Nurse B - Community Mental Health Nurse

Position #: V44181

Expected Start Date: July 21, 2025

Union: SUN

Facility: Mental Health & Addiction Services 

City/Town: Regina

Department: Community Recovery Services

Type: Full-time regular

FTE: 1

Hours of Work: 8 Hours shifts 

Shift Information: Days 

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: Under the direction of a Manager and as part of the interdisciplinary team, the Community Mental Health Nurse provides a complex range of screening, triage, assessment, treatment and case coordination services to a community mental health and addictions population The incumbent provides program consultation and co-ordination, evaluation of clinical interventions, supervision, preceptor students in formal clinical practicum, and provides professional and public education regarding mental health and addiction issues and resources. The incumbent will provide nursing leadership and clinical expertise in the development and maintenance of community mental health and addiction treatment programs, and ensure nursing practice standards are maintained.

Human Resources Exemption: No

Education

• Graduation from an approved school of psychiatric nursing or graduation from an approved school of general nursing supplemented by recognized training in psychiatric        nursing; Possession of and ability to maintain a current registration as a Psychiatric Nurse in the Province of Saskatchewan (RPNAS).
• Possession of and ability to maintain a current registration as a Psychiatric Nurse in the Province of Saskatchewan (RPNAS).

Experience

• Must have a minimum of 2 years (post graduate) recent recognized Mental Health & Addiction experience.

Licenses

• Basic Life Support Certificate (BLS)

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

Excellent knowledge and skills related to community psychiatric nursing practice including but not limited to assessment, triage, treatment, case management and medication usage, side effects, etc.  Ability to identify and evaluate areas of client difficulty across a wide range of clinical presentation and formulate evidence based intervention.  Extensive knowledge of community mental health resources, including treatment programs and support agencies.  Demonstrated ability to implement a variety of intervention strategies (individual and group) for adults with mental health and addictions problems in a community based setting.  Demonstrated cultural competency skills.  Excellent interpersonal competence including effective problem solving and conflict resolution skills. Ability to work flexible hours. Ability to enter and retrieve data in a computer database system.

Other Education and Training

• Psychiatric Nursing diploma is acceptable
• Nursing diploma is acceptable

Other Information

• For more information on the city of Regina please visit https://www.regina.ca/
• Registered/eligible with the Registered Psychiatric Nurses Association of SK
• Registered/eligible with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS)
• Must have a valid driver's license.  Some assignments may require access to a vehicle for work.  Please submit a cover letter and resume when applying for this position.