MENTAL HEALTH NURSE

Job title: MENTAL HEALTH NURSE

Company: Interior Health Authority

Job description: Job title :MENTAL HEALTH NURSE
Community :CRANBROOK
Facility :EK REGIONAL HOSPITAL
Status :RELIEF FULL TIME
Position Summary
We are looking for an experienced Mental Health Nurse to fill a relief full time career opportunity we have within our team at the East Kootenay Regional Hospital! Our Psychiatric department is a 10 bed inpatient unit that includes 2 seclusion rooms.

We have recently completed a department renovation with a focus on staff and patient safety. We have a very skilled and seasoned team that includes a team leader, 2 RNs working 12 hours shifts 24/7 with a 3rd RN on weekends from 1000-1700, a unit clerk and 4 Psychiatrists. We provide group activities and are implementing the PIECES philosophy.

The Registered Nurse/Registered Psychiatric Nurse provides: nursing care to psychiatric patients, both by working independently and as a member of an interdisciplinary team; enhances quality of life for the patient and family; consults, confers, and collaborates with other health care providers; demonstrates continuous improvement and evidence based practice in nursing practice; maintains and advances own clinical competence; participates on designated hospital committees/teams and approved research projects as assigned.

The shift type(s) for this position are days and nights rotating from 07:00 to 19:00, 19:00 to 07:00.

This is a relief full time position until August 2021. Come and join our team….Come live, work and play where others only vacation. Make a difference. Love your work. Apply today!

Qualifications

• Graduation from an approved school of nursing.

• Two years’ recent related experience in a mental health and addictions environment; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

• Graduation from an approved School of Nursing with current practicing registration with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).

We invite applicants to self-identify as First Nation, Métis or Inuit within cover letters and/or resumes. Interior Health now offers assistance from an Aboriginal Employment Advisor. If you self-identify as Aboriginal (First Nations, Métis or Inuit) and if you would like assistance with the application process, job readiness, interview readiness or tips for resume and cover letter writing, send your question via email to AboriginalEmployment@interiorhealth.ca to be redirected to the Employment Advisor.

Expected salary:

Location: Cranbrook, BC

Job date: Fri, 29 Jan 2021 23:29:24 GMT