Island Health is Hiring RNs and RPNs in multiple MHSU roles.
Relocate to Vancouver Island, BC.
**Up to $20,000 signing bonus for eligible candidates. **
**Up to $5,000 relocation assistance for eligible candidates.**
Island Health is seeking Registered Nurses (RNs) and Registered Psychiatric Nurses (RPNs) to join our MHSU teams today. Current and future full-time, part-time, temporary and casual opportunities are available. Relocation assistance is available to eligible candidates. Take the next step and apply today so that we can continue the conversation with you!
Island Health offers a range of services for people seeking support to help manage their mental health and substance use. Our patient-focused MHSU nursing team is compassionate and dedicated to providing primary therapeutic care to clients in a diverse set of safe, respectful health care settings.
Opportunities include:
- Complex Care Housing (CCH)
- Acute Care: IPU, PIC, PES, Sub-Acute
- Residential and Supportive Housing
- Community
- Detox
- Tertiary
- Urgent Primary Care
- Child, Youth & Family
- Rehabilitation
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Position: Registered Nurse; Registered Psychiatric Nurse
Location: Vancouver Island (various opportunities available)
Salary Range (hourly rate): $41.42 - $59.52
Qualifications
- Registration with BC College of Nurses and Midwives as a practicing RN registrant or a practicing RPN registrant,
- A minimum of two years' recent related experience,
- Knowledge of the Canadian Standards of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing (2nd ed),
- Current First Aid certification, and
- Recent training in Non Violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI), or equivalent.
- Possession of valid Class 5 Driver's License required for some positions.
- Certification in Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse (C) an asset.
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Why Work Here?
Island Health offers health care services to more than 850,000 residents of Vancouver Island, British Columbia, and adjacent coastal communities through hospitals, clinics, health centres, community based health units, long term care and assisted living facilities. As the largest employer on Vancouver Island, we employ 27,000 employees, 2,400 physician partners as well as hosting more than 2,500 volunteers.
We believe that our values guide our actions and relationships, shaping how we make decisions and plan for the future. At Island Health, C.A.R.E. guides everything we do:
- Courage: To do the right thing – to change, innovate and grow.
- Aspire: To the highest degree of quality and safety.
- Respect: To value each individual and bring trust to every relationship.
- Empathy: To give the kind of care we would want for our loved ones.
Island Health continues to be selected for top employer awards, including BC Top Employer (2024). Employees may be eligible for exceptional employer-paid benefit packages including dental and prescription coverage, group live, long-term disability and an extensive extended health plan, as well as vacation, leave, and municipal pension benefits.
Our Commitment
Island Health offers programs and services on the unceded and traditional territories of the Coast Salish, Nuu-chah-nulth and Kwakwaka'wakw Peoples.
As an organization, we are committed to cultural safety and humility and we demonstrate this through our actions to address Indigenous specific racism, systemic racism and the ongoing impacts of colonialism.
Please reach out to our Indigenous Recruitment and Retention team for support with your application if you identify as Indigenous at [email protected]
About Vancouver Island
Live, work and play! Surrounded by ocean, Vancouver Islanders enjoy the best year-round climate in Canada with warm summers and mild winters. Imagine skiing, golfing and scuba diving all in the same day! The relaxed pace, easy access to outdoor activities, an abundance of art, music, theatre and festivals ensures that there is something for everyone.
Whatever the lifestyle you are looking for, we have it here.
APPLY TODAY
Interested in learning more? We want to hear from you! Apply today and connect with a member of our friendly recruitment team.
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Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
Pay: $41.42-$59.52 per hour
Additional pay:
Benefits:
- Dental care
- Disability insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- Life insurance
- Paid time off
- Relocation assistance
- Vision care
Application question(s):
- Will you be able to relocate or reliably commute to an Island Health location on Vancouver Island, BC for this job?
Experience:
- recent related mental health/substance use nursing: 1 year (required)
Licence/Certification:
- BCCNM registration or another Canadian nursing registration (required)
- First Aid certification (preferred)
Work Location: In person