Posted 6 months ago
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | Perioperative
@ Interior Health Authority
Kelowna, British Columbia
Overview
Interior Health is hiring a Licensed Practical Nurse for relief full-time work in the Operating Room at Kelowna General Hospital, until April 17, 2027 or the return of the incumbent. The LPN provides practical nursing care in the OR, mainly scrubbing and secondarily circulating, and supports clients and families before, during and after surgery. Shifts are days and evenings, rotating 07:30 to 15:30 and 11:00 to 19:00.
Responsibilities:
- Provide practical nursing care in the operating room as part of the surgical team
- Scrub during procedures, with circulating duties based on experience
- Assess, plan, implement, evaluate and document client care
- Support clients and their families before, during and after surgery
Requirements summary:
- Graduation from a recognized practical nursing program
- OR program graduation for LPNs
- One year recent LPN experience in acute care, or equivalent
- Current BCCNM licensure
- Current CPR certification
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-05-10
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-09
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-09
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Nursing & personal care |
| Experience | 1+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 |
| Schedule | day, evening |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Hospital or clinic |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer moderate |
| Licences & certifications | CPR |
| Education | Trade certificate (required) |
| Fields of study | Practical Nursing, Operating Room nursing |
| Perks mentioned | Generous paid time off, Retirement plan, Paid training |
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Interior Health Authority
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Full company description
With the help of our staff and physicians, Interior Health is proud to deliver high-quality health-care services to the communities and visitors of the Southern Interior of British Columbia. We strive to set new standards of excellence in the delivery of health services in the province of B.C. and our mission is to promote healthy lifestyles and provide needed health services in a timely, caring and efficient manner, to the highest professional and quality standards. Our uniqueness is in who we are and where we are. Our geographical location offers the choice of an active urban lifestyle or quiet rural setting. Whether you’re in clinical care, management, or in a supporting role, your impact will be felt. Your passion and motivation combined with our commitment to set new standards of excellence makes Interior Health the right choice for you. We thrive as a direct result of state-of-the-art equipment, forwarding thinking and strong leadership. We are here for your whole life from career choices to family benefits to work/life balance. At Interior Health there is always room to grow.
- LinkedIn followers
- 44,807
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 10,028
- Reported office locations
- 505 Doyle Avenue, Kelowna, British Columbia V1Y 0C5, CA
- Other recorded names
- Interior Health Authority
- Specialties
- Health Care
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
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With the help of our staff and physicians, Interior Health is proud to deliver high-quality health-care services to the communities and visitors of the Southern Interior of British Columbia. We strive to set new standards of excellence in the delivery of health services in the province of B.C. and our mission is to promote healthy lifestyles and provide needed health services in a timely, caring and efficient…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Hospitals and Health Care |
| Company size | 10,001+ employees |
| Headquarters | Kelowna, British Columbia |
| Organization type | Nonprofit |
| Year founded | 2001 |
| Specialties | Health Care |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 1,364 |
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Interior Health is currently seeking an experienced and dynamic Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to join our Operating Room team at the Kelowna General Hospital in Kelowna, BC.
Who We Are:
Interior Health (IH) is committed to achieving a culturally diverse and inclusive workforce that is representative of the communities we serve, and where you are encouraged to bring your whole self to work. Well-being and work life balance is promoted within the IH team, and our commitment to environmental sustainability supports our primary goal of increasing the health and well-being of everybody in the Interior Health region from our employees to the population we serve.
What We Offer:
We offer a range of employee benefits and services to support you at every stage of your career:
• Employee & Family Assistance Program
• Employer paid training/education opportunities
• Generous Vacation Entitlement
• Employer Paid Health Benefits
• Municipal Pension Plan
• Shift Premiums
• Competitive wages
About the Job:
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN):
• Provides practical nursing services in an operating room environment as a member of an integrated surgical team performing varied surgical interventions.
• Consults, confers, and collaborates with other members of the surgical team in facilitating safe and effective surgical interventions through the performance of scrubbing and circulating duties in accordance with established standards and protocols.
• Participates in pre-operative, operative, and post-operative activities such as assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating and documenting client care, and providing support to clients and their families.
This is a Relief Full Time opportunity until April 17, 2027, or return of the incumbent.
Shifts of work will be scheduled days and evenings, rotating from 07:30 to 15:30, 11:00 to 19:00 hours.
About this location/unit:
Kelowna General Hospital (KGH) is a tertiary hospital with 400+ acute care beds and is the region’s main referral centre offering a full range of services. The Interior Heart & Surgical Centre (IHSC) is KGH’s principal surgical site and features 19 functioning OR theatres where two function per evening. Two OR theatres are dedicated to Cardiac Surgery and one Hybrid Room features a floor mounted fluro machine. Surgical procedures include: Cardiac, Ortho Trauma, Obs/Gyne, Pediatrics, Neurosurgery, General Surgery, Thoracic, Vascular, Orthopedics, Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery, ENT, Dental, and Urology.
As a member of the KGH Operating Room team, you will have primarily Scrub role duties (secondary Circulating duties based on experience) during surgical procedures and coordinate and oversee the overall care of the client. We are organized in team based clusters for services. Staffing consists of three nurses per room: 2 RNs: 1 LPN.
We are a team of Surgeons, Anaesthesiologists, Staff Anesthesia Assistants and Nursing staff who pride ourselves on being a supportive group delivering the highest quality of care in a complex high acuity environment.
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Qualfications
• Graduation from a recognized program for Practical Nurses with the full range of current licensed practical nursing competencies, and graduation from an accredited O.R. program for Licensed Practical Nurses plus one (1) year recent related experience working as a Licensed Practical Nurse in acute care, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience
• Current full practicing licensure with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM)
• Current CPR certification required
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