RN​/RPN, Substance Use Services

Salary

CAD $41.42 - $59.52 / hour

Registered Nurse/Registered Psychiatric Nurse responsible for providing both direct nursing care and coordinating the delivery of care services to clients experiencing problematic substance use. Duties include assessment, crisis intervention, counseling, medication administration, client and family education, and collaboration with the interprofessional team in a person‑centered, recovery‑oriented environment.

• Plans and provides direct nursing care to clients in compliance with standards of practice by reviewing client/family history, conducting physical/psychosocial assessments, developing a care plan specific for the client, and collaborating with other members of the health care team to discuss and review the care plan.
• Processes physician or nurse practitioner orders by initiating unit standing orders, administering medications, carrying out treatments, and monitoring and documenting the effects.
• Manages emergencies including drug overdose, heart attack, assaultive behaviour and seizures by responding appropriately in accordance with established policies and procedures such as initiating CPR and/or alerting ambulance and/or police.
• Consults and collaborates with interdisciplinary team members and other health care professionals/providers in the identification and resolution of a variety of client/family issues by participating in client care conferences, rounds and staff meetings and contributing information.
• Provides general and crisis counselling to clients who present to the Emergency Department, IPU, and medical wards, including short‑term follow‑up in accordance with approved treatment plans authorized by the Physician, Nurse Practitioner or consulting psychiatrist.
• Teaches clients and family members as required about illness prevention, health maintenance and health promotion strategies by assessing learning needs, providing and explaining information, demonstrating procedures and use of equipment, checking learner use of procedures, and evaluating the effectiveness of the selected teaching methods and outcomes.
• Acts as a clinical resource/support person to client and family as required and to nursing and health care professionals by explaining the theoretical rationale for nursing decisions and providing clinical consultation to Health Care Detox Workers. Participates in the training and orientation and continuing education of nursing staff and students through mentoring, preceptoring and role modelling.
• Maintains clinical records through collecting and documenting information including electronic health care records, nursing observations, telephone communications, progress notes, interventions, themes worked on during interventions, teaching, care evaluations, patient outcomes and discharge summaries to ensure that client/family records are current and complete.
• Performs intake functions, conducts mental health assessments, develops, implements, maintains and adjusts comprehensive treatment plans based on client needs and best practices, administers prescribed medications, and monitors and assesses client’s mental state, response to medications and efficacy of the treatment plan to ensure optimum use of resources and to facilitate client‑centered care.
• Maintains a safe environment for clients, visitors and employees by adhering to established safety and emergency practices and procedures and reporting any risks and anomalies to the Client Care Coordinator.
• Participates in program development and in the delivery of clinical services by actively participating in internal conferences and contributing to the development, implementation and evaluation of new or existing client program activities and treatment approaches.
• Identifies own learning needs/goals, reviews these with the Client Care Coordinator and engages in a variety of activities to meet these needs/goals.
• Participates in the development, implementation and evaluation of policies and procedures and interprets the same to clients, other agencies and the public, referring unusual inquiries to Client Care Coordinator.
• (If applicable) Plans, coordinates, and delivers educational…