Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $41.42 - $59.52 / hour

Job Summary

Join the Preadmission Clinic at Ridge Meadows Hospital and make a difference before patients ever enter the operating room. As a Preadmission RN , you'll use your clinical expertise to perform comprehensive patient assessments, coordinate care, provide education, and identify potential risks to ensure patients are optimized and prepared for surgery.

This role is ideal for nurses who enjoy autonomy, critical thinking, and building meaningful connections with patients. Working closely with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and interdisciplinary teams, you'll play a key role in enhancing patient safety, improving surgical outcomes, and creating a positive patient experience.

Join our team at Ridge Meadows Hospital in beautiful Maple Ridge, B.C.—where your work truly matters and your community feels like home.

At Ridge Meadows Hospital, you’re more than a nurse—you’re an essential part of a close-knit healthcare team making a real difference every day. You’ll care for patients who are your neighbors, friends, and community members, in an environment that values compassion, collaboration, and excellence.

Why Ridge Meadows Hospital?

Working here means being deeply connected to both your profession and your community. Nestled in a scenic setting surrounded by mountains and nature, Ridge Meadows offers the best of both worlds—a fulfilling healthcare career and the relaxed pace of small-town living. It’s a place where you can truly live where you work, achieving a healthy balance between professional purpose and personal well-being.

You’ll thrive in a supportive environment where teamwork is valued, your voice is heard, and your contributions are recognized.



Whether you're advancing your clinical skills or building lasting relationships with colleagues and patients, this is a place where your career can grow.

Experience the exceptional benefits of working with us including:

- Comprehensive, 100% Employer-Paid Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with full coverage.
- Generous Vacation Time: eligible employees can earn up to four weeks of vacation to recharge and relax.
- BenefitPortability: Seamlessly transfer your perks from another HEABC employer.
- Immediate Pension Enrollment: Secure your future with a defined municipal pension plan from day one.
- Maternity Top-Up: Receive an 87% top-up duringmaternity leave.
- You canmaintaina flexible schedule – As part of the new collective agreement, there are more flexible scheduling options available for regular status nurses.
- TransLink Pass Subsidy: Save on commuting costs with a 50% subsidy on TransLink passes

Plus, enjoy a range of additional perks, discounts, and employee wellness supports designed to help you feel your best—both at work and at home.

*Eligibility based on employment status

*Eligibility based on employment status

Detailed Overview

In accordance with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) standards of practice and the Mission and Values of Fraser Health,



and working collaboratively and in partnership with the interprofessional care team in the provision of person-centered care, the Registered Nurse provides direct patient care, assessing, planning, providing and evaluating nursing care and by teaching patients and families about illness management, prevention and treatment in an outpatient clinic setting of a designated clinical area.

Responsibilities

1. As required by the clinic, performs preadmission screening of surgical patients to ensure patients can proceed with scheduled surgery by interviewing patients, reviewing patient histories, identifying potential problems, and ensuring required diagnostic tests are booked and completed. Screens diagnostic results for completion; identifies abnormalities and reports these to the Physicians/Surgeons as appropriate.
2. Assesses patients referred to designated clinical outpatient clinic, and collects information from a variety of sources using skills of observation, communication, data review and physical assessment.
3. Makes a nursing diagnosis of the patient's condition and determines whether the condition can be improved or resolved by an appropriate nursing intervention.
4. Plans, performs and evaluates nursing intervention(s) and care; coordinates nursing care for the patient; sets priorities, assign and delegates tasks to support staff, and makes referrals to the interprofessional care team according to established protocols and practice standards.
5. Receives and prepares patients for testing by receiving requisitions from physicians, reviewing patients' case history, correlating clinical history with examination to be performed, assessing the nature of the issue to d

📌 Registered Nurse, Surgical Services (Maple Ridge)
🏢 Fraser Health Authority
📍 Maple Ridge