Nurse B - Addictions

Position #: 177523

Expected Start Date: February 03, 2025

Union: SUN

Facility: Addictions Outreach Office

City/Town: Saskatoon

Department: Addiction Serv Res Care Unit & Trtmt Facil-Adlt Outreach & Target Prev Services

Type: Full-time regular

FTE: 1

Hours of Work: 14 shifts of 8 hours per 3 weeks

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: Provides direct nursing care to clients accessing mental health and addiction services care in various community settings. Familiarity with mental health disorders, substance abuse disorders, and withdrawal management strategies, as well as provincial resources available to assist in identifying and accessing the most appropriate care plan for clients. Triages and provides nursing support to clients with psychiatric, substance abuse, medical and detoxification issues in various health care settings. Provides information/education to a wide variety of disciplines across the province using Motivational Assessment Process, Provincial Addiction Clinical Model, DSM- 4R and Transtheoretical Model of Change to assist in appropriate triaging of clients needing mental health and addiction services. This position provides services within the community and will support multiple community sites including Lighthouse and Brief and Social Detox.

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

• Nursing diploma is acceptable
• Basic Life Support Certificate (BLS)

Competencies

• Critical thinking skills
• Decision making skills
• Advanced - Demonstrates word processing skills using Microsoft Office programs

Knowledge and Abilities

• Demonstrates empathy, trust and respect in the provision of care
• Knowledge of Motivational Interviewing/Assessment
• Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge in drugs of abuse and their effects
• Knowledge of the Mental Health Services Act
• Demonstrated high degree of accuracy is required of assigned responsibility
• Knowledge in mental health and addictions and concurrent medical conditions
• Knowledge in Provincial Addiction Clinical Model and DSM-4R
• Knowledge in methadone/methadone assisted recovery
• Ability to treat patients with compassion and empathy
• Ability to work independently and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Knowledge Transtheoretical Model of Change
• Knowledge in harm reduction in Addictions Medicine
• Advanced knowledge of drug abuse and their effects during use and withdrawal
• Knowledge in Mental Health nursing processes and appropriate interventions

Other Information

• Registered/eligible with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS)
• For more information on the city of Saskatoon please visit https://www.saskatoon.ca/