Victoria

British Columbia

379 live openings

• Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)
• Graduate of an approved School of Nursing or Psychiatric Nursing required.
• BScMH, BScPN or BN preferred.

• Certification/Licensure/Registration
• Current registration in good standing with the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba (CRNM) or College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Manitoba (CRPNM) required.
• Active participation in professional associations e.g. Association of Registered Nurses of Manitoba (ARNM) preferred.

Qualifications

• And skills
• Demonstrated excellence in:
• Mental health clinical skills.
• Verbal and written communications skills.
• Demonstrated competence in:
• Psychiatric assessment within a biopsychosocial framework.
• Crisis intervention.
• Therapeutic communication.
• Co-occurring disorders.
• Teaching skills and abilities working with clients and families.
• Supporting and educating colleagues in providing mental healthcare.
• Awareness of community resources available to clients with psychosocial, psychiatric and chemical dependency needs.
• Demonstrated ability to:
• Collaborate and provide leadership with a team in providing mental healthcare.
• Practice independently and as a member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
• Engage clients using recovery-oriented practice.
• Participate and conduct CSIM.
• Demonstrated effective organizational, interpersonal, critical thinking, creative problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Demonstrated basic computer skills and ability to utilize relevant Emergency Department computer systems.
• Knowledge of:
• College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba Standards of Practice for Registered Nurses/College of Psychiatric Nurses of Manitoba Standards of Psychiatric Nursing Practice.
• Canadian Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses and Registered Psychiatric Nurses.
• Scope of practice as documented in the Registered Psychiatric Nurses Act for RPNs in Mental Health.
• Scope of practice as documented in the Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA) for Registered Nurses.
• Regional/Facility/Unit policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines.
• Nursing care knowledge related to clinical area.
• Personal Health Information Act (PHIA), Protection of Persons in Care Act, Mental Health Act, Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS), Principles of Routine Practices (Universal Precautions) and other legislated acts.
• Roles and responsibilities of members of the healthcare team.
• Principles of delegation.

St. Boniface Hospital is committed to empowering a workforce that welcomes and celebrates diversity by fostering culturally safe places for all employees. We strive to celebrate our diverse workforce and the outstanding work we do every day.

This term position may end earlier as outlined in your collective bargaining agreement.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.

Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

Manitoba healthcare employers, in partnership with the Indigenous community, are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.

Registered Nurse, Mental Health - Permanent Casual