Nurse B - Community Mental Health Nurse

Position #: 181018

Expected Start Date: November 17, 2025

Union: SUN

Facility: Mental Health - McKerracher

City/Town: Saskatoon

Department: Mental Health Community Clinics & Programs

Type: Full-time temporary

Expected Up to Date: January 27, 2027

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days

Hours of Work: 224 hours per 6 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: Yes

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 Nurse is an integral member of the multidisciplinary team providing intensive case management to individuals with chronic and persistent mental illness. These services are provided within an individual and group context. Responsibilities include intensive case management, medication management, crisis intervention, counselling, goal planning, consultation to community agencies, group/community education, student mentoring, documentation, client/family and public education, advocacy, and mental health promotion.

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience

• Five years recent experience in community care to clients with mental illness

Education

• Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing (BPN)

Licenses

• Basic Life Support Certificate (BLS)

Other Education and Training

• Nursing diploma is acceptable
• Bachelor of Nursing is acceptable
• Workplace Assessment & Violence Education (WAVE)
• Basic Life Support Certificate (BLS)
• Current CPR certification
• Psychiatric Nursing diploma is acceptable

Competencies

• Basic - Computer skills
• Basic - Communication skills
• Basic - Organizational skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Ability to respond under pressure.
• Ability to be self-directed, creative, collaborative and to have sound judgement
• Ability to work and communicate in a cross cultural setting
• Knowledge in industry best practices and software solutions
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Services Act
• Knowledge in principles/programs/practices in community mental health nursing
• Knowledge in applicable best practices and principles

Other Information

• Registered/eligible with the Registered Psychiatric Nurses Association of SK
• For more information on the city of Saskatoon please visit https://www.saskatoon.ca/
• Registered/eligible with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS)