Job Summary

Come work as a Registered Nurse for Vancouver Coastal Health. Relocation Assistance may be available. Apply today to speak to a Talent Acquisition Advisor! Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for Registered Nurses to join the Emergency Department at qathet General Hospital in Powell River, BC. Apply today to join our team!

As a Registered Nurse - Critical Care/Emergency/PACU you will:

• Provide emergency nursing care to clients/patients of all ages presenting with a wide variety of symptoms within an uncontrolled environment as well as care to critically ill patients/clients with unpredictable outcomes attached to life-support equipment, and/or clients in post-anaesthetic recovery.
• As member of emergency response team, stabilize and resuscitate multi-trauma victims, and prepare for and responds to disaster situations.
• Enhance quality of life from the perspective of the client/family.
• Consult, confer, and collaborate with other health care givers.
• Demonstrate expertise and leadership in nursing practice.
• Maintain and advance clinical competence.
• Participate on designated hospital committees/teams and approved research projects as assigned.

TRAINING OPPORTUNITY

Please note that a resume and cover letter is required to apply for this specialty training opportunity. Eligibility for the post-basic training education is prioritized to applicants with approximately one year recent acute medical/surgical experience upon emergency training program full-time start date. BCIT Emergency Nursing Specialty Program Online Prerequisites: Nov. 2025 - Mar. 2026 - Dates to be confirmed by BCIT Full-time training at BCIT & practicum locations: May - Aug. 2026 - Dates to be confirmed by BCIT *course dates will be modified based on previous courses completed. VCH only funds for required courses. Travel to lower mainland required during practicums (exact dates TBD). Travel expenses reimbursed according to VCH policy. Applicants must successfully complete the post-basic training education prior to working in the Department. Candidates accepting this training opportunity agree to remain with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) as a regular status nurse in the area of nursing applicable to the education program for which they are hired for at least 18 months subsequent to completing training. This will ensure that candidates are able to consolidate and apply skills in the specialty area that VCH has supported and funded candidates to complete. In the event that a candidate leaves the area of nursing applicable to the education program for which they were hired or VCH in under 18 months, VCH will seek to recover the cost of the program.