Job Order Detail

Description

Position #: 180691

Expected Start Date: March 10, 2025

Union: SUN

Facility: St Josephs Hospital - SHA

City/Town: Estevan

Department: Mental Health Community Clinics&Programs - Adult Clinical Services

Type: Full-time regular

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days

Hours of Work: 224 hours in a 6 week rotation

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: No

Salary or Pay Band:  Pay Band Nurse B $42.040 to $52.440

Travel Required: Yes

Job Description: The Community Mental Health Nurse (CMHN), reporting to the Manager of Mental Health & Addiction Services, is an essential element in a comprehensive Mental Health Service. The CMHN has extensive knowledge of the evidence based principles and practices of Community Health Nursing. A large portion of the CMHN's work is based outside of the clinic working independently. Each skilled CMHN is expected to monitor and administer medication, assess clinical status, provide case management, develop behavioral treatment programs, provide coverage for other recovery services team members, provide counselling and education and provide various forms of psychotherapy, including individual, family and group therapy. A CMHN provides health promotion, education and early intervention/prevention to the communities they work in. This position works in an integrated manner with other mental health and addiction programs.
Human Resources Exemption: No

Education
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)
- Workplace Assessment and Violence Education certificate (WAVE)
Licenses
- Basic Life Support Certificate (BLS)
Other Education and Training
- Psychiatric Nursing diploma is acceptable
- Nursing diploma is acceptable
- Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing is acceptable
- 2 years of recent experience as an Registered Nurse/Registered Psychiatric Nurse in an acute psychiatric inpatient unit or community psychiatry
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