Community Mental Health and Substance Use RN/RPN
On-siteVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Job Summary
Provide quality, holistic nursing care for clients with moderate to severe mental health conditions or substance use disorders along the continuum of care services. Apply the nursing process to identify and mitigate risks to client health, promoting safety and wellness through collaborative, client-centred, strengths-based, interdisciplinary care planning. Deliver services including therapeutic communication, crisis intervention, psychopharmacology management, and case management while working independently and collaboratively in diverse settings such as clinics, virtual visits, and outreach. This role operates within Vancouver Coastal Health's commitment to Indigenous Cultural Safety, Anti-Racism, and Equity, Diversity and Inclusion. Applicants must hold current registration with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives and possess two years of recent experience in mental health or substance use care.
Required Qualifications
- Current practicing registration and authorization to practice as Registered Nurse or Registered Psychiatric Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM)
- Two (2) years recent experience providing nursing care for individuals with mental health conditions and/or substance use disorders
- Valid B.C. Driver's License
- Demonstrated knowledge of mental health and substance use theory and practice including therapeutic communication, crisis intervention and management, psychopharmacology and pharmacology, interdisciplinary care coordination and case management, individual and group counseling, key VCH and non-VCH community resources, and the nursing process
- Demonstrated knowledge of frameworks guiding nursing practice including client and family-oriented care, healthy equity, and psychosocial rehabilitation
- Demonstrated knowledge of Trauma and Violence Informed Practice, harm reduction approaches, recovery oriented and strengths-based care
- Demonstrated ability to promote Indigenous cultural safety
- Demonstrated ability to provide competent and culturally safe care in a variety of settings including with diverse populations
- Knowledge of relevant legislation, regulatory, policy and decision support tools and professional and practice standards contextualizing and enabling care in this setting (i.e. Mental Health Act, Adult Guardianship Act, BCCNM Standards)
- Demonstrated skill in clinical techniques such as motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioural therapy, or individual supportive counselling, group facilitation or psychoeducation
- Demonstrated skill in the application of the nursing process including appropriate screening, assessment, risk identification, care planning, intervention(s), and evaluation
- Demonstrated skill in the prudent selection and application of standards, assessments and measures defined by the organization for the service/practice setting
- Demonstrated ability to identify and mitigate key risks (e.g. overdose risk/prevention, psychosis, suicide risk, medication side effects) through evidence-informed nursing practice, interdisciplinary care coordination, client- and family-centred care planning and case management
- Demonstrated ability to work with clients and families using a variety of care modalities including but not limited to in-person, clinic, virtual and outreach visits
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively in an interdisciplinary team environment with diverse people through effective verbal and written communication, consultation, problem-solving, facilitation, conflict mediation and resolution
- Demonstrated ability to adapt to unexpected and challenging events, and reconsider workload priorities
- Demonstrated ability to effectively use clinical digital information systems for care documentation, risk communication, and care planning
- Basic computer literacy skills including the use of word processors, spreadsheets, printers, fax, email and calendar functions
- Physical ability to perform the duties of the position
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