Registered Nurse (rn), Mental Health & Substance Use Urgent Response

White Spot; Fort St. John; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join White Spot as a Registered Nurse and deliver compassionate patient care in Fort St. John's North East Corporate Office. You will provide intensive outreach nursing care and support services, ensuring the health and well-being of clients. This role focuses on developing individualized treatment plans in a collaborative environment with a dedicated healthcare team.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefit packages

Four weeks vacation after one year

Financial support for moving expenses

Employee referral program

Employer-paid training and leadership development

Loan Forgiveness Programs

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with BC College of Nurses and Midwives registration required.
• At least 2 years of nursing experience in mental health and substance use programming.

Responsibilities

• Provide ongoing intensive outreach nursing care and case management.
• Design and monitor individual treatment plans for clients.
• Collaborate with inter-professional community staff and service providers.

Skills

Client assessments

Effective communication

Data integration

Problem-solving skills

Trauma-informed care

Time management

Resource management

Promotion of staff morale

Evidence-based practice

Education

BC College of Nurses and Midwives registration

Minimum 2 years nursing experience

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 to delivering compassionate patient care to join our team at North East Corporate Office.

Under clinical supervision of the Team Lead/designate, provides ongoing intensive outreach nursing care, case management, and mental health and substance use support services for assigned clients, whether they are in hospital, residential, or other community settings. Designs, implements, and monitors individual treatment plans to maximize community functioning and reduce re-hospitalization. Works in close association with inter-professional community mental health and substance use staff, emergency services, Indigenous partners, and community service providers.

Shift Rotation/Hours of work: Days, 08:00 to 19:09 (Rotating)

Fort St. John Hospital and Health Centre has 44 Acute Care beds and 124 residential beds and is equipped to handle 22,000 ER visits per year. Some highlights about the hospital include:

• Endoscopy suite, 2 state-of-the-art operating rooms, plus a procedure room
• Ambulatory clinics including Cancer and Hemodialysis
• Medical and Surgical inpatient rooms (40 beds)
• 3 Intensive care units
• Minor surgeries
• 7 single Maternity rooms for Labour, Delivery, and Post-Partum

Fort St. John also has the Health Unit and Primary Care Clinic serving the community.

Fort St. John is known as "The Energetic City," reflecting its large resource base of oil, natural gas, forestry, and agriculture. Overlooking the Peace River, the town is located above the Peace River Valley and serves as the capital of the Peace River district. The population is over 21,400, servicing an area of approximately 70,000. The community features a cultural centre, library, theatre, art space, schools, and a Northern Lights College campus. Explore Fort St. John for more about this vibrant community.

What Northern Health offers you:

• Comprehensive benefit packages including extended health/dental and a municipal pension plan for full-time and part-time employees. Casuals may pay for benefits.
• Four weeks vacation with one year of continuous service
• Financial support for moving expenses for eligible positions
• Employee referral program
• Employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities
• Outdoor activities and short commutes in BC
• Loan Forgiveness Programs through Federal and BC Government for eligible professions

Important Note:

During your application, upload the following:

• Registration number (if regulated)
• Supporting documents regarding education/qualifications, such as certificates, diplomas, transcripts
• Cover letter and resume are recommended

International Applicants: Please follow steps on our Northern Health careers page before applying.

Qualifications:

• Registration with BC College of Nurses and Midwives as a practicing RN or RPN
• Minimum 2 years nursing experience in mental health and substance use programming or equivalent education, training, and experience

Skills and Abilities:

• Ability to perform client assessments and provide nursing care with appropriate interventions
• Effective communication with clients, families, medical staff, and team members
• Data integration and problem-solving skills
• Promotion of client-focused, culturally safe, trauma-informed care
• Ability to instruct and transmit health information
• Time and resource management
• Promoting staff morale and professional development
• Support decisions using evidence-based practice
• Operate related equipment and applications
• Physical ability to perform duties

Who we are:

Northern Health covers nearly 600,000 sq km, serving over 300,000 people in more than two dozen communities and 55 First Nations communities. Employing over 7,000 staff, we provide hospital and community health services, with opportunities across hospitals, long-term care, public health, and specialized services.