Nurse B - Community Mental Health Nurse

Position #: 204023

Expected Start Date: July 07, 2025

Union: SUN

Facility: Mental Health - McKerracher

City/Town: Saskatoon

Department: Mental Health Residential Care Unit - Approved Home Enhancements

Type: Full-time regular

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days

Hours of Work: 14 shifts of 8 hours per 3 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: No

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Nurse B $42.040 to $52.440

Travel Required: No

Job Description: As a member of Mental Health and Addiction Services, the Community Mental Health Laison Nurse is an integral member of a multidisciplinary team that will address the issues of complex clients who have a primary diagnosis of a major mental illness. This position will work closely with the psychiatry inpatient unit and the transition team to provide assistance with clients transitioning from hospital back into the SHA housing partnership community beds. Responsibilities include intensive case management and stabilization, medication management, crisis intervention, counseling, goal planning, establishment of community supports through consultation with community agencies, student mentoring, documentation, and client/family education.

Human Resources Exemption: No

Education

• Workplace Assessment and Violence Education certificate (WAVE)
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)

Experience

• Five years recent experience in community mental health or relevant setting required.

Licenses

• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certificate (CPR)
• Basic Life Support Certificate (BLS)

Other Education and Training

• Psychiatric Nursing diploma is acceptable
• Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing is acceptable
• Nursing diploma is acceptable

Competencies

• Advanced - Communication skills
• Basic - Interpersonal skills
• Advanced - Organizational skills
• Basic - Computer skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Knowledge in applicable Acts
• Ability to be flexible and willing to change

Other Information

• For more information on the city of Saskatoon please visit https://www.saskatoon.ca/
• Travel required
• Valid driver's license, where required
• Registered/eligible with the Registered Psychiatric Nurses Association of SK
• Registered/eligible with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS)