Registered Nurse​/Registered Psychiatric Nurse, Inpatient Psychiatry Unit

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $41.42 - $59.52 / hour

Bargaining Unit for LMH & CGH: BCNU

Bargaining Unit for all other sites: BCNU/HSA

In accordance with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) standards of practice and the Mission and Values of Fraser Health, and working collaboratively and in partnership with the interprofessional care team in the provision of person-centered and recovery oriented care, the Registered Nurse/Registered Psychiatric Nurse provides and coordinates the delivery of psychiatric nursing care services to patients. The RN/RPN demonstrates nursing expertise and provides clinical leadership in evidence based practices through direct care activities including nursing assessments, crisis intervention, patient and family education and health promotion activities.

Sets priorities, and assigns and delegates tasks to support staff.

• Assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing care of assigned patients. Identify actual or potential problems and strengths through nursing diagnosis, plans interventions, performs planned interventions and evaluates outcomes.
• Actively participate in and support the total therapeutic program of the Unit.
• Collect information from a variety of sources using skills of observation, communication and physical assessment to enable the provision of appropriate nursing care.
• Write timely and accurate reports of relevant assessments and observations including patient and family education and evaluation of nursing care.
• Communicate and consult with members of the health care team about patients’ care; set priorities, assign and delegate tasks to support staff; participate in interprofessional conferences; explain plan of care to patients and their family.
• Act as an advocate to protect and promote the patients’ rights to autonomy, respect, privacy, dignity and access to information.
• Participate in quality improvement activities and research by identifying patient care issues and collecting data.
• Participate as an active member on nursing and hospital committees and councils for improvement of patient care and/or work environment.
• Participate in the orientation and ongoing education of nursing staff and students by providing information and acting as a preceptor or mentor as appropriate. Identify self-learning needs and attend educational programs to maintain and enhance clinical competency.
• Participate in the evaluation of patient care programs, techniques, standards and procedures by providing feedback about effectiveness and patient care outcomes.
• Maintain a safe environment for patients, families and staff by adhering to established safety and emergency practices and procedures.
• Perform other professionally related duties as required.

Graduation from an approved School of Nursing with current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse and/or Registered Psychiatric Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).

May require completion of substance use certificate program.

• Ability to complete initial and ongoing mental health and substance use client assessment and provide nursing care through appropriate/prescribed technical, therapeutic, safety type interventions including crisis intervention.
• Knowledge of mental illness and substance use treatment.
• Knowledge of psychopharmacology (indications and side-effects).
• Counselling and group facilitation skills.
• Knowledge of legislation and government policies and procedures that relate to mental health and substance use practices.
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing with patients, families/care givers, the public, medical staff and members of the interprofessional care team.
• Ability to promote person-centered care that demonstrates empathy for patients/families/care givers, sensitivity to diverse cultures and preferences, including advocacy for special populations.
• Ability to educate patients and families/care givers about topics essential to their health care and well-being.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work.
• Ability to collaborate with and promote cooperation among members of the interprofessional care team.
• Ability to use factual information and basic principles and procedures to support nursing decisions and actions with relevant research-based evidence/evidence-informed practice.
• Ability to operate related equipment including relevant computer applications.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

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