MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE NURSE

Job title: MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE NURSE

Company: Interior Health Authority

Job description: Job title :MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE USE NURSE
Community :KAMLOOPS
Facility :KAMLOOPS MENTAL HEALTH
Status :CASUAL
Position Summary
We are seeking an experienced Community Mental Health Nurse to join our team our team on a casual basis. The casual position will cover multiple MHSU teams including: ACT, Safe Consumption Site and Connections.

Ideal candidates will have extensive experience and understanding of supervised consumption services, knowledge of harm reduction principals and ability to work with clients with complex mental health and substance use disorders. Previous experience with the marginalized, homeless population would be an asset. The successful candidate will cover several teams in Mental Health and Substance Use including Connections, Assertive Community Treatment Team and the Supervised Consumption site. If the need arises, this nurse will also cover other teams at MHSU. This position will work out of an RV parked outside of Crossroads with a social worker. The Registered Nurse functions as a member of the larger Community Integrated Health Services (CIHS) or Tertiary Mental Health Services care team and as a member of a designated multi-disciplinary team whose purpose is to ensure that persons with serious severe and persistent mental health problems, and/or problematic substance use and/or development disability issues who may or may not be in crisis have access to timely, responsive, evidence based treatment and clinical supports across the continuum of available services.

Shifts of work are rotating days/evenings; 08:30 to 16:30, 10:00 to 18:00, and 08:30 to 20:30.

If this opportunity is aligned with your training and passion for mental health, we want to hear from you. Come live, work and play where others only vacation.

Make a difference. Love your work. Apply today!

For more information about Interior Health’s Mental Health opportunities, please visit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K01QPgumCRs

Qualifications
Graduation from an approved school of nursing. Two years’ recent related MHSU experience in the assigned clinical area(s) (such as Counselling & Treatment Services; Treatment, Support & Recovery Services; Crisis Response; Seniors MHSU Services; Substance Use; Developmental Disability Mental Health Services (DDMHS), etc.) or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Current practicing registration with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).

Current valid B.C. driver’s license.

Expected salary:

Location: Kamloops, BC

Job date: Thu, 15 Apr 2021 22:05:05 GMT