ACUTE CARE JOBS
Acute inpatient care is a key component of the continuum of health services in Canada. If you’re looking for a fast-paced career full of excitement, acute care nursing may right up your alley. No two days on the job are the same! In addition to meeting new patients on a frequent basis, acute care nurses perform a variety of tasks within a single day: patient care, staff management, technical maintenance, medical documentation and laboratory-related duties, just to name a few.
The largest hospital in British Columbia: Vancouver General Hospital (VGH), is a quaternary referral and transplant centre for the province of British Columbia. It is also a teaching hospital, affiliated with the University of British Columbia and home to one of the largest research institutes in Canada. VGH sees a wide range of patients requiring specialized care including trauma, solid organ transplants, burns, neurosurgery and spinal cord injury.
