We're currently hiring for our GI Endoscopy unit—bring your expertise and passion to this specialized area!

As a Staff Nurse, you'll be at the forefront of patient care, working collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team to ensure patients/residents receive comprehensive support. Your responsibilities will include: 

• Assess patients' physical, social, spiritual, and psychological needs. 
• Develop, implement, and evaluate individualized care plans. 
• Incorporate teaching into care plans to educate patients and families. 
• Make referrals to resources as needed. 
• Support fellow healthcare professionals. 
• Operate within the framework of Providence Health Care's mission, vision, and values. 

Education:

• Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives and currently practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives.
• Advanced preparation in GI Endoscopy that includes completion of recognized post-basic education in gastroenterology/GI endoscopy nursing and a certificate of completion from the Association of Perioperative Registered Nurses (AORN) in gastroenterology, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Preference given to those with recent related GI endoscopy experience.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to complete initial and ongoing client assessments (clinical and diagnostic reasoning) and provide nursing care through appropriate/ prescribed technical, therapeutic and safety type interventions.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrated knowledge and ability to perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) procedures appropriate for the area of service.
• Ability to manages time and resources, implement activities to promote cooperation among relevant others and collaborate across disciplines and related activities.
• Ability to apply decision-making and analytical skills.
• Ability to prioritize and organize work.
• Ability to integrate and evaluate pertinent data (from multiple sources) to problem-solve effectively.
• Ability to deal with others effectively.
• Ability to provide clinical direction.
• Ability to teach and identify patient learning needs.
• Ability to lead patient/family group sessions.
• Ability to transmit information intended to instruct clients and others about topics essential to health care and well-being.
• Ability to use information, prior learning and basic principles and procedures to support decisions and actions with relevant research-based evidence.
• Ability to role model conflict resolution strategies.
• Ability to collaborate with and promote staff morale, cooperation, assertiveness and risk-taking, creative planning for change and innovations, implementation of health authority policies or other protocols, and ongoing professional development of self.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
• Ability to operate related equipment.

• State-of-the-art facilities:  The new St. Paul’s Hospital and health campus will be the most innovative approach to the delivery of integrated care in B.C. and Canada, designed to appropriately address the future health needs of patients, families and our communities. From hospital care to primary and community health solutions, the new St. Paul’s Hospital and health campus will continue to lead innovations in care, research, and teaching. The new St. Paul’s Hospital is expected to open in 2027.
• Competitive pay: $41.42 to $55.91 CAD per hour.
• Inclusive culture: We respect the diversity, dignity and interdependence of all persons. We value the cultural richness that our diverse workforce brings to the care of our equally diverse population of patients and residents. 

Your Day to Day: 

• Gather and analyze patient information (charts, observations, interviews) to develop, implement and revise individualized, evidence‑based care plans with patients and families

• Provide hands‑on nursing interventions (including crisis and life‑threatening care), delegate tasks to support staff, and guide the multidisciplinary team in delivering safe, effective treatments

• Track patient progress, evaluate outcomes against goals, adjust care plans as needed, and communicate changes or concerns promptly to the team and family

• Identify and meet learning needs of patients, families and staff through one‑on‑one and group teaching; mentor new nurses and students and model best‑practice guidelines

• Maintain accurate, timely documentation in line with professional standards and PHC policies; ensure critical updates are shared with patients, families and colleagues

• Coordinate discharge plans by connecting patients and families with community resources, follow‑up services and support agencies

• Help develop and evaluate policies, participate in research and quality‑improvement activities, uphold infection‑control and safety procedures, and advocate for patient dignity, respect and autonomy

Who We Are:

Providence Health Care is one of the largest faith-based health care organizations in Canada. For the people at Providence, living our Mission, Vision and Values means providing British Columbians with compassionate, socially just, exceptional and innovative care every day.

From our humble roots 129 years ago, Providence has grown into globally renowned research, teaching, and care organization. As individuals within a mission-driven organization, we choose to be part of Providence Health Care because we value the organization’s long commitment to social justice and compassionate care, and its commitment to the process of Truth and Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.

We acknowledge that Providence Health Care and the new St. Paul’s Hospital site is located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples, including the territories of the xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.