Registered Nurse CDH (Multiple Openings) (228788)

Help us build a community of care in a community that cares.

Up to $5000 relocation assistance plus student loan forgiveness for eligible positions.

Cowichan District Hospital is hiring - multiple opportunities are available at CDH today with our new state-of-the-art replacement hospital set to open its doors in 2027. The new CDH will be BCs first fully electric hospital. Join our incredible team in Duncan on Vancouver Island BC. Apply today to connect with a friendly recruiter.

These positions would be a great fit for you if you love the outdoors want to escape big city living and are looking for a new fulfilling career in a vibrant culturally diverse community that cares.

It is possible to port your seniority from other provincial health authorities.

Details will vary as multiple openings are currently available. Apply today so that we can connect with you about positions schedules and more information.

Why Island Health

• 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.

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.

New World-Class Hospital

The vision for a new Cowichan District Hospital reflects the deep partnerships and respectful collaboration that makes the Cowichan Valley an exceptional place to live work and learn. The hospital is being built on the unceded traditional territory of Cowichan Tribes.

Construction for the hospital launched in 2023 and it is expected to open its doors in 2027. The facility will be three times larger with capacity for 204 beds. It will be B.C.s first fully electric hospital built to LEED Gold standards for environmental sustainability. Staff patients and Indigenous partners have contributed to a design with improved patient experience and provider wellness in mind incorporating healing design and a strong connection to the natural environment.

Our Commitment

Island Health offers programs and services on the unceded and traditional territories of the Coast Salish Nuu-chah-nulth and Kwakwakawakw 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.

The Indigenous Recruitment & Retention Team works to bring in and retain Indigenous Peoples at all levels of our organization and to promote a culturally safer workplace where Indigenous employees thrive as valued members of the Island Health community.

Please reach out to our Indigenous Recruitment and Retention team for support with your application if you identify as Indigenous at

Explore the Cowichan Valley

Centrally located on beautiful Vancouver Island Cowichan Valley communities range from charming seaside villages to bustling town centres near to the centrally located city of Duncan.

The Cowichan Valley is Canadas only Mediterranean climatic zone and boasts the warmest year-round temperatures in fact Cowichan is rooted in the Hulquminum word shquwutsun which directly translated means to warm ones back in the sun.

Our talented and creative community hosts many crafting and artisan markets for your weekend explorations. Every Saturday year-round the Duncan Farmers Market is a popular community gathering place in the historic downtown.

On your days off choose from a multitude of farms wineries cideries restaurants and other diverse gathering places to truly experience the local hospitality. Its easy to get to know people personally in our friendly communities. If you are an adventure-seeker youll find world class fly-fishing kayaking wildlife viewing rainforest hiking golfing and much more. Four hikeable and bikeable mountains are close by plus a huge variety of trail systems with spectacular scenery.

To join our team you will have:

• Registration with the BC College of Nurses and Midwives as a practicing RN registrant
• Basic life support Level C for general duty nurse positions
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support and specialty certification for Critical Care Emergency and Intensive Care.

Please note skills and abilities will vary by the next step and apply so we can continue the conversation with work with dedicated professionals who are enthusiastic and committed to provide quality healthcare to our clients/patients/residents.

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