RN/RPN Mental Health Baseline Relief
$86,153,600–$116,292,800 year
On-siteVancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaOn-siteFull Time$86,153,600–$116,292,800 yearLicense Or CertificationEnterprise
Full TimeLicense Or CertificationEnterprise
Job Summary
Assess, identify, plan, implement, and evaluate nursing care for patients and residents to meet their physical, social, spiritual, and psychological needs. Develop and revise care plans, incorporate teaching activities, and make referrals to resources while supporting colleagues through collegial information sharing. Provide direct interventions for crises, lead group sessions, and document assessments, progress, and discharge plans. Facilitate discharge coordination with families and community agencies, advocate for patient rights, and participate in quality improvement committees and research activities.
Required Qualifications
- Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives, or in Residential Care and Mental Health
- Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse or Registered Psychiatric Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives
- One year recent experience in acute psychiatry or tertiary mental health
- Equivalent combination of education, training and experience to the above experience requirement
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
- Demonstrated knowledge and ability to perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) procedures appropriate for the area of service
- Ability to work as a member in an interdisciplinary team
- Ability to apply decision making and analytical skills
- Ability to deal with others effectively
- Ability to role model conflict resolution strategies
- Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position
- Ability to prioritize and organize work
- Ability to operate related equipment
- Ability to teach and identify patient/resident learning needs
- Ability to lead patient/family group sessions
- Ability to provide clinical direction
- Ability to effectively lead and coach others
- Ability to facilitate effective team work
- Ability to provide guidance on related tasks
- Ability to ensure staff are aware of assignments and reassign clinical/health related tasks
- Ability to participate in nursing orientation
- Ability to share clinical knowledge with other nursing staff, nursing students and other members of the interdisciplinary team
- Ability to participate in and attend in-service presentations and other educational programs
- Ability to participate in planning, implementation and evaluation of patient/resident care policies, procedures, education materials, and best practices
- Ability to take part in program and quality improvement activities including nursing practice council, clinical pathway development, research and education and other committees
- Ability to support nursing research
- Ability to identify areas for possible clinical nursing research projects
- Ability to adapt research to practice
- Ability to participate in research activities to enhance nursing practice
- Ability to facilitate discharge plans
- Ability to liaise with families and community resources agencies
- Ability to advocate for the patients/residents
- Ability to protect and promote their rights to dignity, respect, privacy, confidentiality, autonomy and access to information
- Must be able to lift 50 lbs
- Must be available for weekend shifts
- Must be able to effectively lead and coach others
- Must be able to facilitate effective team work
- Must be able to provide guidance on related tasks
- Must be able to ensure staff are aware of assignments and reassign clinical/health related tasks
- Must be able to participate in nursing orientation
- Must be able to share clinical knowledge with other nursing staff, nursing students and other members of the interdisciplinary team
- Must be able to participate in and attend in-service presentations and other educational programs
- Must be able to participate in planning, implementation and evaluation of patient/resident care policies, procedures, education materials, and best practices
- Must be able to take part in program and quality improvement activities including nursing practice council, clinical pathway development, research and education and other committees
- Must be able to support nursing research
- Must be able to identify areas for possible clinical nursing research projects
- Must be able to adapt research to practice
- Must be able to participate in research activities to enhance nursing practice
- Must be able to facilitate discharge plans
- Must be able to liaise with families and community resources agencies
- Must be able to advocate for the patients/residents
- Must be able to protect and promote their rights to dignity, respect, privacy, confidentiality, autonomy and access to information
- Must be able to effectively lead and coach others
- Must be able to facilitate effective team work
- Must be able to provide guidance on related tasks
- Must be able to ensure staff are aware of assignments and reassign clinical/health related tasks
- Must be able to participate in nursing orientation
- Must be able to share clinical knowledge with other nursing staff, nursing students and other members of the interdisciplinary team
- Must be able to participate in and attend in-service presentations and other educational programs
- Must be able to participate in planning, implementation and evaluation of patient/resident care policies, procedures, education materials, and best practices
- Must be able to take part in program and quality improvement activities including nursing practice council, clinical pathway development, research and education and other committees
- Must be able to support nursing research
- Must be able to identify areas for possible clinical nursing research projects
- Must be able to adapt research to practice
- Must be able to participate in research activities to enhance nursing practice
- Must be able to facilitate discharge plans
- Must be able to liaise with families and community resources agencies
- Must be able to advocate for the patients/residents
- Must be able to protect and promote their rights to dignity, respect, privacy, confidentiality, autonomy and access to information
- Must be able to effectively lead and coach others
- Must be able to facilitate effective team work
- Must be able to provide guidance on related tasks
- Must be able to ensure staff are aware of assignments and reassign clinical/health related tasks
- Must be able to participate in nursing orientation
- Must be able to share clinical knowledge with other nursing staff, nursing students and other members of the interdisciplinary team
- Must be able to participate in and attend in-service presentations and other educational programs
- Must be able to participate in planning, implementation and evaluation of patient/resident care policies, procedures, education materials, and best practices
- Must be able to take part in program and quality improvement activities including nursing practice council, clinical pathway development, research and education and other committees
- Must be able to support nursing research
- Must be able to identify areas for possible clinical nursing research projects
- Must be able to adapt research to practice
- Must be able to participate in research activities to enhance nursing practice
- Must be able to facilitate discharge plans
- Must be able to liaise with families and community resources agencies
- Must be able to advocate for the patients/residents
- Must be able to protect and promote their rights to dignity, respect, privacy, confidentiality, autonomy and access to information
- Must be able to effectively lead and coach others
- Must be able to facilitate effective team work
- Must be able to provide guidance on related tasks
- Must be able to ensure staff are aware of assignments and reassign clinical/health related tasks
- Must be able to participate in nursing orientation
- Must be able to share clinical knowledge with other nursing staff, nursing students and other members of the interdisciplinary team
- Must be able to participate in and attend in-service presentations and other educational programs
- Must be able to participate in planning, implementation and evaluation of patient/resident care policies, procedures, education materials, and best practices
- Must be able to take part in program and quality improvement activities including nursing practice council, clinical pathway development, research and education and other committees
- Must be able to support nursing research
- Must be able to identify areas for possible clinical nursing research projects
- Must be able to adapt research to practice
- Must be able to participate in research activities to enhance nursing practice
- Must be able to facilitate discharge plans
- Must be able to liaise with families and community resources agencies
- Must be able to advocate for the patients/residents
- Must be able to protect and promote their rights to dignity, respect, privacy, confidentiality, autonomy and access to information
- Must be able to effectively lead and coach others
- Must be able to facilitate effective team work
- Must be able to provide guidance on related tasks
- Must be able to ensure staff are aware of assignments and reassign clinical/health related tasks
- Must be able to participate in nursing orientation
- Must be able to share clinical knowledge with other nursing staff, nursing students and other members of the interdisciplinary team
- Must be able to participate in and attend in-service presentations and other educational programs
- Must be able to participate in planning, implementation and evaluation of patient/resident care policies, procedures, education materials, and best practices
- Must be able to take part in program and quality improvement activities including nursing practice council, clinical pathway development, research and education and other committees
- Must be able to support nursing research
- Must be able to identify areas for possible clinical nursing research projects
- Must be able to adapt research to practice
- Must be able to participate in research activities to enhance nursing practice
- Must be able to facilitate discharge plans
- Must be able to liaise with families and community resources agencies
- Must be able to advocate for the patients/residents
- Must be able to protect and promote their rights to dignity, respect, privacy, confidentiality, autonomy and access to information
- Must be able to effectively lead and coach others
- Must be able to facilitate effective team work
- Must be able to provide guidance on related tasks
- Must be able to ensure staff are aware of assignments and reassign clinical/health related tasks
- Must be able to participate in nursing orientation
- Must be able to share clinical knowledge with other nursing staff, nursing students and other members of the interdisciplinary team
- Must be able to participate in and attend in-service presentations and other educational programs
- Must be able to participate in planning, implementation and evaluation of patient/resident care policies, procedures, education materials, and best practices
- Must be able to take part in program and quality improvement activities including nursing practice council, clinical pathway development, research and education and other committees
- Must be able to support nursing research
- Must be able to identify areas for possible clinical nursing research projects
- Must be able to adapt research to practice
- Must be able to participate in research activities to enhance nursing practice
- Must be able to facilitate discharge plans
- Must be able to liaise with families and community resources agencies
- Must be able to advocate for the patients/residents
- Must be able to protect and promote their rights to dignity, respect, privacy, confidentiality, autonomy and access to information
- Must be able to effectively lead and coach others
- Must be able to facilitate effective team work
- Must be able to provide guidance on related tasks
- Must be able to ensure staff are aware of assignments and reassign clinical/health related tasks
- Must be able to participate in nursing orientation
- Must be able to share clinical knowledge with other nursing staff, nursing students and other members of the interdisciplinary team
- Must be able to participate in and attend in-service presentations and other educational programs
- Must be able to participate in planning, implementation and evaluation of patient/resident care policies, procedures, education materials, and best practices
- Must be able to take part in program and quality improvement activities including nursing practice council, clinical pathway development, research and education and other committees
- Must be able to support nursing research
- Must be able to identify areas for possible clinical nursing research projects
- Must be able to adapt research to practice
- Must be able to participate in research activities to enhance nursing practice
- Must be able to facilitate discharge plans
- Must be able to liaise with families and community resources agencies
- Must be able to advocate for the patients/residents
- Must be able to protect and promote their rights to dignity, respect, privacy, confidentiality, autonomy and access to information
- Must be able to effectively lead and coach others
- Must be able to facilitate effective team work
- Must be able to provide guidance on related tasks
- Must be able to ensure staff are aware of assignments and reassign clinical/health related tasks
- Must be able to participate in nursing orientation
- Must be able to share clinical knowledge with other nursing staff, nursing students and other members of the interdisciplinary team
- Must be able to participate in and attend in-service presentations and other educational programs
- Must be able to participate in planning, implementation and evaluation of patient/resident care policies, procedures, education materials, and best practices
- Must be able to take part in program and quality improvement activities including nursing practice council, clinical pathway development, research and education and other committees
- Must be able to support nursing research
- Must be able to identify areas for possible clinical nursing research projects
- Must be able to adapt research to practice
- Must be able to participate in research activities to enhance nursing practice
- Must be able to facilitate discharge plans
- Must be able to liaise with families and community resources agencies
- Must be able to advocate for the patients/residents
- Must be able to protect and promote their rights to dignity, respect, privacy, confidentiality, autonomy and access to information
- Must be able to effectively lead and coach others
- Must be able to facilitate effective team work
- Must be able to provide guidance on related tasks
- Must be able to ensure staff are aware of assignments and reassign clinical/health related tasks
- Must be able to participate in nursing orientation
- Must be able to share clinical knowledge with other nursing staff, nursing students and other members of the interdisciplinary team
- Must be able to participate in and attend in-service presentations and other educational programs
- Must be able to participate in planning, implementation and evaluation of patient/resident care policies, procedures, education materials, and best practices
- Must be able to take part in program and quality improvement activities including nursing practice council, clinical pathway development, research and education and other committees
- Must be able to support nursing research
- Must be able to identify areas for possible clinical nursing research projects
- Must be able to adapt research to practice
- Must be able to participate in research activities to enhance nursing practice
- Must be able to facilitate discharge plans
- Must be able to liaise with families and community resources agencies
- Must be able to advocate for the patients/residents
- Must be able to protect and promote their rights to dignity, respect, privacy, confidentiality, autonomy and access to information
- Must be able to effectively lead and coach others
- Must be able to facilitate effective team work
- Must be able to provide guidance on related tasks
- Must be able to ensure staff are aware of assignments and reassign clinical/health related tasks
- Must be able to participate in nursing orientation
- Must be able to share clinical knowledge with other nursing staff, nursing students and other members of the interdisciplinary team
- Must be able to participate in and attend in-service presentations and other educational programs
- Must be able to participate in planning, implementation and evaluation of patient/resident care policies, procedures, education materials, and best practices
- Must be able to take part in program and quality improvement activities including nursing practice council, clinical pathway development, research and education and other committees
- Must be able to support nursing research
- Must be able to identify areas for possible clinical nursing research projects
- Must be able to adapt research to practice
- Must be able to participate in research activities to enhance nursing practice
- Must be able to facilitate discharge plans
- Must be able to liaise with families and community resources agencies
- Must be able to advocate for the patients/residents
- Must be able to protect and promote their rights to dignity, respect, privacy, confidentiality, autonomy and access to information
- Must be able to effectively lead and coach others
- Must be able to facilitate effective team work
- Must be able to provide guidance on related tasks
- Must be able to ensure staff are aware of assignments and reassign clinical/health related tasks
- Must be able to participate in nursing orientation
- Must be able to share clinical knowledge with other nursing staff, nursing students and other members of the interdisciplinary team
- Must be able to participate in and attend in-service presentations and other educational programs
- Must be able to participate in planning, implementation and evaluation of patient/resident care policies, procedures, education materials, and best practices
- Must be able to take part in program and quality improvement activities including nursing practice council, clinical pathway development, research and education and other committees
- Must be able to support nursing research
- Must be able to identify areas for possible clinical nursing research projects
- Must be able to adapt research to practice
- Must be able to participate in research activities to enhance nursing practice
- Must be able to facilitate discharge plans
- Must be able to liaise with families and community resources agencies
- Must be able to advocate for the patients/residents
- Must be able to protect and promote their rights to dignity, respect, privacy, confidentiality, autonomy and access to information
- Must be able to effectively lead and coach others
- Must be able to facilitate effective team work
- Must be able to provide guidance on related tasks
- Must be able to ensure staff are aware of assignments and reassign clinical/health related tasks
- Must be able to participate in nursing orientation
- Must be able to share clinical knowledge with other nursing staff, nursing students and other members of the interdisciplinary team
- Must be able to participate in and attend in-service presentations and other educational programs
- Must be able to participate in planning, implementation and evaluation of patient/resident care policies, procedures, education materials, and best practices
- Must be able to take part in program and quality improvement activities including nursing practice council, clinical pathway development, research and education and other committees
- Must be able to support nursing research
- Must be able to identify areas for possible clinical nursing research projects
- Must be able to adapt research to practice
- Must be able to participate in research activities to enhance nursing practice
- Must be able to facilitate discharge plans
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