Community Mental Health Nurse

Community mental health nursing in Inuvik combines psychiatric medication support with crisis intervention across the Beaufort Delta Region. Deliver culturally safe care in community settings.

The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority seeks a Community Mental Health Nurse for residents of Inuvik and the Beaufort Delta Region. You will provide substance use nursing, case management, assessments, referrals, and care planning. The position works with primary care, psychiatry, acute care, the Opioid Recovery Program, and community partners.

• Provide community mental health and substance use nursing services
• Manage complex mental health and substance use cases
• Conduct assessments, triage, referrals, and care planning
• Administer and monitor psychiatric medications
• Provide crisis intervention for urgent mental health situations

• Baccalaureate degree in Psychiatric Nursing or Nursing required
• Minimum two years' mental health or psychiatry experience required
• Registration or eligibility with CANNN required
• Proof of immunization meeting public health requirements
• Willingness to obtain required certifications and training

Support recovery-oriented community care through assessments, medication support, crisis intervention, and coordinated nursing services across Beaufort Delta communities.