Nurse B - Community Mental Health Nurse

Position #: 204736

Expected Start Date: April 28, 2025

Union: SUN

Facility: MHAS Community Recovery Adult Services

City/Town: Saskatoon

Department: Mental Health Home Health

Type: Full-time temporary

Expected Up to Date: April 30, 2026

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days

Hours of Work: 56 shifts of 8 hours per 12 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: 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

• Min. five years recent experience in a community or acute mental health setting
• Min. 5 years working with clients with severe & persistent mental illness

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)

Licenses

• Valid Class 5 driver's license
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certificate (CPR)
• Basic Life Support Certificate (BLS)

Other Education and Training

• Workplace Assessment & Violence Education (WAVE)
• Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing is acceptable
• Professional Assault Response Training (PART)
• Basic Life Support Certificate (BLS)
• Psychiatric Nursing diploma is acceptable
• Nursing diploma is acceptable

Competencies

• Advanced - Interpersonal skills
• Advanced - Communication skills
• Advanced - Change management skills
• Basic - Computer skills
• Advanced - Organizational skills
• Advanced - Facilitation skills
• Basic - Presentation skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Ability to work independently
• Knowledge in developing policies, procedures and standards
• Ability to be flexible and willing to change
• Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to work and communicate in a cross cultural setting

Other Information

• Registered/eligible with the Registered Psychiatric Nurses Association of SK
• For more information on the city of Saskatoon please visit https://www.saskatoon.ca/
• Travel within the region and provincially
• Provincial posting open to SUN members - SUN/SAHO CBA Articles 27.02 and 27.05
• 1st preference given to staff of fSaskatoon HR employees and its affiliates
• 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.