Acute Psychiatry Registered Nurse

Support patients through acute mental health challenges as a Registered Nurse with Providence Health Care, using assessment and therapeutic interventions. Work details may change.

PHC’s Mental Health Program offers an enhanced pathway for Registered Nurses interested in acute psychiatry and substance use care. Selected nurses receive approximately 14 weeks of Douglas College education, paid wages, supervised clinical learning, and dedicated mentorship. Successful completion supports transition into practice, with an 18-month return-of-service commitment in PHC’s Acute Mental Health Program.

• Provide comprehensive nursing care and evidence-based interventions
• Promote dignity, autonomy, recovery, and patient-centred care
• Provide crisis support, patient education, and group sessions
• Coordinate treatment and discharge planning with interdisciplinary providers
• Connect patients with appropriate community resources

• Current practicing registration with the British Columbia nursing college
• Recent acute psychiatry or tertiary mental health experience
• Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing
• Ability to apply decision-making and analytical skills
• Ability to teach and identify learning needs

Apply acute psychiatry knowledge, therapeutic communication, interdisciplinary collaboration, and clinical judgment while developing specialized mental health nursing practice.