Position Summary

Applicable positions may qualify for up to $20,000 as a recruitment incentive and/or be eligible for relocation allowance.

Interior

Health is seeking an experienced and dynamic Registered Nurse (RN) or Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN) to join our Mental Health & Substance Use (MHSU) Withdrawal Services team at Kelowna Withdrawal Management in Kelowna, BC. If Nursing is your passion and you are a reliable, flexible and motivated individual interested in working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment.

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 for eligible positions, 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 The Registered Nurse/Registered Psychiatric Nurse:
- Functions as a member of the larger Hospitals & Communities Integrated Services (HCIS) or Tertiary Mental Health Services multi-disciplinary care team - Ensures that persons with serious severe and persistent mental health problems, and/or problematic substance use and/or development disability issues who may or may not be in crisis have access to timely, responsive, evidence based treatment and clinical supports across the continuum of available services - Provides assessment, treatment, case management, community support, and as required,



urgent response to clients who may also have serious functional impairment in the domains of physical health and personal, family, financial, occupation, and social life - Functions as a primary clinician utilizing a variety of specialized treatment modalities/therapies for individuals, groups of clients and/or their families This position will be part of a Withdrawal Management Service Program attached to the substance use department out of Mental Health and Substance Use. This is a Permanent Full Time prospect. Shifts of work will be scheduled days and nights rotating from 07:00 to 19:00, 19:00 to 07:00 hours. About this Location Surrounded by spectacular mountain scenery, the thriving City of Kelowna is situated on the eastern shores of Lake Okanagan in the South Central Region of British Columbia. It is the largest city in the area and boasts all of the amenities of a major centre including fine dining, unique shops and a vibrant arts and culture scene. Wine tours, golfing, skiing, boating, swimming and camping are among the many recreational activities enjoyed by residents here.

A first in Canada: minimum Nurse-to-Patient Ratios (mNPRs) are starting in B.C.!

Interior

Health, alongside B.C.’s other health authorities, is implementing mNPRs as a transformative staffing initiative that aims to improve the working environment of nurses in order to provide better quality care to our patients.

Qualifications - Graduation from an approved school of nursing - Two years’ recent related MHSU experience in the assigned clinical area(s) (such as Counselling & Treatment Services

- Treatment, Support & Recovery Services
- Crisis Response
- Seniors MHSU Services
- Substance Use
- Developmental Disability Mental Health Services (DDMHS), etc.) or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience - Current practicing registration with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) - Current valid B.C. driver’s license

📌 Registered Nurse/Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RN/RPN) | Mental Health and Substance Use (Kelowna)
🏢 Interior Health
📍 Kelowna