Nurse B - Community Mental Health Nurse

Position #: 171465

Expected Start Date: April 28, 2025

Union: SUN

Facility: Community Services 20th Street

City/Town: Saskatoon

Department: New Alcohol and Drug Initiatives - Opioid Assisted Recovery

Type: Full-time temporary

Expected Up to Date: October 31, 2026

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days, Evenings

Hours of Work: 299 hours per 8 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

• 3 years’ experience in a community or acute mental health setting

Education

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)

Other Education and Training

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

Competencies

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

Knowledge and Abilities

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

Licenses

• Valid Class 5 driver's license

Other Information

• Registered/eligible with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS)
• 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 required