Position #: 187043
Expected Start Date: March 03, 2025
Union: SUN
Facility: Community Services 20th Street
City/Town: Saskatoon
Department: New Alcohol and Drug Initiatives - Opioid Assisted Recovery
Type: Casual
FTE: 0
Shift Information: Days, Evenings, Weekends
Relief: No
Float: No
Field Hours: Yes
Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Nurse B $42.040 to $52.440
Travel Required: Yes
Job Description: As a member of Mental Health and Addiction Services, the Community Mental Health Nurse is an integral member of the multidisciplinary team providing intensive case management to individuals with chronic and persistent mental illness. These services are provided within an individual and group context. Responsibilities include intensive case management, medication management, crisis intervention, counselling, goal planning, consultation to community agencies, group/community education, student mentoring, documentation, client/family and public education, advocacy, and mental health promotion.
Human Resources Exemption: No
Experience
- 3 years experience in a community or acute mental health setting
Education
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)
Other Education and Training
- Basic Life Support Certificate (BLS)
- Nursing diploma is acceptable
- Workplace Assessment & Violence Education (WAVE)
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certificate (CPR)
- Psychiatric Nursing diploma is acceptable
- Professional Assault Response Training (PART)
- Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing is acceptable
Competencies
- Basic - Presentation skills
- Advanced - Organizational skills
- Advanced - Interpersonal skills
- Advanced - Facilitation skills
- Advanced - Communication skills
- Advanced - Change management skills
- Basic - Computer skills
Knowledge and Abilities
- Knowledge in developing policies, procedures and standards
- Ability to work and communicate i...
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