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1 month ago
We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Registered Nurse/Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RN/RPN) to join our Mental Health and Substance Use Services team at Fraser Health Authority. As a key member of our interprofessional care team, you will provide person-centered and recovery-oriented care to individuals with mental health and/or concurrent disorders.
Responsibilities- Coordinate care for clients by collaborating with the interprofessional care team, performing intake functions, conducting mental health assessments, developing, implementing, maintaining, and adjusting comprehensive treatment plans based on client needs and best practices.
- Plan and provide direct nursing care to clients, including reviewing client/family history, conducting physical/psychosocial assessments, assessing vital signs, developing a care plan specific for the client, and collaborating with other members of the healthcare team to discuss and review the care plan.
- Work from a strengths-based model, using motivational interviewing and engagement techniques, and collaborate with clients and professionals to develop and implement individualized care plans.
- Establish, maintain, and enhance therapeutic relationships based on respect with clients and their informal support network, engaging stakeholders in treatment planning and evaluation, providing support and follow-up planning, promoting and supporting clients to manage self-care, encouraging informed decision-making, and empowering the client to improve their quality of life.
- Provide treatment services, including crisis intervention, individual counseling, and education, according to a variety of theoretical models, to clients and their informal support network as required.
- Initiate and participate in case conferences/meetings with clients, family, service providers, and members of the interprofessional team for identification of client mental health issues, concerns regarding services, and coordination, emergent issues, and discussion of ongoing follow-up care to ensure a coordinated approach to treatment.
- Consult and collaborate with members of the interprofessional care team, including MH&SUS Physicians, Primary Care Providers (GP/NP), Team Coordinator, Clinical Nurse Educators, and other healthcare professionals/providers, in the identification and resolution of issues, adjustments to care plans as required, and in regard to changes in client condition.
- Monitor Extended Leave as required under the Mental Health Act, reviewing conditions of Extended Leave, determining if the client is following the conditions, and tracking renewal of certification due dates to ensure continuity of appropriate treatment.
- Aid client access to services, such as medical appointments, hospitals, and social programs, by providing healthcare information, contacting relevant programs/services, and assisting clients with processing forms, transportation issues, and daily living tasks.
- Document assessments, care plan, observations, interventions, client/family responses, outcomes/evaluations, and referrals according to practice standards and Fraser Health procedures.
- Maintain a safe environment for clients, visitors, and employees by adhering to established safety and emergency practices and procedures and reporting any risks and anomalies to the Team Coordinator.
- Identify own learning needs/goals, review these with the Team Coordinator, and engage in a variety of activities to meet these needs/goals.
- Participate in research and quality improvement activities by identifying client care issues, collecting data, and identifying needs and recommendations for corrective action and changes to practices, procedures, or protocols.
- May be required to plan, coordinate, and deliver educational sessions to clients and their family members, other service providers, and community agencies regarding Mental Health & Substance Use services.
- May be required to facilitate group sessions utilizing psychodynamic, cognitive/behavioral, interpersonal, and supportive interventions in conjunction and consultation with other interprofessional team members.
- May be required to provide outreach nursing care to clients in their home setting, primary care setting, or suitable alternative, including individuals who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, performing nursing functions such as assessing substance use/dependence, determining physical and mental status, monitoring withdrawal symptoms, and evaluating response to medications administered.
- May be required to work with residential facilities or community agencies/homes to conduct client assessments, facilitate placement, develop individualized care/service plan, monitoring of client progress, and ensuring appropriate referrals and discharges.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Graduation from an approved School of Nursing or Psychiatric Nursing. Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse and/or Registered Psychiatric Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM). One (1) year of recent, related experience providing treatment services to individuals with mental health and/or concurrent disorders in a community or acute setting. May require completion of a substance use certificate program. Valid Class 5 BC Driver's License and access to a personal vehicle with appropriate insurance coverage.
We are committed to providing a safe and inclusive work environment that values diversity and promotes planetary health. If you are passionate about working in mental health and substance use services and have the skills and experience required for this role, we encourage you to apply.
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