Addictions Medicine Consult Team (AMCT) Nurse

Job summary

The AMCT Nurse provides person-centered care and treatment management for individuals with substance use disorders by developing individualized treatment plans and facilitating harm reduction strategies. They collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to monitor client progress, administer medications, and provide ongoing support and education to clients and their families.

Job details

The AMCT Nurse provides person-centered care and treatment management for individuals with substance use disorders by developing individualized treatment plans and facilitating harm reduction strategies. They collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to monitor client progress, administer medications, and provide ongoing support and education to clients and their families. Candidates must hold current registration as a Registered Nurse or Registered Psychiatric Nurse with the BCCNM and possess at least two years of recent experience in substance use disorders. Eligibility for the BC Provincial Opiate Addiction Treatment Support Program course is also required.

What you’ll do

The AMCT Nurse provides person-centered care and treatment management for individuals with substance use disorders by developing individualized treatment plans and facilitating harm reduction strategies. They collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to monitor client progress, administer medications, and provide ongoing support and education to clients and their families.

Requirements

Candidates must hold current registration as a Registered Nurse or Registered Psychiatric Nurse with the BCCNM and possess at least two years of recent experience in substance use disorders. Eligibility for the BC Provincial Opiate Addiction Treatment Support Program course is also required.

Listed skills

• crisis intervention · Preferred
• interdisciplinary collaboration · Preferred
• case management · Preferred
• Conflict Resolution · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Substance use screening
• Psychosocial assessment
• Harm reduction
• Motivational interviewing
• Crisis intervention
• Treatment planning
• Medication administration
• Case management
• Trauma informed practice
• Clinical documentation
• Interdisciplinary collaboration
• Patient education
• Discharge planning
• De-escalation
• Conflict resolution
• Mentoring

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Social Services

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