Nurse B - Community Mental Health Nurse

Position #: 201962

Expected Start Date: March 03, 2025

Union: SUN

Facility: Mental Health - McKerracher

City/Town: Saskatoon

Department: Mental Health Community Clinics & Programs

Type: Full-time regular

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days, Weekends

Hours of Work: 28 shifts of 8 hours per 6 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: Yes

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

Travel Required: No

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

• Five years recent experience in community care to clients with mental illness

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)

Licenses

• Basic Life Support Certificate (BLS)

Other Education and Training

• Workplace Assessment & Violence Education (WAVE)
• Nursing diploma is acceptable
• Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing is acceptable
• Current CPR certification
• Psychiatric Nursing diploma is acceptable

Competencies

• Basic - Organizational skills
• Basic - Communication skills
• Basic - Computer skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Knowledge of the Mental Health Services Act
• Knowledge in applicable best practices and principles
• Ability to be self-directed, creative, collaborative and to have sound judgement
• Ability to work and communicate in a cross cultural setting
• Knowledge in industry best practices and software solutions
• Knowledge in principles/programs/practices in community mental health nursing
• Ability to respond under pressure.

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/
• Registered/eligible with the Registered Psychiatric Nurses Association of SK