Nurse B - Registered Nurse

Position #: 199706

Expected Start Date: December 14, 2025

Union: SUN

Facility: Royal University Hospital

City/Town: Saskatoon

Department: Emergency Mental Health Service

Type: Part-time temporary

Expected Up to Date: August 30, 2026

FTE: 0.71

Shift Information: Days, Nights

Hours of Work: 9 shifts of 11.78 hours per 4 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: The Psychiatric Liaison Nurse, under the direction of the Inpatient Mental Health Manager, exercises independence in the provision of individualized assessment and care to patients in the ER with mental health and/or substance misuse challenges. The Psychiatric Liaison Nurse will work closely with the emergency room physicians, on- call psychiatrists, Community Mental Health and Addiction Services and other Healthy Authority and community stakeholders, to develop and deliver high quality services for persons presenting to Emergency Services with mental health and addiction concerns. In addition, the incumbent provides patient and family education and support while the patient is in the emergency department and; acts as a role model and clinical resource re: management of psychiatric, intoxicated and aggressive patients.

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience

• Three years full-time experience in Acute Psychiatric or Community MH Nursing

Education

• Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing (BPN)

Other Education and Training

• Bachelor of Nursing is acceptable
• Psychiatric Nursing diploma is acceptable
• Nursing diploma is acceptable
• Basic CPR, ASSIST preferred

Competencies

• Intermediate - Critical thinking skills
• Intermediate - Decision making skills
• Basic - Keyboarding skills
• Basic - Computer skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Ability to use a variety of assessment procedures and interviewing skills
• Understands Mental Health Services Act, forms, policies & procedures of SHA/MHAS
• Ability to plan/organize/coordinate with other multidisciplinary team members
• Ability to make decisions in accordance with policies/procedures of SHA/MHAS/ED
• Knowledge in human behaviour
• Ability to refer to, network, and work cooperatively with community agencies   
• Knowledge in mental health and mental illness across life cycle
• Knowledge in local human service organizations, resources, referral procedures
• Ability to work independently and in collaboration with others as required
• Ability to network and collaborate with internal and external resources/agencies
• Current knowledge of medical and psychosocial interventions
• Ability to be resourceful
• Ability to build and maintain effective relationships/partnerships
• Ability to adhere to SHA policy, procedures, and standards of conduct
• Ability to plan, organize, and coordinate with community agencies
• Demonstrates the ability to be resourceful and to adapt to changing conditions
• Knowledge in applicable health promotion and health prevention initiatives
• Demonstrate an understanding of Health Promotion/Prevention initiatives in MHAS
• Knowledge in Mental Health nursing processes and appropriate interventions
• Ability to develop, evaluate and modify programming provided to clients
• Ability to critically think in accordance per policies/procedures of SHA/MHAS/ED
• Ability to use various clinical/health assessment tools
• Ability to establish/maintain effective working internal/external relationships
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to adapt to changing conditions
• Initiative & judgment to plan implement/modify treatment programs for clients
• Ability to develop & maintain consulting relationships in mutidisciplinary team 
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Services Act
• Knowledge of psychopathology and the family life cycle and systems theory.
• Knowledge in human behaviour, growth and development
• Strong interpersonal skills
• Knowledge in mental health/mental illness impact on client, family and community

Other Information

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