Registered Nurse(RN)/ Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN) - New Grad Opportunities

Registered Nurse (RN)/ Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN) New Graduate Opportunities

PHSA’s New Grad Program provides new RN/RPN graduates with the opportunity to use their nursing practice skills acquired through education and training and enter into a nursing specialty working in one of pediatrics, child & youth mental health, perinatal, oncology, or adult mental health nursing.

All new employees who are new graduates and hired as a registered nurse (RN) or registered psychiatric nurse (RPN) will be placed into a regular or temporary position, with a minimum 0.7 part-time-employee (FTE) to full-time hours for the first six months of employment.

Nursing shifts are days, evenings, and nights, usually 8 or 12 hours, with shifts varying by unit/department.

Wage: $40.21 – $57.78 per hour

This posting covers all “New Grad” opportunities for all locations and facilities within Provincial Health Services Authority. Opportunities for New Grad RN/RPNs are at the following areas/locations:

• BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services
• Correctional Health Services Locations include: Coquitlam, Surrey, Maple Ridge, Prince George, Oliver, Kamloops, Victoria and Nanaimo
• Forensic Psychiatric Hospital, Coquitlam
• Forensic Regional Clinics Locations include: Vancouver, Victoria, Nanaimo, Prince George, Kamloops, Kelowna, Surrey, Nelson and Campbell River
• Red Fish Healing Centre, Coquitlam
• Heartwood Centre for Women, Vancouver
• Provincial Assessment Centre, Coquitlam
• BC Cancer Regional Cancer Centres: Abbotsford, Kelowna, Prince George, Surrey, Vancouver and Victoria
• BC Children’s Hospital, Vancouver
• Mental Health Programs
• Medical Inpatient Unit (T7) Surgical Inpatient Unit (T6)
• Nursing Resource Team - A team of float nurses who support several areas throughout BC Children's Hospital
• Oncology/Hematology/Bone Marrow Transplant Unit (T8)
• Emergency department Emergency department - Mental Health Team
• Operating Room AORN Training – three intakes a year. Next intake to be confirmed.
• Sunny Hill Health Centre Acute Rehabilitation Unit
• BC Women’s Hospital + Health Care
• Families in Recovery (FIR) Unit
• Postpartum Unit – Next intake is July 2025.
• Birthing Unit - Next intake is September 2025.
• NICU - Next intake is August 2025.

Requirements For Both Postpartum & The Birthing Unit Include:

• Completion of BCIT's Perinatal Theory 1 course or equivalent is preferred
• Current CPR and Newborn Resuscitation Certification (NRP)
• Breastfeeding course, minimum 6 hours, in the last 2 years

What You’ll Do

• Plan and direct care in accordance with the care plan
• Provide nursing assessments, diagnosis, planning, implementation and evaluation relating to real or potential health problems in patients
• Collect and document patient health care information
• Consult with nurses, family members, members of the interdisciplinary team and other health care professionals
• Support patients with psychosocial, life, and personal care skills
• Administer medications and monitor patient reactions to treatment and changes in physical and mental status; consult a physician as required
• Refer patients to other health care professionals and programs
• Maintain accurate computerized and paper records in accordance with established procedures and policies

What You Bring

• Have graduated from a nursing program in the last 18 months, and have not previously participated in a New Grad Program with a BC Health Authority
• Have provisional or practicing registration as a registered nurse/registered psychiatric nurse with the BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM)

What We Bring

• PHSA programs provide care and services through specialized hospitals and centres across B.C.
• PHSA works in partnership with the province's health authorities and health-care professionals to improve access to evidence-informed practice closer to where people live and to effectively promote health, manage chronic conditions and reduce the burden of illness