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Unit Coordinator, Adolescent Intensive Services
2 months ago
Job Summary
The Nova Scotia Health Authority is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to fill the role of Unit Coordinator, Adolescent Intensive Services. This is a challenging and rewarding opportunity for a dedicated professional to make a meaningful contribution to the delivery of high-quality patient care.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate the unit function in collaboration with the Clinical Leader of Operations to provide an interprofessional approach to care.
- Identify, promote, and collaboratively work toward common interprofessional goals.
- Facilitate change to overcome issues as identified by audits, staff meetings, patients/families, physicians, and other patient-related departments.
- Take initiative, identify opportunities for improvement, and find innovative ways to change and optimize operations of the unit.
- Provide clinical support to nursing staff on the unit by assisting them with assessment, planning, evaluation, and documentation of care.
- Collaborate with the Clinical Leader of Operations when corrective action is required.
- Demonstrate and promote excellence in communication and interpersonal professional relationships with staff, patients, families, other care areas of AIS, and the Mental Health and Addiction Program.
- Facilitate patient care assignment and assign breaks.
Requirements
- Baccalaureate degree in Nursing (BN or BScN) required.
- Licensed or eligible for licensure by the Nova Scotia College of Nursing (NSCN).
- Three to five years experience in youth mental health and addiction nursing required.
- Successful completion of a Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada Basic Life Support (BLS) course within the last 12 months required or successful completion of a BLS Renewal Challenge Certificate required.
- Non-Violent Crisis Intervention certification required.
- CNA Psychiatric Nursing Mental Health Certification preferred.
- Post graduate certification in Mental Health Nursing (RNPDC) preferred.
- Suicide Risk Assessment and Intervention Training preferred.
- Ability to support/co-facilitate psychoeducational, psycho-therapeutic, life skills, and recreation therapy evidence-based groups.
- Recent experience in a mental health and addiction inpatient unit preferred; AIS experience an asset.
- Recent demonstrated experience in a Charge Nurse capacity is an asset.
- Demonstrated ability to provide leadership, make informed decisions, set objectives, implement policies/procedures/standards, and to generate creative, innovative, and realistic problem-solving actions.
- Knowledge of addictions, substance misuse, and harm-reduction approach to treatment preferred.
- Demonstrated understanding of, and commitment to, patient and family-centered care required.
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within an interprofessional team and to work independently required.
- Demonstrated critical thinking skills, including clinical judgment, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities required.
- Demonstrated conflict resolution skills and ability to take initiative required.
- Demonstrated ability and skills as a clinical preceptor required.
- Demonstrated ability to function and manage multiple priorities within complex systems required.
- Demonstrated effective communication (verbal and written), interpersonal, and leadership skills required.
- Demonstrated professionalism and ability to conduct oneself in a mature manner required.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and maintain internal and external partnerships required.
- Demonstrated excellent time management, workload prioritization, and organizational skills required.
- Demonstrated commitment to professional development and practice required.
- Demonstrated experience and competency with Meditech/PCI an asset.
- Valid Class 5 driver's license and willingness to drive program van as required.
- Competencies in other languages an asset.
