Registered Nurse (rn), Coordinator, Mental Health & Substance Use

Northern Health; Fort St. John; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health authority in Fort St. John is seeking a motivated Registered Nurse to coordinate mental health services. Responsibilities include prioritizing patient consultations and providing education to healthcare professionals. Requires registration with the BC College of Nurses and Midwives and three years of clinical experience in mental health. This role offers comprehensive benefits, vacation, and potential for financial support with moving expenses.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefit packages

Four weeks vacation

Financial Support for Moving Expenses

Employer-paid training and development

Qualifications

• Registration with the BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) as a practicing RN or RPN.
• Three years of recent related clinical experience in acute care Mental Health.
• Knowledge in Trauma Informed Practice and Harm Reduction approaches.

Responsibilities

• Co-ordinate mental health and substance use services.
• Prioritize consultations based on urgency.
• Provide education to healthcare professionals.

Skills

Leadership

Management

Communication

Critical Thinking

Teaching

Assessment and Intervention

Education

Registration with BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM)

Three years of relevant clinical experience

Training in opioid agonist therapies and addiction

Job description

Position Summary

Do you have a passion for nursing? We have the position for you! We are seeking a motivated Registered Nurse with a dedication for delivering compassionate patient care to join our team at the North East Corporate Office.

In accordance with the established mission, vision, values and strategic priorities of Northern Health, the Coordinator is responsible for co-ordinating specialized mental health and substance use services and coordinating and assigning requests for consultation. Prioritizes consultations based on urgency and assessment of patients and provides consistent liaison with physicians, nursing unit staff, and other health care professionals, building capacity through supporting care planning and providing education to health care professionals, networking with appropriate community programs, and supporting coordinated transition to the community. Supports care coordination with relavant community and emergency services partners.

Shift Rotation/Hours of work

Monday to Friday, Days, 08:00 to 16:00

Location

Fort St. John is known as "The Energetic City," which reflects the large resource base of oil, natural gas, forestry and agriculture. Fort St John overlooks the Peace River Valley and serves as the hub of the Northeast with a population of over 21,400 and access to a regional community of about 70,000. The community offers a cultural centre and library, theatre and art space, multiple schools and a Northern Lights College campus.

What Northern Health has to offer you

• Comprehensive benefit packages including extended health/dental and a municipal pension plan for part-time and full-time employees. Casuals have the option of paying for benefits.
• Four weeks vacation with one year of continuous service
• Financial Support for Moving Expenses is available for eligible positions
• Employee referral program
• Employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities
• Spectacular outdoor activities and the shortest commutes in BC
• "Loan Forgiveness Programs" are offered through the Federal and BC Government for eligible professions.

Important Note

As part of your application process, you will need to upload the following documentation:

• Registration number (if you are part of a regulated profession)
• Any supporting documents regarding education/qualifications for this position.
• Examples may include: Program certificates or diplomas, high school/college/university transcripts etc.
• It is also recommended to provide a cover letter and resume

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Qualfications

• Registration with the BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) as a practicing RN or RPN
• Three (3) years of recent related clinical experience in an acute care Mental Health and Substance Use setting, supplemented by additional training/education in opioid agonist therapies, addiction and psychiatric pharmacotherapy processes, substance use and chronic pain
• Trauma Informed Practice, Harm Reduction approaches, Stages of Change, other relevant best practices therapies as appropriate
• Statistical analysis, quality improvement methodologies and patient safety and two years recent teaching experience; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Skills and Abilities

• Leadership - Promotes staff morale, cooperation, assertiveness and risk-taking, creative planning for change and innovations, implementation of NH policies or other protocols, and ongoing professional development of self and others.
• Management - Manages time and resources, implementing activities to promote cooperation among relevant others, supervising responsibilities of others, collaboration across disciplines and related activities.
• Knowledge Integration - Using factual information, prior learning and basic principles and procedures to support decisions and actions with relevant research-based evidence. Integrates best practice from nursing and health-related disciplines and the humanities, arts and sciences disciplines into professional practice.
• Human Caring and Relationship Centered Practice - Ability to promote client-focused care that demonstrates care for and with clients and significant others, sensitive to diverse cultures and preferences, client advocacy and social justice concerns.
• Communication - Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with the clients, families, the public, medical staff and the members of the interdisciplinary team using verbal, written and computer communication means.
• Critical Thinking - Demonstrated ability to integrate and evaluate pertinent data (from multiple sources) to problem-solve effectively.
• Teaching - Ability to transmit information intended to instruct clients and others about topics essential to health care and well-being.
• Assessment and Intervention - Demonstrated ability to complete initial and ongoing client assessments (clinical and diagnostic reasoning) and provide nursing care through appropriate/ prescribed technical, therapeutic, safety type interventions.
• Ability to operate related equipment including proven ability to utilize computer technology.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
• Current valid BC driver\'s license may be required.

Who we are

Northern Health covers an area of nearly 600,000 square kilometers and offers health services in over two dozen communities and 55 First Nation\'s communities. We deliver hospital and community-based health care for a population of 300,000. Employing more than 7,000 staff throughout the region, Northern Health provides exceptional health services for Northerners, through the efforts of dedicated staff and physicians, in partnership with communities and organizations in Northern BC. There is a wide variety of career opportunities available in our two dozen hospitals, 25 long-term care facilities, public health units and many other offices providing specialized services.