Mental Health Nurse

Calian Advanced Technologies; Halifax; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider organization is seeking a full-time Mental Health Nurse in Halifax, NS, to support the Canadian Armed Forces. The role requires a Bachelor’s degree in nursing, a certificate in Mental Health Nursing, and 3 years of recent experience. Responsibilities include conducting assessments, developing treatment plans, and offering supportive psychotherapy. This position offers the chance to contribute to the well-being of military members in a collaborative outpatient clinic setting.

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor’s degree in nursing from a recognized college.
• Certification in Mental Health Nursing needed.
• Three years of recent nursing experience in mental health.

Responsibilities

• Conduct bio-psychosocial assessments for clients.
• Provide direct client care based on treatment plans.
• Monitor client progress and adjust treatment plans.

Skills

Mental health care

Supportive psychotherapy

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Crisis intervention

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nursing

Certificate in Mental Health Nursing

Job description

About Calian

At Calian, we help organizations overcome obstacles, manage risks, and drive progress. Since 1982, we’ve grown from a small consulting firm into a trusted global company across defence, space, health, nuclear energy, public safety, and government. We create innovative solutions that tackle complex challenges and help organizations and communities stay resilient, informed, and connected. If you’re driven by purpose and energized by solving real-world challenges, we want you on our team.

Position Overview

Calian is proud to continue a long-standing contractual relationship with the Department of National Defence (DND) to provide healthcare services to the Canadian Armed Forces. Through the Health Care Provider Contract, Calian employs health care professionals across Canada who are integral to supporting the health and wellbeing of our military members. Calian Health is seeking a full-time Mental Health Nurse with interest and experience in treating the military population, operational trauma and occupational health. As a member of the multi-disciplinary team, you would provide Mental Health Nursing services to Canadian Armed Forces members in their exclusive outpatient clinic located at CFB Halifax, NS.

Responsibilities

• Conduct bio-psychosocial assessments and develop individualized treatment plans with the Canadian Forces Member.
• Provide direct client care and interventions based on the treatment plan consistent with the psychiatric illness and diagnosis in the DSM V.
• Monitor client progress, evaluate the treatment plan, and revise the treatment plan based on the client’s progress.
• Provide supportive counselling using evidence-based practices such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Strengths Perspectives, and Motivational Interviewing.
• Design, revise, and provide psycho-educational sessions on relaxation training, stress management, and anger management to individuals and groups.
• Provide and support health education for members, their support networks, and others associated with their care.
• Monitor medications for therapeutic responses and provide client education on medications including purpose, proper administration, intended effects, and side effects.
• Provide brief interventions to clients in acute distress and ensure the client has full access to internal and external health care services.
• Participate in inter-disciplinary team meetings related to clinical care and service delivery by presenting the client’s case and providing status updates.
• Complete deployment related health activities, such as pre-deployment or enhanced post-deployment interviews.
• Provide recommendations to the client’s primary care provider on employment limitations based on the clinic interpretation of the client’s health status.
• Communicate and liaise with other health care professionals and service agencies such as Veteran’s Affairs Canada and Military Family Resource Centres.
• Distribute local outreach material such as Mental Health awareness material to bases and units.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing from a recognized college or university.
• A certificate in Mental Health Nursing or certification in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing from the Canadian Nursing Association.
• 3 years of experience within the last 5 years in nursing practice performing a variety of mental health nursing activities such as supportive psychotherapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, solution-focused therapy, counselling, and crisis intervention or management in an adult community setting to clients suffering from mental illnesses or psycho-social difficulties.
• A Registered Nurse license from the provincial college in the province of practice.
• Current certification or willingness to obtain CPR Level C with AED.

Additional Requirements

You will be able to obtain a Government Security Clearance at the Reliability level.

Security clearances

• A security clearance and/or vulnerable sector screening might be required for this position.
• Our recruiter will walk you through the security clearance requirement and process.

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