Emergency Department Mental Health Liaison Nurse; RN

minimum Nurse to Patient Ratios (mNPRs)

Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is proud to be part of the provincial implementation of minimum Nurse to Patient Ratios (mNPRs), an initiative aimed at enhancing nursing practice and strengthening quality of care across the health system. mNPRs set the minimum number of nurses providing care to patients on a given unit. In British Columbia, mNPRs are developed in partnership with the Ministry of Health, the BC Nurses’ Union (BCNU) and health organizations.

Guided by our values:
We Care for Everyone, We Are Always Learning and We Strive for Better Results, we remain committed to fostering quality practice and learning environments where nurses can grow and thrive.

The salary range for this position is CAD $41.42/Hr.

- CAD $55.91/Hr.

Come work as an Emergency Department Mental Health Liaison Nurse at Sechelt Hospital with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)! Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for Mental Health Liaison Nurse to join the In-Patient Psychiatry team at Sechelt Hospital in Sechelt, BC. Apply today to join our team!

As a Emergency Department Mental Health Liaison Nurse you will:

• Provide mental health and substance use care to patients within the designated Program(s).
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team in providing comprehensive assessments, crisis interventions, stabilization, and care planning.
• Provide culturally safe, trauma informed, patient and family-centered care while screening, triaging, providing treatment, referring to case management if appropriate and/or teaching self-care management principles including harm reduction.
• Identify individuals within the designated patient population (i.e., depending upon program/department, adults, or youth/young adult) experiencing urgent and emergent mental health and substance use concerns.
• Work in partnership with clients, families, and relevant clinical care partners to ensure service provided is integrated across the continuum of care.
• Act as a resource for the interdisciplinary team by providing information based on nursing theory and practice related to patient’s care needs.
• Provide liaison support for patient care and patient flow between the relevant programs and services, such as the Emergency Department, Mental Health Inpatient Unit, first responders, community health care providers and community partners/agencies including school counselors.
• Provide direct care and emergency mobile crisis response as required; facilitates immediate hospitalization at appropriate facility; as applicable, provides crisis intervention, treatment planning, and referral coordination; initiates and participates in case conferences; prepares and maintains records; and provides consultative and direct services/care to patients, families, community health professionals/agencies, law enforcement, and/or schools, physicians and Emergency Room staff.
• Participate in team meetings, continuing education, conferences, and/or corporate initiatives and engages in on-going team planning, development, evaluation, and quality improvement activities.

Sechelt is located on the traditional territories of the shíshálh (Sechelt) Nation and is approximately 50 km northwest of Vancouver. It is accessible from the mainland by a 40-minute ferry trip between Horseshoe Bay and Langdale, followed by a 25-minute drive along Highway 101, also known as the Sunshine Coast Highway. This charming seaside community is known for its natural beauty and is a popular destination for outdoor activities including sightseeing, boating, diving, camping, and mountain biking.

There are also several municipal parks, plenty of eateries, locally owned shops, boutiques and galleries, and a golf course. Imagine a lifestyle where you are only a short walk or bike ride to work, you go home for lunch and you are home again in time for an activity or go for a hike AND watch the sunset - all before dinner.

That is what Sechelt has to offer you!

Sechelt Hospital is an acute care, 46-bed facility located in Sechelt, British Columbia and serves over 30,000+ residents of the Lower Sunshine Coast. Sechelt Hospital…