Nurse B - Community Mental Health Nurse

Position #: 181858

Expected Start Date: To be Determined: Posted Until Filled

Union: SUN

Facility: Nurses Alumni Wing

City/Town: Saskatoon

Department: Mental Health Community Clinics&Programs -  Early Psychosis Intervention Program

Type: Casual

FTE: 0

Shift Information: Days

Relief: No

Float: No

Hours of Work: Field Hours

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 Early Psychosis Intervention Program multidisciplinary team providing intensive case management to individuals with chronic and persistent mental illness and substance abuse issues. 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

• Three (3) years experience in Mental Health

Education

• Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing (BPN)

Licenses

• Valid Class 5 driver's license

Memberships

• Registered Psychiatric Nurses Association of Saskatchewan (RPNAS)

Other Education and Training

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

Competencies

• Advanced - Communication skills
• Advanced - Organizational skills
• Advanced - Facilitation skills
• Advanced - Interpersonal skills
• Intermediate - Computer skills
• Intermediate - Presentation skills
• Advanced - Change management skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Ability to be flexible and willing to change
• Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to communicate with clients from diverse cultural backgrounds
• Ability to work independently

Other Information

• Travel required
• Registered/eligible with College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of SK - CRPNS
• 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)