Nurse Clinician: Senior Mental Health Specialist

Carewest Innovative Healthcare; Calgary; On-site; CAD 56,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Carewest is seeking an experienced Nurse Clinician to lead complex mental health care within a multidisciplinary team at Bridgeland Riverside Care Centre. You will provide advanced nursing assessments, consult with the care team, and mentor staff to deliver trauma-informed, person-centred care.

The role emphasizes evidence-informed practice, harm reduction, and psychosocial rehabilitation, with a focus on quality of life and client autonomy.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a recognized nursing program.
• Bachelor's degree in Nursing required.
• Master’s RN degree preferred.
• Registration with the CARNA or RPNAA required.
• Formal education in psychiatric nursing, mental health nursing, addictions, behavioural health, or psychosocial rehabilitation preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of severe and persistent mental illness, concurrent disorders, addictions, psychopharmacology, behavioural assessment, and crisis intervention.
• Training in trauma-informed care, harm reduction, suicide risk assessment, violence prevention, therapeutic de-escalation, and behavioural support planning preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to provide advanced clinical consultation and coaching to interdisciplinary teams supporting clients with complex mental health needs.
• Minimum of 3 years of recent nursing experience in mental health, psychiatry, addictions, concurrent disorders, behavioural health, community mental health, forensic mental health, supportive living, continuing care, or a related program area.
• Previous experience at the Nurse Clinician level or in an advanced clinical practice, leadership, educator, or consultation role preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced clinical leadership to support care for clients with complex mental health needs.
• Mentor and consult to the interdisciplinary team.
• Direct clinical practice and staff consultation; contribute to quality improvement.
• Support program development and project oversight.

Skills

Mental health nursing

Psychopharmacology

Crisis intervention

Clinical consultation

Trauma-informed care

Harm reduction

Education

Bachelor's degree in Nursing

Master’s RN degree preferred

Registration with CARNA or RPNAA required

Job description

Carewest is seeking an experienced Nurse Clinician to lead complex mental health care within a multidisciplinary team at Bridgeland Riverside Care Centre. You will provide advanced nursing assessments, consult with the care team, and mentor staff to deliver trauma-informed, person-centred care.

The role emphasizes evidence-informed practice, harm reduction, and psychosocial rehabilitation, with a focus on quality of life and client autonomy.