Team Lead, Registered Nurse; RN/Registered Psychiatric Nurse; RPN), Salal Unit, Red Fish Healing Centre BC
Job in
Coquitlam, BC, Canada
Listing for:
PHSA
Full Time, Seasonal/Temporary
position
Listed on 2026-01-02
Job specializations:
-
Nursing
Healthcare Nursing
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Team Lead, Registered Nurse (RN) / Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN), Salal Unit, Red Fish Healing Centre BC
Team Lead, Red Fish Healing Centre
BC Mental Health & Substance Use Services
Coquitlam, BC
This Temporary, Full-Time (Until July 21, 2026) opportunity is with the
Salal Unit - Assessment and Stabilization Unit.
Salal Unit - Assessment and Stabilization Unit
This unit is dedicated to providing comprehensive assessment, stabilizing acute symptoms, managing withdrawal (detox), and starting intensive treatment. Goals are to stabilize physical and mental health, get involved in therapeutic programs, establish healthy routines and establish positive and trusting relationships in a safe environment
What is Red Fish Healing Centre
θəqiʔ ɫəwʔənəq leləm’ (the Red Fish Healing Centre for Mental Health and Addiction, or Red Fish Healing Centre) is a 105-bed facility that treats individuals from across the province who live with the most severe concurrent and complex mental health and substance use disorders. Clients admitted to the Red Fish Healing Centre have both a mental illness and a substance use disorder;
many clients also have other chronic health problems. Clients may be admitted voluntarily, or involuntarily under BC’s Mental Health Act.
What you’ll do
Manages the daily operations of the units in the program within budgeted resources. Ensures that an adequate number of appropriate qualified staff are available to meet direct/indirect patient care needs. In In collaboration with Clinical services manager, co-develops rotations, approves leaves and overtime and monitors unit activities.Supervises Program staff through regular supervision discussions, monitoring the staff’s clinical performance, and follow up on defined areas for improvement. Collaborates with the Program’s various leadership positions, and others to provide input for staff educational needs and develop plans for continuing education programs.In conjunction with the Clinical Services Manager, hires staff for casual and regular positions by interviewing external applicants and ensuring orientations are provided.Coordinates daily patient/client care related activities and provides leadership in the planning and implementation of innovative and creative approaches for the delivery of services. Promotes quality of care by consulting and collaborating with interdisciplinary team members to help establish appropriate goals of care and individualized care plans considering the patient’s/client’s physiological, psychiatric, psychological, spiritual, and sociocultural needs.Assists staff in operationalizing care standards, patient/client care guidelines, protocols, clinical pathways, and organizational policies. Works with patients/clients/families and the team to minimize variances from the standardized elements of care and length of stay as described in the clinical pathway. Facilitates the evaluation of services to ensure program and service needs are met. Ensures adherence to established policies, procedures, and protocols including those for quality assurance and the safety of staff, patients, visitors, and the community;
making sure that an adequate number of appropriate qualified clinical staff are available, coordinating equipment and other resources; and collaborating with other areas/external resources to solve operational problems, facilitating continuity of nursing care. Advises the Clinical Services Manager (or on-call Administrator) of any urgent patient care issues or concerns.
What you bring
Qualifications
Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses & Midwives (BCCNM).Baccalaureate in Nursing.Completion of post basic specialty nursing certificate/program if applicable, and five (5) years' recent, related experience in mental health and addictions, including working with the applicable population group when indicated, and two (2) year's related administrative/supervisory experience or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.Current CPR Certification.Valid BC Driver's License and access to personal vehicle for local area travel may be required.Demonstrate comprehensive knowledge of the historic and ongoing impacts of settler colonialism and systemic racism…
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