Job Details: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Nurse

Company: Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA) – Province-wide solutions. Better health.

Description: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Choose your schedule - Casual careers are valued at BC Children's Hospital!

Bring your pediatric or adult ICU experience to BC Children's Hospital and enjoy the best of both.

To work on a casual basis means choosing balance in your work and personal life. At BCCH, we honour and respect your choice and provide a positive and welcoming environment for casual nurses in our PICU. This is a setting where hope and a commitment to positive outcomes is our focus. We are also dedicated to helping our nursing team realize a work/life balance without sacrificing the challenge and reward that is possible in this dynamic unit.

BCCH's Critical Care Program treats more than 1,200 children annually through a family-centered approach. The world-renowned interprofessional team is focused on achieving the best possible results and providing leadership in research and education. Ours is an open, sophisticated and technological environment and our nurses are among the world's most experienced in treating pediatric disease, trauma and other life-threatening health issues in this young population.

Casual work status provides you with an opportunity to enjoy a culture of learning in which nurses are supported as they pursue professional development opportunities. Whether you are pediatric or adult ICU trained, our comprehensive orientation program sets the stage for advanced learning and clinical pathways designed to ensure that your level of expertise is evolving.

Life. Work. You can balance both!

As a Casual PICU Nurse, we offer you:
• Comprehensive orientation
• Ongoing training and development investing in your career path
• Flexible scheduling
• Mentorship/coaching programs
• An Environment of Hope
• Minimum of four (4) shifts per month

In a supportive family-centred team environment that values:
• Respect
• Integrity
• Innovation
• Dedication

You have completed a certified nursing program and have current registration, or eligibility, with the College of Registered Nurses of BC ideally with at least one year of nursing experience in a critical care setting. Job shadowing and tours of the PICU are available on request.

For more information about PICU opportunities, please email lhand@phsa.ca

For more information on all that the PHSA has to offer, please click 'Apply to Job'

For more information about BC Children's Hospital, please visit the website at: www.bcchildrens.ca

The PHSA is committed to employment equity and hires on the basis of merit. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals, including women, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities.

Posting Date: Jul 25 08