Mental Health Nurse
On-siteSechelt, British Columbia, Canada
Job Summary
Provide individualized direct nursing care and brokerage services to clients with severe mental illness, concurrent disorders, and dementia, performing physical and psychosocial rehabilitation assessments. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop, implement, and modify strength-based treatment plans while administering prescribed medicines and monitoring client responses. Establish therapeutic relationships, counsel families, and lead group sessions to enhance quality of life, all within the Vancouver Coastal Health client and family centred care model. Maintain accurate client records, participate in team planning and quality improvement activities, and adjust care plans based on client responses.
Required Qualifications
- Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse or Registered Psychiatric Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM)
- Diploma in Nursing or Psychiatric Nursing
- Two (2) years' recent related experience working with individuals with severe and persistent psychiatric illness
- Valid BC Driver's license
- Knowledge of the principles and practices of a client and family centered recovery model in mental illness
- Knowledge of concurrent disorders
- Knowledge of Psychosocial Rehabilitation methodology
- Knowledge of the Mental Health Act as it applies to the rights and obligations of clients and staff
- Knowledge of community, social and mental health resources
- Ability to identify emotional, social, or environmental barriers and intervene to eliminate stigma
- Ability to effectively manage conflict situations and aggressive behaviour and use non-violent crisis intervention and behavioural management techniques
- Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as a member of an interdisciplinary team
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing with clients, families, team members, other groups and community agency personnel
- Knowledge of trauma-informed care
- Demonstrated ability in nursing practice related to assessment of behaviour and to assisting clients to regain or improve their coping abilities, and to prevent further disability
- Demonstrated ability to lead and co-lead group sessions
- Demonstrated ability to plan and implement care plans
- Demonstrated ability to assess client responses to care, and to respond appropriately
- Demonstrated ability to adjust to unexpected events, problem-solve and set priorities
- Demonstrated ability to participate in the development and delivery of educational programs and materials for clients and families based on education theories, principles and best practices
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as a member of an interdisciplinary team
- Demonstrated ability to counsel and teach clients and their families
- Demonstrated ability to model and mentor new staff and students
- Demonstrated ability to provide leadership through initiative and independence
- Demonstrated skill in clinical techniques and the use of applicable equipment and supplies
- Demonstrated skill in CPR techniques
- Basic computer literacy to operate a computerized client care information system and word processing, spreadsheet, Internet and e-mail software
- Commit to remain in the appointment for the entire duration of this position
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