Registered Nurse/Registered Psychiatric Nurse, Community Mental Health & Substance Use Services

Job summary

The Registered Nurse/Registered Psychiatric Nurse provides person-centered treatment and care management for individuals with mental illness and concurrent substance use disorders. Responsibilities include conducting assessments, developing individualized care plans, administering medications, and collaborating with an interprofessional team to ensure continuity of care.

Job details

The Registered Nurse/Registered Psychiatric Nurse provides person-centered treatment and care management for individuals with mental illness and concurrent substance use disorders. Responsibilities include conducting assessments, developing individualized care plans, administering medications, and collaborating with an interprofessional team to ensure continuity of care. Candidates must hold a graduation degree from an approved School of Nursing or Psychiatric Nursing and possess current practicing registration with the BCCNM. A minimum of two years of recent related experience in mental health or substance use services is required, along with a valid Class 5 BC Driver's License.

What you’ll do

The Registered Nurse/Registered Psychiatric Nurse provides person-centered treatment and care management for individuals with mental illness and concurrent substance use disorders. Responsibilities include conducting assessments, developing individualized care plans, administering medications, and collaborating with an interprofessional team to ensure continuity of care.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a graduation degree from an approved School of Nursing or Psychiatric Nursing and possess current practicing registration with the BCCNM. A minimum of two years of recent related experience in mental health or substance use services is required, along with a valid Class 5 BC Driver's License.

Listed skills

• crisis intervention · Preferred
• Group Facilitation · Preferred
• interdisciplinary collaboration · Preferred
• case management · Preferred
• Documentation · Preferred
• client advocacy · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Mental health assessment
• Substance use treatment
• Crisis intervention
• Nursing care planning
• Medication administration
• Motivational interviewing
• Case management
• Psychopharmacology
• Interdisciplinary collaboration
• Client advocacy
• Trauma-informed care
• Group facilitation
• Documentation
• Patient education
• Psychosocial assessment

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Social Services

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