Emergency Psychiatric Liaison Nurse

5 days ago


Chilliwack, Canada Fraser Health Authority Full time
Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Emergency Psychiatric Liaison Nurse to join our team at Fraser Health Authority. As a key member of our interprofessional care team, you will play a vital role in providing person-centered and recovery-oriented care to patients in the Emergency Department.

Key Responsibilities
  • Perform psychosocial assessments and collect collateral information related to patients' primary support group, social environment, occupation, education, housing, finance, health service access, and legal problems.
  • Develop care plans with final dispositions authorized by the Emergency Department Physician or consulting Psychiatrist, and provide general and crisis counseling to patients and their families.
  • Evaluate the psychiatric nursing care needs of assigned patients and provide direct psychiatric nursing care, including crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques.
  • Collaborate with Emergency Department staff and other allied health department service providers in the hospital and community to adapt care plans to address psychiatric needs.
  • Provide patient advocacy services with other agencies, services, and service providers.
  • Document assessments, care plans, observations, patient/family responses, outcomes/evaluation, and referrals according to practice standards and Fraser Health procedures.
Qualifications

To be successful in this role, you will require:

  • Graduation from an approved School of Nursing plus 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 recent related experience in an acute or community Mental Health & Substance Use setting, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Skills and Abilities
  • Ability to complete initial and ongoing mental health and substance use patient 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 patients, families/care givers, the public, medical staff, and members of the interprofessional care team.
  • Ability to promote person-centered care that demonstrates empathy for patients/families/care givers, sensitivity to diverse cultures and preferences, including advocacy for special populations.
  • Ability to educate patients and families/care givers about topics essential to their health care 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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