Registered Nurse (RN/RPN) | Mental Health and Substance Use

Position Summary
This position may qualify for up to $10,000 as a signing bonus and/or be eligible for relocation allowance. Apply today and ask if you qualify!

Interior Health is seeking an experienced and dynamic Registered Nurse (RN) or Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN) to join our Mental Health & Substance Use (MHSU) Community Crisis Response Team (CRT) in beautiful 100 Mile House, B.C.

Who We Are:
Interior Health (IH) is committed to achieving a culturally diverse and inclusive workforce that is representative of the communities we serve, and where you are encouraged to bring your whole self to work. Well-being and work life balance is promoted within the IH team, and our commitment to environmental sustainability supports our primary goal of increasing the health and well-being of everybody in the Interior Health region from our employees to the population we serve.

What We Offer:
We offer a range of employee benefits and services to support you at every stage of your career:
• Employee & Family Assistance Program
• Employer paid training/education opportunities
• Generous Vacation Entitlement
• Employer Paid Health Benefits
• Municipal Pension Plan
• Shift Premiums
• Competitive wages

Effective April 1, 2024, the hourly wage will be $41.42 - $55.91 per hour.

About the Job:
The Registered Nurse/Registered Psychiatric Nurse:
• Functions as a member of the larger Hospitals & Communities Integrated Services (HCIS) or Tertiary Mental Health Services multi-disciplinary care team
• Ensures that persons with serious severe and persistent mental health problems, and/or problematic substance use and/or development disability issues who may or may not be in crisis have access to timely, responsive, evidence based treatment and clinical supports across the continuum of available services
• Provides assessment, treatment, case management, community support, and as required, urgent response to clients who may also have serious functional impairment in the domains of physical health and personal, family, financial, occupational, and social life
• Functions as a primary clinician utilizing a variety of specialized treatment modalities/therapies for individuals, groups of clients and/or their families

We are in search of Nurses who are passionate about working with Mental Health and Substance Use clients, who can demonstrate their ability to provide brief mental health and substance use assessments of clients in crisis and quickly adapt to a variety of community settings, clinics and acute care environments.

This is a permanent full-time opportunity.

Days of work are Monday to Friday with shifts from 08:30 to 16:30.

About this location/unit:
Known as the main service centre for the South Cariboo region, 100 Mile House consists of a number of small unincorporated communities in the outlying areas that include a population greater than 20,000. Enjoy the luxuries of an urban amenities in a unique rural setting, 100 Mile House has a strong community spirit and community events that provide the vibrancy that keeps the small town thriving.

In this community, you will find an ever expanding arts and culture scene providing music, dance, theatre, markets, and incredible gold rush history to visitors and community members alike. Enjoy endless outdoor recreation here year round! During summer this beautiful area is fantastic for hiking, canoeing, boating, mountain biking and fishing. Winter brings backcountry skiing, as well as snowmobiling, snowshoeing, dogsledding and sleigh rides. The natural beauty of the region with its lush forests and patchwork of lakes and rivers is the perfect backdrop for an outdoor lifestyle.

Come live, work and play where others only vacation. Make a difference. Love your work. Apply Today!

Qualfications
• Graduation from an approved school of nursing
• Two (2) years’ recent related experience in a mental health and substance use environment or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience
• Current practicing registration with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM)
• Current valid B.C. driver’s license