 extended care beds. A full range of services are provided with the exception of open heart surgery, neuro surgery, and recent spinal cord injury care. This is a great place to experience a variety of medical and surgical nursing units and build and expand your nursing skills.Level 5 of the David E. Kampe Tower in Penticton Regional Hospital is a 28 bed unit that mainly has medical patients with few surgical cases on an as needed basis. It is a great place to experience a variety of medical nursing with the occasional surgical experience thrown in. The unit is supportive and excited to welcome students and strive to provide a positive learning experience. The team is interdisciplinary working collaboratively with RN and LPNs providing direct patient care.dressings and Chest tubes. We are a fast paced, energetic floor that will help you consolidate your surgical/medical skills while working in a supportive, team based environment.Interior Health is an organization where you have room to grow and where life outside of work is just as important to us as it is to you.