Mobile Withdrawal Management Nurse; Nurse III

POSITION SUMMARY

Working within an integrated interdisciplinary team and in partnership with other providers and community services, the Mobile Withdrawal Management Nurse provides a people-centred approach to delivering care and services to clients seeking support for addictions. The provision of services includes assisting the client with service navigation, mental health promotion, counselling, case management, treatment and follow-up. Clients are supported in their personal recovery where they live, learn, work and socialize.

The Mobile Withdrawal Management Nurse supports the coordination and continuity of client care between the interdisciplinary team members, other providers and services and implements medical interventions and treatment within established practice guidelines. Education is provided about addictions and mental health to strengthen individual, family, group and community understanding of addictions, mental health and supportive systems.

The Mobile Withdrawal Management Service is a program offered in Prairie Mountain Health (PMH), where the team will provide medically supported, non-residential withdrawal services and stabilization supports to clients. The program is for individuals 16 years and older for a period of 30 days. Working within an integrated interdisciplinary team as part of MWMS, the Mobile Withdrawal Management Nurse is responsible for the overall supervision of the client’s health status and stages of withdrawal, including ongoing physical and psychosocial assessment, direct client care, medication administration and teaching, provision of timely information related to addiction issues and the transition and stabilization stages of recovery and care plan development.

The Mobile Withdrawal Management Nurse implements medical interventions and treatment within established practice guidelines. Education is provided about addictions and withdrawal management to strengthen individual, family, group and community understanding. This role includes the responsibility of supporting client care and services in accordance with PMH’s community mental health & addictions program goals and service delivery models.

The incumbent exercises the appropriate high level of initiative and independent judgment in determining work priorities, work methods to be employed and action to be taken on unusual matters. The position functions in a manner that is consistent with the mission, vision and values; and the policies of Prairie Mountain Health.

The Nurse III recognizes and fulfills their professional responsibilities by practicing in a manner consistent with professional obligations to take actions as per the Canadian Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses and Registered Psychiatric Nurses, The College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba Standards of Practice for Registered Nurses, The College of Psychiatric Nurses of Manitoba Standards of Psychiatric Nursing Practice, the scope of practice as defined by the Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA), the Registered Psychiatric Nurses Act, and other Provincial and Federal legislation.

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Overview:

Assessment and Treatment