Mental Health Registered Nurse

Bayshore HealthCare; Comox; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A health services provider in Comox is seeking a Full-Time Mental Health Registered Nurse. This role offers a work-life balance with daytime hours, no weekends or nights. You will provide mental health services and counseling in a primary health care setting. Candidates must have a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing and be registered as a nurse with the provincial authority. Competitive hourly compensation is offered.

Benefits

Great work/life balance

Paid hourly

Medical and Dental benefits for employees working more than 22.5 hours

Qualifications

• Candidates must be Registered Nurses or Registered Psychiatric Nurses.
• Annual recertification for BLS is required.
• Must hold a Registered Nurse license from the provincial authority.

Responsibilities

• Provide Mental Health services in a primary health care setting.
• Responsible for assessments, nursing diagnoses, and care plan implementation.
• Conduct individual and group therapy sessions.

Skills

Mental health counseling

CBT techniques

DVT techniques

Bio-psychosocial assessments

Medication management

Education

Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing

Mental Health Nursing certificate

Registered Nurse license

Basic Life Support (BLS) certification

Job description

Overview

IT IS AN HONOR TO PROVIDE HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED, AND WHO CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR COUNTRY.

Hourly Compensation Range: $57 - 58/hr

Bayshore Medical Personnel is actively searching for a highly motivated Full-Time Mental Health Registered Nurse with three (3) years of experience to join our team in Comox, BC.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Mental Health Nurse who is looking for a Monday - Friday career opportunity with day shifts only (no nights, no weekends), and who is ready for an exciting challenge working with an extremely unique and rewarding patient population!

Responsibilities

Our Mental Health Nurses (MHNs) provide Mental Health services to our client in a primary health care setting where they are responsible for assessment, nursing diagnosis, development and implementation of a care plans, crisis intervention, and counseling and life skills programming to the clients in the clinic.

An important part of this role is to provide counseling services in individual and/or group therapy sessions using CBT, DVT or motivational interview techniques. Candidates also need to be skilled in bio-psychosocial assessments and conducting medication management from inpatient and outpatient perspective.

Education / Qualifications

• All Nurses - Mental Health must be Registered Nurses or Registered Psychiatric Nurses.
• Registered Nurses must, as a minimum, possess:
• A Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing from a recognized college or university with either a certificate in Mental Health Nursing or certification in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing from the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA);
• A Registered Nurse license from the provincial or territorial professional college or association in the province of practice
• Certificate of Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider or equivalent such as Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation/Automated External Defibrillator (CPR/AED) Level C. Annual recertification is required.

Benefits

• Enjoy a great work/ life balance with daytime hours Monday to Friday only
• No nights, no weekends, no on call!
• Paid on an hourly basis
• Medical and Dental benefits available for all employees who work more than 22.5 hours
• We thank and appreciate all applicants; however, the Recruitment Team will only contact candidates who are moved forwards in the recruitment process to discuss the role. Applicants are encouraged to monitor junk/spam email folders as the Recruitment Team will contact applicants via email when they are moved forwards in the recruitment process to schedule an interview.