Position #: 102992
Expected Start Date: To be determined - Posted until filled
Union: SUN
Facility: MHAS Community Recovery Adult Services
City/Town: Saskatoon
Department: Mental Health Home Health
Type: Full-time temporary
Expected Up to Date: September 14, 2027
FTE: 1
Shift Information: Days, Evenings, Weekends
Number of Hours per Rotation: shifts of 224 hours per 6 weeks
Relief: No
Float: No
Hours of Work: Field Hours
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 yrs exp in a MH setting working with clients with acute/chronic mental illness
- 3 years experience in a community or acute mental health setting
Education
- Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing (BPN)
Licenses
- Valid Class 5 driver's license
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certificate (CPR)
- Basic Life Support Certificate (BLS)
Other Education and Training
- Professional Assault Response Training (PART)
- Psychiatric Nursing diploma is acceptable
- Bachelor of Nursing is acceptable
- Basic Life Support Certificate (BLS)
- Workplace Assessment & Violence Education (WAVE)
- Nursing diploma is acceptable
Competencies
- Advanced - Organizational skills
- Advanced - Interpersonal skills
- Basic - Computer skills
- Basic - Presentation skills
- Advanced - Communication skills
- Advanced - Change management skills
- Advanced - Facilitation skills
Knowledge and Abilities
- Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
- Ability to be flexible and willing to change
- Knowledge in developing policies, procedures and standards
- Ability to work and communicate in a cross cultural setting
- Ability to work independently
Other Information
- Travel within the region and provincially
- Provincial posting open to SUN members – SUN/SAHO CBA Articles 27.02 and 27.05
- Registered/eligible with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS)
- Must possess a valid driver's license and have a vehicle available for work.
- 1st preference given to staff of fSaskatoon HR employees and its affiliates
- Registered/eligible with College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of SK - CRPNS
- For more information on the city of Saskatoon please visit https://www.saskatoon.ca/
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