Addiction Clinic Nurse (RN/RPN), Onsite Withdrawal Management (Job Share)

Vancouver Coastal Health; Vancouver, Burnaby; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking health organization as an Addiction Clinic Nurse, where you will provide essential care to clients facing mental health and substance use challenges. This role involves working in a dynamic interdisciplinary team to deliver client-centered care, utilizing harm reduction principles, and ensuring effective transitions between services. With a commitment to innovative practices and a supportive work environment, this position offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact in the community. Embrace the chance to grow your career while contributing to the health and well-being of individuals in need.

Benefits

Comprehensive health benefits package

Employer-paid training and leadership development

Wellness supports for employees and families

Recognition programs for staff

Exclusive discount offers for staff

Qualifications

• Current registration as RN or RPN with BCCNM required.
• 2 years of nursing experience in mental health and substance use care.

Responsibilities

• Provide health care in an interdisciplinary clinic for clients with mental health issues.
• Collaborate with team members to ensure client-centered care.

Skills

Mental Health Assessment

Crisis Intervention

Supportive Counseling

Harm Reduction Principles

Culturally Safe Care

Team Collaboration

Communication Skills

Emergency Procedures

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) Registration

Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN) Registration

2 Years Clinical Nursing Experience

Tools

Healthcare Software Applications

Job description

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $41.42/Hr. - CAD $55.91/Hr.

Job Summary

Come work as an Addiction Clinic Nurse at Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)! Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Nurse (RN/RPN) to join the Onsite Withdrawal Management & Transition team in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) Vancouver, BC. Apply today to join our team!

As an Addiction Clinic Nurse with VCH you will:

• Provide ongoing health care in an interdisciplinary clinic setting to designated clients with a variety of acute and chronic illnesses/diseases such as mental health and substance use, communicable diseases, and/or general health issues.
• Provide supportive counselling and care to clients who use substances, including those seeking withdrawal management, stabilization and/or are transitioning to other substance use treatment services or housing.
• Establish and coordinate a plan of care and support transitions between services.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members, educational resources and other health care professionals/providers to achieve excellence in client-centered care and education.
• Use harm reduction principles to conduct physical and mental health assessments, identify challenges, and address issues with the plan of care in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team and any other health care services involved.
• Provide direct care activities such as assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating and documenting client care as part of the interdisciplinary team and collaborate with other service providers to establish, maintain and enhance therapeutic relationships based on respect.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse or Registered Psychiatric Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• Two (2) years’ recent related clinical nursing experience providing care and/or treatment services to the designated client population through a harm reduction, holistic mental health & substance use and/or primary care lens, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Knowledge & Abilities

• Demonstrated knowledge of the BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) Professional and Practice standards for nursing.
• Demonstrated knowledge of community health nursing theory and practice within a client/family centered approach.
• Demonstrated ability to establish workload priorities in a dynamic environment.
• Demonstrated understanding of the impact of social determinants of health on individuals, families and the community into care provided.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in providing culturally safe and competent care.
• Demonstrated knowledge of the impact of colonization of individuals, families and the Downtown Eastside.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with site partners in a culturally safe manner, including community based organizations, community members, and people actively using substances.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain rapport with the client population and other stakeholders.
• Demonstrated ability to conduct mental status exams and suicide risk assessments.
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in Trauma Informed Practice, Harm Reduction and Recovery Oriented Care.
• Demonstrated knowledge of de-escalation, crisis intervention and supportive counseling skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of mental health illness and treatment.
• Demonstrated knowledge of psychopharmacology.
• Demonstrated knowledge of substance use treatment, services and community resources.
• Demonstrated ability to provide care planning, supportive counseling, crisis intervention, and care coordination.
• Demonstrated knowledge of facilitation, mediation, and conflict resolution techniques and demonstrated analytical and problem solving skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrated ability to provide leadership and consultation to the designated client population.
• Demonstrated ability to perform emergency procedures, including overdose response and CPR.
• Ability to operate related equipment including applicable software applications.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

Closing Statement

We are looking for one Addiction Clinic Nurse to share, on a 50/50 basis, the Addiction Clinic Nurse position in Onsite Withdrawal Management & Transition Recovery-Operating-Vancouver Community Unit. The specific hours of work are to be arranged with the department manager. This position will be 0.50 FTE/TPT (job-share) with all of the applicable benefits under the NBA Collective Agreement.

The hours of work including days off and work area may be subject to change consistent with operational requirements and the provision of the Collective Agreement and applicable statutes. As per Ministry of Health policy, all health care workers working in publicly-funded health care facilities are required to report their past receipt of certain vaccines or history of certain infections. Collecting these records will allow for offering of any missing vaccines, and for appropriate actions to be taken in the event of any future exposure to a communicable disease or during outbreaks. For all new hires and appointments to Vancouver Coastal Health, you will be asked to provide this information as part of the onboarding process.

WHY JOIN VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH?

VCH is a world-class innovator in medical care, research and teaching, delivering service to more than one million BC residents. At VCH, we embrace thinking boldly, taking smart risks, and "going first" when we believe it will lead to the best possible outcomes for patients and their families. We invite you to join us in creating healthy lives in healthy communities by showcasing our passion for care, connection to the communities we serve and our culture of teamwork that makes VCH a great place to work.

• Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan.
• Grow your career with employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities.
• Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families.
• Award-winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers.
• Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff.

At Vancouver Coastal Health, our vision of healthy lives in healthy communities inspires us and our values and pillars guide us. We support equitable practices, diverse teams and inclusive environments, which are vital to creating welcoming spaces where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and feel supported. We encourage applications from equity-deserving communities, including Indigenous Peoples and members of racialized groups, people with disabilities and people of all gender identities and expressions and sexual orientation. Vancouver Coastal Health is proud to be recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers in 2024.

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for this posting. Employees of VCH must apply online via the Internal Career Portal on CareerHub; you are currently viewing the External Career Portal. Refer to the https://my.vch.ca/working-here/job-postings site for instructions on how to view internal job postings and how to apply as an employee. Current VCH employees who apply to this posting using this external site will be considered as an external candidate. Seniority will not apply.

Thank you for your interest in Vancouver Coastal Health.