Acute Psychiatry Licensed Practical Nurse

Acute psychiatry nursing in St. Paul requires clinical judgment, mental status examinations, and verbal de-escalation skills within a rural Alberta health centre.

As a casual Licensed Practical Nurse, you will work within an interprofessional team at St Therese-St. Paul Hlth Ctr. Recovery Alberta guides care through nursing processes, critical thinking, problem solving, decision making, and established policies. The position provides safe, quality, patient and family centered care in Acute Psychiatry.

• Provide safe, quality patient and family centered care
• Use nursing processes, critical thinking, and clinical decision making
• Administer psychotropic medications according to established practice
• Perform Mental Status examinations and various risk assessments
• Apply verbal de-escalation techniques in psychiatric care

• Complete an accredited practical nurse education program
• Maintain active or eligible Alberta practical nurse registration
• Hold current Basic Cardiac Life Support certification
• Have two years recent acute inpatient psychiatric nursing experience
• Know the Mental Health Act and addiction mental health continuum

Apply psychiatric nursing expertise, clinical assessment, and collaborative decision making as a Licensed Practical Nurse in St. Paul.