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

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. They collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to conduct assessments, develop treatment plans, and provide crisis intervention and education to clients and their families.

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. They collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to conduct assessments, develop treatment plans, and provide crisis intervention and education to clients and their families. Candidates must have graduated 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 concurrent disorders 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. They collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to conduct assessments, develop treatment plans, and provide crisis intervention and education to clients and their families.

Requirements

Candidates must have graduated 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 concurrent disorders 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
• Care Planning · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Social Services

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