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Seeking Registered Nurses at Cowichan District Hospital
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Do you want to help build a community of care in a community that cares?
Island Health is looking for talented professionals to join our team of compassionate and dedicated nurses at Cowichan District Hospital today.
With a new, world-class community hospital under construction with doors opening in 2027, there are opportunities in all programs, including specialty areas. Registration with the BC College of Nursing Professionals as a practicing RN registrant is required.
Join our growing team! These positions would be a great fit for you if you love the outdoors, want to escape big city living, and are looking for a new, fulfilling career in a vibrant, culturally diverse community that cares.
Multiple opportunities are available.
Relocation assistance may be available for eligible positions.
These positions may also qualify for Provincial or Federal Loan Forgiveness programs.
Rate of pay: : $41.42 - $59.52 hourly
About the Cowichan Valley
Located on beautiful Vancouver Island, B.C., Cowichan Valley communities range from charming seaside villages to bustling town centres near to the centrally located city of Duncan. Each community has its own distinct flavour, and are unified by their welcoming and supportive people.
The Cowichan Valley is Canada's only Mediterranean climatic zone and boasts the warmest year-round temperatures in Canada. In fact, "Cowichan" is rooted in the Hul'q'umi'num word “shquw'utsun” which directly translated means “to warm one's back in the sun."
With excellent public schools, French Immersion, nature-based centres, and several world-class private schools, the Cowichan Valley is a wonderful place to raise your family. Your children can choose from a variety of sport and art clubs, and the whole family can enjoy state-of-the-art recreation facilities.
Our talented and creative community hosts many crafting and artisan markets for your weekend explorations. Choose from a multitude of farms, wineries, cideries, restaurants, and other diverse gathering places to truly experience the local hospitality. It's easy to get to know people personally in our friendly communities.
New World-Class Hospital
The vision for a new Cowichan District Hospital reflects the deep partnerships and respectful collaboration that makes the Cowichan Valley an exceptional place to live, work and learn.
The plan for a new hospital, with capacity for 204 beds, is strengthened by an innovative approach to delivering integrated health services across the Cowichan Region.
The new CDH will continue its long-standing tradition of providing high quality care to people in Cowichan communities. It will be 56,448 square-metres (607,601 square-feet) in size, more than three times larger than the current facility and will have capacity for 204 beds. It will be the first fully electric hospital in B.C. and will be built to LEED Gold® (Version 4) standards. It will be 30% more energy efficient and 60% more water efficient than the current CDH with a 75% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
Learn more about the new CDH at https://www.islandhealth.ca/about-us/accountability/strategic-direction/building-health/cowichan-district-hospital-replacement-project/about-cowichan-district-hospital-replacement.
Why Work Here?
Island Health offers health care services to more than 850,000 residents of Vancouver Island and adjacent coastal communities through hospitals, clinics, health centres, community based health units, long term care and assisted living facilities. As the largest employer on Vancouver Island, we employ 27,000 employees, 2,400 physician partners as well as hosting more than 2,500 volunteers.
We believe that our values guide our actions and relationships, shaping how we make decisions and plan for the future. At Island Health, C.A.R.E. guides everything we do:
• Courage: To do the right thing – to change, innovate and grow.
• Aspire: To the highest degree of quality and safety.
• Respect: To value each individual and bring trust to every relationship.
• Empathy: To give the kind of care we would want for our loved ones.
Island Health continues to be selected for top employer awards, including BC Top Employer (2024). Employees may be eligible for exceptional employer-paid benefit packages including dental and prescription coverage, group live, long-term disability and an extensive extended health plan, as well as vacation, leave, and municipal pension benefits.
Our Commitment
Island Health offers programs and services on the unceded and traditional territories of the Coast Salish, Nuu-chah-nulth and Kwakwaka'wakw Peoples.
As an organization, we are committed to cultural safety and humility and we demonstrate this through our actions to address Indigenous specific racism, systemic racism and the ongoing impacts of colonialism.
Please reach out to our Indigenous Recruitment and Retention team for support with your application if you identify as Indigenous at indigenousemployment@islandhealth.ca
Vaccination Notification
To keep our employees, clients and the communities we serve safe, Island Health is enforcing an employee mandatory vaccination policy which is intended to prevent the transmission of COVID-19. As such, Island Health requires Proof of BC Provincial Immunization Registration as a condition of employment, and any offers of employment are contingent on you providing proof of vaccination prior to commencement of the offered effective date. If an offer of employment is extended, but proof of vaccination is not provided, the offer will be rescinded.
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