Nurses

"It's interesting and challenging work at VCH because we are at the cutting edge of medicine (no pun intended!)." - Lila L., VCH registered nurse

We offer nursing opportunities across the spectrum at Vancouver Coastal Health. In general, these include medical/surgical, acute care (including specialties), community, leadership, mental health and addictions and residential care.

We operate the largest hospital in British Columbia: Vancouver General Hospital. We also serve smaller communities with community hospitals and health clinics, so as a nurse, you have options to satisfy both your career and lifestyle preferences.

Our specialties include:

• Vascular, orthopaedic and general surgery
• Neurosciences
• Spine
• Bone marrow transplant
• General medicine
• Solid organ transplantation
• Trauma
• Perioperative
• Eye care
• Nephrology
• IV therapy… and more

Are you a nursing student?

Check out the Employed Student Nurses program to learn how you can gain valuable work experience while getting paid.

Learn about our nursing units

Find out what it's like to work on some of the speciality units at our hospitals:

Acute Medicine Unit in North Vancouver

Acute Medicine Unit in Richmond

Acute Medicine Unit in Vancouver

Acute Neuroscience/Spinal Programs in North Vancouver & Vancouver

Acute Neuroscience Unit in Vancouver

Acute Surgery in North Vancouver

Acute Surgery in Richmond

Acute Surgery in Vancouver

Burn, Plastic & Trauma Unit in Vancouver

Hospice Palliative Care

Neurosciences Program in North Vancouver

Orthopaedic Surgical Unit in North Vancouver

Palliative Care in North Vancouver

Residential/Long Term Care in Vancouver

Respiratory Thoracic Unit in Vancouver

Sub-Acute Medical Unit in Vancouver

For more nursing opportunities, see Community & Public Health and Mental Health & Addictions .

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