Registered Nurse | SAFE Examiner

About the Job:

The Registered Nurse:
•Provides comprehensive sexual assault/forensic nursing care to patients triaged to the Sexual Assault Forensic Examination (SAFE) program.
•Provides care through a trauma and violence informed lens, using evidence informed practice
•Ensures patients and their support systems are supported in navigating the health care system and accessing community supports.
•Completes a comprehensive assessment of the physiological, psychological, socio-cultural and spiritual needs of the client
•Determines client status and responses to actual or potential health problems.

This is a CASUAL OPPORTUNITY . Casual means hours are not guaranteed and may vary and shifts may be at short notice. Casual employees are eligible to apply for internal postings including permanent and temporary positions. There are many opportunities with Interior Health that begin with casual employment and lead to regular employment.

Effective April 1, 2024, the hourly wage for this position will be $41.42 to $55.91

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. Our Emergency Department receives 37,000+ patient visits per year and the staffing complement consists of a Patient Care Coordinator, RNs, a LPN, and Unit Clerk.

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.