Nurse b - Community Mental Health Nurse

Position #: 195614

Expected Start Date: October 01, 2024

Union: SUN

Facility: Addictions Outreach Office

City/Town: Saskatoon

Department: Community Response Teams

Type: Casual

FTE: 0

Shift Information: Days, Evenings, Weekends

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: Yes

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Nurse B $42.040 to $52.440

Job Summary: As a member of Mental Health and Addiction Services, the Community Mental Health Nurse is an integral member of the multidisciplinary team providing intensive case management to individuals with chronic and persistent mental illness. 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.

Travel Required: Yes

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience

• Five (5) years clinical experience in the specific department/area

Education

• Workplace Assessment and Violence Education certificate (WAVE)
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)

Licenses

• Basic Life Support Certificate (BLS)
• Valid Class 5 driver's license
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certificate (CPR)

Other Education and Training

• Professional Assault Response Training (PART)
• Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing is acceptable
• Psychiatric Nursing diploma is acceptable
• Nursing diploma is acceptable

Competencies

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

Knowledge and Abilities

• Ability to work and communicate in a cross cultural setting
• Knowledge in developing policies, procedures and standards
• Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to be flexible and willing to change
• Ability to work independently

Other Information

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