New Graduates

Interior Health is consistently ranked as one of the top employers in British Columbia. It's a great place to apply what you learned in school to real-world problems that make a difference. With more than 22,000 employees, there's a spot for you here regardless of your background.

You can expect:

• Hands-on work experience
• Mentorship
• Meaningful work with a purpose
• Work-life balance
• Multi-disciplinary teams
• Work where others come to vacation  

Entry-level registered nurses are employed in diverse practice environments (e.g., hospitals, communities, homes, clinics, residential facilities) that range from large urban to remote rural settings.

Interior Health creates and maintains practice environments that support new graduate registered nurses in providing safe, ethical and quality health care. Supportive practice environments assist the new graduate nurse consolidate entry-level registered nurse practices. These environments also further develop competencies to provide consistently safe, competent and ethical nursing care in increasingly complex situations.

Health care offers fast-paced, innovative and continually changing work that can lead in many different directions. The range of skills, experience, and work settings is limited only to your imagination! With health-care opportunities rapidly growing, dozens of health care careers are open to you, and we offer excellent job opportunities!

Health-care professionals in a variety of jobs are in demand almost everywhere. As a qualified health-care worker, you have opportunities to travel, explore and choose where you want to live and work within our beautiful region.

• East Kootenay: Situated along the Rocky Mountains providing lush green forests, clear glacier-fed lakes, and spectacular alpine meadows
• Kootenay Boundary: Enjoy glacier-fed lakes, majestic vistas, natural hot springs, a temperate climate and vibrant communities
• Okanagan: Awarded the number two most beautiful beaches in all of Canada, this region offers stunning areas to visit and live year-round
• Thompson Cariboo Shuswap: A region of spectacular beauty, agricultural abundance and historic richness, you can find all the amenities of an urban centre without the hurried pace

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Interior Health’s goal is to make it possible for everyone to improve their wellness and quality of life. We do this by putting our people and communities first. Interior Health offers a variety of benefits and a robust diversity and inclusion program. We strive to make sure everyone can bring their whole selves to work.

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