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4 weeks ago
Fraser Health is seeking a Registered Nurse/Registered Psychiatric Nurse to join our Community Mental Health team in Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows area, B.C.
About the Role:We are looking for a skilled and compassionate Registered Nurse/Registered Psychiatric Nurse to provide treatment and care management services to individuals with mental illness and concurrent disorders. As a member of our interprofessional care team, you will work collaboratively to provide person-centered and recovery-oriented care, promoting rapid engagement and consistent, relevant, and timely delivery of client and family-centered care.
Key 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 and assist clients to access appropriate services in the community.
- 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.
Graduation from an approved School of Nursing or Psychiatric Nursing. Two (2) years recent related experience providing treatment services to individuals with mental health and/or concurrent disorders, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience. May require completion of a substance use certificate program. May require: eligible for completion of the BC Provincial Opiate Addiction Treatment Support Program course and approved related preceptorship.
Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse and/or Registered Psychiatric Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM). Valid Class 5 BC Driver's License and access to personal vehicle with appropriate insurance coverage.
Skills and Abilities:
- Ability to complete initial and ongoing mental health and substance use client assessment and provide nursing care through appropriate/prescribed technical, therapeutic, safety-type interventions, including crisis intervention.
- Knowledge of mental illness and substance use treatment.
- Knowledge of psychopharmacology (indications and side-effects).
- Counselling and group facilitation skills.
- Knowledge of legislation and government policies and procedures that relate to mental health and substance use practices.
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing with clients, families/caregivers, the public, medical staff, and members of the interprofessional care team.
- Ability to promote person-centered care that demonstrates empathy for clients/families/caregivers, sensitivity to diverse cultures and preferences, including advocacy for special populations.
- Ability to educate clients and families/caregivers about topics essential to their healthcare and well-being.
- Ability to organize and prioritize work.
- Ability to collaborate with and promote cooperation among members of the interprofessional care team.
- Ability to use factual information and basic principles and procedures to support nursing decisions and actions with relevant research-based evidence/evidence-informed practice.
- Ability to operate related equipment, including relevant computer applications.
- Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
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