Registered Nurse - Next Job, Canada - Interior Health Authority

Interior Health Authority

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3 weeks ago

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Position Summary

Interior Health is seeking an experienced and dynamic Registered Nurse (RN) or Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN) to join our Mental Health & Substance Use (MHSU) Crisis Response Team (CRT) in beautiful Kelowna, B.C.

About the Job:

The Registered Nurse/Registered Psychiatric Nurse provides:
Nursing care to psychiatric patients, both by working independently and as a member of an interdisciplinary team
Enhances quality of life for the patient and family
Consults, confers, and collaborates with other health care providers
Demonstrates continuous improvement and evidence based practice in nursing practice
Maintains and advances own clinical competence
Participates on designated hospital committees/teams and approved research projects as assigned

The Crisis Response Team Nurse:
Ensures that persons with serious severe and persistent mental health problems and/or problematic substance use who may or may not be in crisis have access to timely, responsive, evidence-based treatment
Provides assessment, treatment, case management, community support, and as required, urgent response to clients who may also have serious functional impairment in the domains of physical health and personal, family, financial, occupational, and social life
Function as the primary clinician, where you will utilize a variety of specialized treatment modalities/therapies for individuals, groups of clients and/or their families

This is a RELIEF PART-TIME (0.88 FTE) opportunity until April 1, 2024, or the return of incumbent.

Shifts of work are rotating with shift times of 11:30 to 21:00.

About this location/unit:
Interior Health has embarked on

an expansion plan to meet increasing demands, expand health services, and enhance patient care in the Okanagan. Construction of the six-storey, Centennial Patient Care Tower was completed in May 2012.

It includes an expanded emergency department and ambulatory care department, five new operating rooms, a rooftop helipad, an expanded adult inpatient psychiatric unit, and extra space for more patient beds in the future.

Kelowna General Hospital is the site of the brand new clinical academic campus for the University of BC Medical School.

Surrounded by spectacular mountain scenery, the thriving City of Kelowna is situated on the eastern shores of Lake Okanagan in the South Central Region of British Columbia.

It is the largest city in the area and boasts all of the amenities of a major centre including fine dining, unique shops and a vibrant arts and culture scene.

Wine tours, golfing, skiing, boating, swimming and camping are among the many recreational activities enjoyed by residents here.

Employment Benefits:
We offer a range of employee benefits and services to support you at every stage of your career:
Employer paid vacation
Insurance premiums 100% paid by Interior Health
Medical Services Plan
Extended Health Coverage
Dental Health Coverage
Pension Plan

Qualfications

Graduation from an approved school of nursing and two years' recent related experience in a mental health and substance use environment; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

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

JOB TYPE

Work Day:
Full Time

Employment type:
Permanent Job

Salary:
Negotiable

JOB REQUIREMENTS

Minimal experience:
Unspecified