Psychiatric Nurse- Job Share- Kugluktuk

Government of Nunavut; Kugluktuk; On-site; CAD 118,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shared Subsidized Staff Housing is A v

Northern Allowance

Recruitment bonuses

Tier Two premium allowance

Job summary

The Government of Nunavut seeks a Psychiatric Nurse in Kugluktuk to deliver specialized mental health care in the community. You may work as the sole registered practitioner, coordinating with physicians and supporting assessments and critical care information.

The position is an indeterminate or job-share arrangement with an 8-week rotation, offering a salary range of CAD 117,669 to CAD 133,533 per year plus a substantial northern allowance and housing options.

Qualifications

• Open to all applicants; eligibility to work in Canada required.
• For full-time indeterminate and job-share positions, recruitment bonuses and allowances apply in accordance with hours worked.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialized mental health services to individuals with mental illness and/or addictions in Kugluktuk.
• Serve as a point of contact for physicians locally, territorially, and out of territory for assessments and patient information.
• Support patient critical care information sharing and coordination among health professionals in the community.

Job description

Title: Psychiatric Nurse

Department: Health

Community: Kugluktuk

Requisition Number: 884

Type of Employment: Indeterminate Job Share – 8 – week rotation

Salary range: $117,669 to $133,533 per year,37.5hours/week

Northern Allowance: $22,483 per year

Housing: Shared Subsidized Staff Housing is Available

Union Status: Nunavut Employees Union

Closing date: Open until filled

This employment opportunity is open to all applicants. Applicants must be currently eligible to work in Canada

An eligibility list may be created to fill future vacancies.

For Psychiatric Nurse position that is full-time and permanent, recruitment bonuses include: $3,000 on start date, $3,000 at 6 months of service, $5,000 at 1 year of service and $7,000 at 2 years of service. For Job shares, salary, bonuses/allowances are pro-rated in accordance with hours worked.

As an Indeterminate or Job Share Psychiatric Nurse you will earn a Tier Two $15/hour premium allowance as the position is located in Kugluktuk.

Reporting to the Regional Manager, Mental Health and Addictions, the Psychiatric Nurse may work as the only professional registered practitioner in the community to deliver specialized services to individuals with mental illness and/or problems, concurrent disorders, addictions, and suicide ideations/attemptsand acts as a point of contact for physicians, locally, territorially, and out of territory, for assessments and patient critical care information.