Nursing Opportunities in Williams Lake, BC

Nursing Opportunities in Williams Lake, BC

Job ID 1726597

Date posted 06/07/2022

Job title: Nursing Opportunities in Williams Lake, BC
Community: WILLIAMS LAKE
Facility: CARIBOO MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
Status: PERMANENT FULL TIME

Position Summary

Join our Nursing team at Cariboo Memorial Hospital & Health Centre (CMH) in Williams Lake. CMH is a Level 2 Community Hospital with 28 inpatient beds. The hospital offers ER, HAU, OR, med-surg, and obstetrical units.

We are hiring for:
• Ambulatory Care
• Emergency
• High Acuity
• Medical / Surgical
• Perinatal
• Perioperative
• Other specialty areas (Public Health, MHSU, Renal, etc.)

As the largest and fastest growing city in the area, Williams Lake serves as a business, industrial, and service hub for many outlying communities. The community provides more affordable housing and real estate opportunities in comparison to neighbouring communities. Outdoor recreation enthusiasts are drawn to the area’s natural amenities. World-class mountain bike trails, miles of hiking and skiing terrain, and hundreds of lakes for kayaking, rafting, boating, fishing, and camping. The surrounding pristine wilderness provides unlimited recreation combined with the convenience of city living.

Plans are being finalized for the construction of an addition to the Cariboo Memorial Hospital.
Once construction is completed, the new build will provide a new and larger Emergency department, an additional 22 Medical-Surgical beds and a new Maternity department with 5 rooms where mothers will labor, deliver and recover in the same room. Phase 2 of the project will see a new Psychiatric inpatient facility created as well as a larger space for the Ambulatory care and Oncology unit.

Employment Openings: Regular Full-time, Regular Part-time, Temporary and Casual positions are available.

Benefits: for permanent and relief positions, we offer:
• Relocation assistance
• Paid vacation
• Extended health
• Dental coverage
• Municipal pension plan
• Paid training into specialty nursing fields

**A $10,000 retention bonus may apply!

Some of our Rural and Remote communities are also eligible for the BC Student Loan Forgiveness program! Find out more information here: B.C. loan forgiveness program | StudentAid BC

Wage Scale:
• Registered Nursing pay scale is $36.23 - $47.58
• Licensed Practical Nursing pay scale is $28.43 - $32.09

At Interior Health you will find a seasoned, supportive and cohesive teams that will allow you to challenge yourself professionally while enjoying all the personal pursuits available to you within this fantastic community and world renowned vacation destination.

Interior Health is proud to be recognized as one of BCs Top 100 Employers. Part of what makes working for Interior Health so unique is who we are and where we are. We work together as a team and strive to provide the safest, highest quality care possible. Every employee is part of this, from the professionals on the front line to the extensive network behind the scenes.

Qualifications

• Graduation from an approved School of Nursing with current practicing registration with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM). If you are a registered nurse from out of province, please visit the BCCNM website for information on transferring your registration.
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) within 3 years.

Interior Health values diversity and inclusion. Our goal is to cultivate a workforce rich in culture, experience and knowledge to ensure equitable health outcomes for all of the clients we serve. We are welcoming of all populations including our Aboriginal partners throughout the Interior Health Region. We are committed to increasing our Aboriginal representative workforce to build an engaged, culturally diverse organization focused on the goal of providing high quality, sustainable healthcare through an engaged workforce and healthy workplaces. We build inclusive, trusting and respectful relationships through our partnerships.