Nurse B - Clinical Coordinator

Position #: V40371

Expected Start Date: September 30, 2024

Union: SUN

Facility: Regina General Hospital

City/Town: Regina

Department: Mental Health - Psychiatric Nurses - Emergency

Type: Full-time regular

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days, Evenings, Weekends, Stats

Hours of Work: 8 hour shifts

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: No

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Nurse B $42.040 to $52.440

Travel Required: No

Human Resources Exemption: No

Job Summary

The incumbent will be working as part of a Consultation Liaison Team.   Within this collaborative interdisciplinary team model, the incumbent will provide direct consultation and support to individuals who have mental health and addiction issues within a hospital setting.  The incumbent is responsible to assist with triaging and providing nursing support to clients with mental health and addiction issues in a hospital setting.  The incumbent will develop strong service relationships with the physicians, health care providers, addiction counselors, and social workers.  This incumbent will integrate their experience, skills and knowledge from nursing theory and principles of physical health, mental health and addictions in the provision and management of direct client/patient/resident care, assessment of needs, interdisciplinary team planning and consultation, follow-up after discharge and education of client/patient/resident, as well as formal and informal caregivers and health care students.

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)
• Active registration with Registered Psychiatric Nurses Association of Saskatchewan (RPNAS) or College of Registered Nurses of 
  Saskatchewan (CRNA)
• Current PART and BCLS certification required.

Experience

Two years' experience in Inpatient Mental Health Services required, which specifically includes clinical expertise in assessment and treatment planning for individuals with major  mental health disorders, and substance abuse and detoxification issues.

Licenses

• Basic Life Support Certificate (BLS)

Other Education and Training

• Nursing diploma is acceptable
• Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing is acceptable
• Psychiatric Nursing diploma is acceptable

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrates effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrates critical thinking, ability to problem-solving utilizing conflict resolution skills and decision-making abilities.
• Demonstrates self-direction.
• Demonstrates ability to delegate.
• Demonstrates ability to apply the Mental Health Act in a case management approach.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and ability to implement a Solution Focused approach to case management.
• Demonstrates ability to accept and implement change.
• Demonstrates ability to work as a team member and the ability to establish and maintain effective interpersonal/consultative relationships.
• Demonstrates ability to facilitate the implementation, evaluation and ongoing design of the current care model.
• Demonstrates excellent knowledge of the mental health needs of adults and their families, and a practical application of a broad range of clinical interventions.

Other Information

• Please submit a cover letter and resume when applying for this position.
• For more information on the city of Regina please visit https://www.regina.ca/