Mental Health Registered Nurse

IT IS AN HONOR TO PROVIDE HEALTHCARE SERVICES FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED, AND WHO CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR COUNTRY. Bayshore Medical Personnel is excited to announce a Full-Time contract opportunity for a Mental Health Registered Nurse to join our team in Halifax, NS! We're looking for dedicated professionals with three (3) years of experience in Mental Health in the last (five) 5 years to make a meaningful impact in Military Health Services! This is an exciting opportunity for a Mental Health Nurse who is looking for a day shift opportunity (no nights, no weekends), and who is ready for an exciting challenge working with an extremely unique and rewarding patient population! Our Mental Health Nurses (MHNs) provide Mental Health services to our client in a primary health care setting where they are responsible for assessment, nursing diagnosis, development and implementation of a care plans, crisis intervention, and counseling and life skills programming to the clients in the clinic. An important part of this role is to provide counseling services in individual and/or group therapy sessions using CBT, DVT or motivational interview techniques. Candidates also need to be skilled in bio-psychosocial assessments and conducting medication management from inpatient and outpatient perspective. EDUCATION / QUALIFICATIONS * All Nurses - Mental Health must be Registered Nurses * Registered Nurses must, as a minimum, possess: * A Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing from a recognized college or university with either a certificate in Mental Health Nursing or certification in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing from the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA); * A Registered Nurse license from the provincial or territorial professional college or association in the province of practice * Certificate of Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider or equivalent such as Cardio-pulmonary * Resuscitation/Automated External Defibrillator (CPR/AED) Level C. Annual recertification is required. Benefits of working with Bayshore Medical Personnel: * Enjoy a great work/ life balance with daytime hours Monday to Friday only * No nights, no weekends, no on call! * Paid on an hourly basis * Medical and Dental benefits available for all employees who work more than 22.5 hours * Sign-on Bonus! ** We thank and appreciate all applicants, however, the Recruitment Team will only contact candidates who are moved forward in the recruitment process. We encourage applicants to monitor their junk/spam email folders as the Recruitment Team will contact applicants via email to schedule an interview.

Provide mental health services in a primary care setting, including assessments, nursing diagnoses, and the implementation of care plans. Deliver individual and group counseling using CBT, DBT, and motivational interviewing techniques.

Must be a Registered Nurse with a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing and a certification in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing. Requires at least three years of mental health experience within the last five years and a valid BLS/CPR certification.

• Work-life balance • Daytime hours • Medical benefits • Dental benefits • Sign-on Bonus

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• Mental Health Nursing
• Crisis Intervention
• Counseling
• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
• Dialectical Behavior Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing
• Bio-psychosocial Assessment
• Medication Management
• Nursing Diagnosis
• Care Plan Implementation
• Life Skills Programming
• Group Therapy

• Healthcare
• Social Services
• Government & Public Sector

Minimum education

Professional degree

Minimum experience

2+ years

Posting language

English

Working hours

40 hours per week