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Midwife

Island Health15 days ago
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Nanaimo, BC
Mid Level
Full-time

About the role

Midwife (200-1654)

Reference Number

200-1654

Closing Date

July 23, 2025

Island Health’s Department of Midwifery has 2 full-time opportunities for Registered Midwives to join thirteen other midwives at the Nanaimo Regional General Hospital.

Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, a 224 acute-bed regional referral hospital, enjoys a new perinatal unit with single room maternity care and Level II Special Care Nursing offering 1,200 deliveries per year with RMs currently doing 30% of these births. Successful applicants will be eligible to obtain full licensure with the B.C. College of Midwives and demonstrate suitable experience and training.

Midwives in B.C. are independent practitioners with their own practices in the community; these positions are for admitting privileges at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital. Successful candidates will demonstrated commitment to providing full scope midwifery services in both home and hospital in the city of Nanaimo.

Start Date As soon as possible

Community Information

Nanaimo is a growing, vibrant, and family-oriented community that enjoys access to abundant outdoor activities, with proximity to Victoria as well as Vancouver -- a 90-minute ferry or 20-minute seaplane ride away. The community of 85,000 offers a wide variety of cultural and educational opportunities including an 800 seat waterfront theatre, the Vancouver Island University and adjacent renowned private school options.

Job Types

Midwife

Department

Maternity Care & Pediatrics

Facility/Site

Nanaimo Regional General Hospital

City

Nanaimo

Contact

To apply, please forward your CV, cover letter to:

Celina Callaghan , Medical Staff Recruiter

Email: medstaffrecruitment@islandhealth.ca

Shift/Hours of Work

Full Time

Education, Training and Experience

  • Registered Midwife.
  • Eligible for General Registrant Category licensure with the BCCNM
  • Expectation that the successful midwife register for the and complete the San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety training (throught PHSA) within 6 months of signing their contract

Job Status

Full-Time

Community Information

Nanaimo, Oceanside, Alberni-Clayoquot

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About Island Health

Hospitals and Health Care
5001-10,000

Island Health operates primary care clinics in Anacortes and on Orcas Island, and serves patients across three counties (Skagit, Island and San Juan). Our specialty services are extensive and rapidly adapting to meet the needs of our community. At Island Health, our patients are cared for by dedicated medical professionals who live and work in the community. We are a small but mighty health system, renowned for our holistic approach to patient care where our healthcare professionals treat our patients with compassion and respect. As a 5-star rated Medicare hospital and a top 100 rural hospital in the United States, patients can expect the highest quality of care where they actively participate in their healthcare planning and goal-setting.

Island Health is a Public Hospital District (Skagit County PHD No. 2) governed by a board of five commissioners whose boundaries include Fidalgo, Cypress, Guemes and Sinclair islands.

Island Health provides an innovative and growing environment for our employees to further their careers, and as a 43-bed hospital we provide a range of services and exceptional quality of care typically found in a larger facility including cancer care: physical, occupational and speech therapy; wound care; sleep wellness; psychiatry and behavioral services; family practice and specialty clinics; and much more.

Located in Anacortes, Washington, a vibrant seaside community focused on wellness, residents enjoy the exceptional quality of life the region offers including excellent schools, abundant recreational activities, and a community for artists.

To experience the culture of Anacortes, please visit: www.anacortes.org.

Island Health is your destination for opportunity and we are always recruiting. Please visit our careers page to learn more about our current positions, www.islandhealth.org/careers.