Position #: 9012159
Expected Start Date: October 05, 2026
Union: SUN
Facility: Battlefords Union Hospital
City/Town: North Battleford
Department: Mental Health Community Day&Night Care - OP Psych Medical
Type: Casual
FTE: 0
Shift Information: Days, Nights, Evenings, Weekends
Relief: No
Float: No
Hours of Work: Extended Shift Hours (11.78)
Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Nurse B $42.040 to $52.440
Travel Required: Yes
Job Description: Competent clinical practitioner assisting individuals, groups and families with health-care needs ranging from uncomplicated to complex and rapidly changing status. Demonstrates a caring approach which reflects and incorporates expertise.
Human Resources Exemption: No
Experience
- 2 yrs exp in Acute Psych or Comm. Mental Health nursing or a combo of the two.
- Exp in the last 5 yrs with acute and chronic psychiatric disorders
- Exp in the last 5 years in psychiatric assessment & intervention required
Education
- Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing (BPN)
Other Education and Training
- Basic CPR, ASSIST preferred
- Psychiatric Nursing diploma is acceptable
- Nursing diploma is acceptable
- Bachelor of Nursing is acceptable
Competencies
- Advanced - Interpersonal skills
- Advanced - Organizational skills
- Advanced - Assessment skills
- Advanced - Planning skills
Knowledge and Abilities
- Knowledge in client psychosocial living needs and interventions
- Ability to build and maintain effective relationships/partnerships
- Knowledge in mental health assessment systems
- Knowledge of local human service organizations, resources & referral procedures
- Knowledge in mental health/mental illness impact on client, family and community
- Ability to develop, evaluate and modify programming provided to clients
- Ability to adapt to changing conditions
- Knowledge in applicable health promotion and health prevention initiatives
- Knowledge of human growth, development and human behavior.
- Knowledge in mental health and mental illness across life cycle
- Knowledge of psychopathology and the family life cycle and systems theory.
- Knowledge in mental health/illness in various settings (acute and community)
- Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
Other Information
- Registered/eligible with College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of SK - CRPNS
- Registered/eligible with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS)
- For more information on the city of North Battleford please visit https://www.cityofnb.ca/
- May be eligible for Recruitment and/or Retention Incentives
- No guaranteed Hours
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