Hospitals Volunteer in B.C

[john snow]

Hi guys, I'm a registered nurse in the Philippines and new here in BC Canada and looking for hospitals that accept a volunteer, any positions related to the health field will do, the purpose is to gain the so called Canadian experience.

[dishes, BSN, RN]

If you plan to apply to work as a care aide in a public health care setting, you should check if you are eligible to register with the BC care aide & community health worker registry. If you plan to apply to work as a private health care aide you do not need to be a member of the care aide registry.

[loriangel14, RN]

Anything you do as a volunteer will not count as nursing experience when you are applying for jobs.

[sunship88]

I volunteered as a recreational therapy assistant in a long term care home...doing arts and crafts with residents, reading them the paper, etc. before I went to nursing school. There are also volunteers in my hospital that come and visit patients sometimes. So if you're open to that at least it will introduce you to the health care setting in Canada and show that you are interested in working with a specific patient population (if that's where your interests lie).