Nurse B

Position #: 9006578

Expected Start Date:

Union: SUN

Facility: Mental Health - McKerracher

City/Town: Saskatoon

Department: Mental Health Residential Care Unit - Approved Home Enhancements

Type: Casual

FTE: 0

Shift Information: Days, Evenings, Weekends

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: No

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Nurse B $42.880 to $53.490

Travel Required: No

Job : As a member of Mental Health and Addiction Services, the Community Mental Health Laison Nurse is an integral member of a multidisciplinary team that will address the issues of complex clients who have a primary diagnosis of a major mental illness. This position will work closely with the psychiatry inpatient unit and the transition team to provide assistance with clients transitioning from hospital back into the SHA housing partnership community beds. Responsibilities include intensive case management and stabilization, medication management, crisis intervention, counseling, goal planning, establishment of community supports through consultation with community agencies, student mentoring, documentation, and client/family education.

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience
- 3 years experience in a Mental Health setting.
Education
- Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing (BPN)
Licenses
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certificate (CPR)
- Basic Life Support Certificate (BLS)
Other Education and Training
- Workplace Assessment & Violence Education (WAVE)
- Nursing diploma is acceptable
- Bachelor of Nursing is acceptable
- Psychiatric Nursing diploma is acceptable
Competencies
- Advanced - Communication skills
- Advanced - Organizational skills
- Basic - Computer skills
- Basic - Interpersonal skills
Knowledge and Abilities
- Knowledge in applicable Acts
- Ability to be flexible and willing to change
Other Information
- Registered/eligible with the College of R...
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