ACT - Outreach Nurse (1.0)

Position Summary
ACT nurses assess, identity, plan, implement and evaluate the care required to assist ACT team clients in meeting their physical, psychiatric, social and spiritual needs. The Nurse works within the team's interdisciplinary clinical framework to provide client centered and strengths-based care in accordance with the BCCNM Standards of Practice and consistent with the mission, vision and values and established policy and protocols of RainCity Housing and the ACT team.  
 
Many of our clients are certified under the Mental Health Act and knowledge of the Act and its implications and limitations is essential to working as an ACT nurse. 
 
The Nurse provides treatment services that are both inclusionary and flexible for individuals with mental illness, addictions and/or chronic medical conditions and ensures integration and continuity across the care continuum. The Nurse establishes and maintains relationships with, and consults with community health clinics, hospitals, housing providers and the interdisciplinary teams to provide appropriate treatment services based on best practices and client need. The Nurse performs duties such as, intake, mental and physical health and substance use assessment, treatment planning, crisis intervention, consultation with hospitals around care planning and discharge, wound care and medication monitoring and administration.
 
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Job: Community Outreach Nurse / Registered Nurse / Registered Psychiatric Nurse, Assertive Community Treatment Team, Permanent, Full-Time, 1 FTE
Hourly Range: Starting BCNU Level 3 RN/RPN)
Hours: 1 FTE of 75 hours Bi-weekly
Schedule: Rotating 8-week schedule; Shifts in this position are from 08:30AM - 6:30PM on both weekdays and weekends. Includes a 30-minute unpaid meal break.
Work Site: 283 East 11th Ave. Vancouver, BC
Start Date: As soon as possible
 
A clear British Columbia Vulnerable Sector Criminal Record Check for working with vulnerable adults and/or children is a condition of employment with RainCity Housing. Applicants must be willing and able to receive a clearance under the Criminal Record Review Act.  
 
Job requires employee to be able to drive for outreach visits, have a valid BC driver's license with a clearabstract, and be eligible for a MODO account.
 
Program Summary
ACT is an evidence-based transdisciplinary mental health team that provides outreach support to clients with severe and persistent mental health and substance use diagnoses. The RainCity ACT team also provides housing support for clients using a 'housing first' framework. Self-determination, choice and harm reduction are at the centre of all considerations with respect to the provision of ACT services.
 
QUALIFICATIONS:
·       Education and Experience
·       Bachelors or Diploma (RN/RPN) in Nursing
·       Current practicing registration with the BCCNM (BC College of Nurses and Midwives).
·       Three (3) years' recent related experience providing treatment services to individuals with mental health and addiction concerns, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
 
Knowledge and Abilities 
·       Broad knowledge of diagnoses, treatment and support resources in the areas of mental illness and substance use.
·       Knowledge and experience with harm reduction principles.
·       Basic knowledge of legislation and government policies and procedures that relate to client, including the BC Mental Health Act.
·       Demonstrated understanding of oppression and marginalization, specifically as related to people with experience of a mental illness, addiction, or homelessness.
·       Ability to work with individuals from diverse backgrounds in an urban environment and willingness to provide flexible and creative care.
·       Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
·       Physical ability to perform the duties of outreach nursing, including light lifting (up to 15lb) and walking/stairs in community settings.
 
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