REGISTERED NURSE (RN), URGENT RESPONSE

Northern Health - BC; Fort St. John; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Northern Health - BC in Fort St. John is seeking a motivated Registered Nurse to join our Specialized Services team.

The Urgent Response Nurse provides crisis intervention, assessment, and time-limited treatment planning to patients with mental health or withdrawal concerns, while coordinating with a multi-disciplinary mobile team. Under supervision of the manager, you will support rapid responses during day shifts from 10:00 to 21:12, delivering compassionate, client-centered care in a

Qualifications

• Licensed RN with valid British Columbia license.
• Experience in crisis intervention or mental health settings is preferred.
• Commitment to client- and family-centered care.

Responsibilities

• Provide crisis response and short-term treatment planning.
• Conduct assessments and time-limited case management.
• Rapid response to clients with mental health or substance use needs.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for mobile crisis services.

Skills

Registered Nurse

Crisis intervention

Mental health care

Patient-centered care

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Job description

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 in Fort St. John.
In accordance with the established mission, vision, values, and strategic priorities of Northern Health, and under the general supervision of Manager or designate, the Nurse practices in accordance with the standards of professional practice and code of ethics as outlined by the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM), as well as within a client and family centered care model.
The Urgent Response Nurse functions as a member of the larger Specialized Services team and as a member of a specific multi-disciplinary team whose purpose is to provide direct and indirect mobile crisis intervention and mental health and substance use clinical services in order to ensure that persons with serious mental health problems and/or problematic substance use or withdrawal management issues have access to timely, responsive, evidence based treatment and clinical supports across the continuum of available services. The Urgent Response Nurse provides crisis response, assessment, suicide intervention, short term treatment planning, time limited case management and, as required, rapid response to clients who may also have serious functional impairment in the domains of physical health and personal, family, financial, occupational, and social life. The Urgent Response Nurse functions as a primary clinician for short periods of time utilizing a variety of specialized treatment modalities/therapies for individuals, groups of clients and/or their families.
Shift Rotation/Hours of work: Days, 10:00 to 21:12 (rotating)