ACT - Nurse Level 3 (0.6 FTE)

RainCity Housing and Support Society•Vancouver, BC

9d•Onsite

About The Position

RainCity Housing operates on the stolen, unceded, ancestral, traditional homelands of the Xʷməθkwəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh, and səl̓ílwətaʔɬ Nations in so-called Vancouver, the q̓íc̓əy̓, qʼʷa:n̓ƛʼən̓, kʷikʷəƛ̓əm, qiqéyt, SEMYOME, Stó꞉lō, and sc̓əwaθən məsteyəxʷ Nations in so-called Lower Mainland, and the shíshálh in so-called Sunshine Coast. RainCity Housing is an organization that makes a difference in people’s lives. Our mission is to advance social equity by building upon the strengths of our community and of each individual. With a goal of providing a home for everyone, RainCity’s programs sustain relationships, strengthen communities, and make change for people experiencing homelessness, mental health, trauma, and substance use issues. RainCity Housing has been developing emerging and promising practices for over 40 years in social services and healthcare, providing Housing First, harm reduction and supports for community members who access our services. ACT nurses assess, identity, plan, implement and evaluate the care required to assist ACT team clients in meeting their physical, psychiatric, social and spiritual needs. The Nurse works within the team’s interdisciplinary clinical framework to provide client centered and strengths-based care in accordance with the BCCNM Standards of Practice and consistent with the mission, vision and values and established policy and protocols of RainCity Housing and the ACT team. Many of our clients are certified under the Mental Health Act and knowledge of the Act and its implications and limitations is essential to working as an ACT nurse. The Nurse provides treatment services that are both inclusionary and flexible for individuals with mental illness, addictions and/or chronic medical conditions and ensures integration and continuity across the care continuum. The Nurse establishes and maintains relationships with, and consults with community health clinics, hospitals, housing providers and the interdisciplinary teams to provide appropriate treatment services based on best practices and client need. ACT is an evidence-based transdisciplinary mental health team that provides outreach support to clients with severe and persistent mental health and substance use diagnoses. The RainCity ACT team also provides housing support for clients using a ‘housing first’ framework. Self-determination, choice and harm reduction are at the centre of all considerations with respect to the provision of ACT services.

Requirements

Bachelors Degree in Nursing (RN or RPN).
Current practicing registration with the BCCNM (BC College of Nurses and Midwives).
Three (3) years’ recent related experience providing treatment services to individuals with mental health and addiction concerns, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Broad knowledge of diagnoses, treatment and support resources in the areas of mental illness and substance use.
Knowledge and experience with harm reduction principles.
Basic knowledge of legislation and government policies and procedures that relate to client, including the BC Mental Health Act.
Demonstrated understanding of oppression and marginalization, specifically as related to people with experience of a mental illness, addiction, or homelessness.
Ability to work with individuals from diverse backgrounds in an urban environment and willingness to provide flexible and creative care.
Ability to work both independently and collaboratively as a member of a multidisciplinary team.
Physical ability to perform the duties of outreach nursing, including light lifting (up to 15lb) and walking/stairs in community settings.
A clear British Columbia Vulnerable Sector Criminal Record Check for working with vulnerable adults and/or children is a condition of employment with RainCity Housing.
Applicants must be willing and able to receive a clearance under the Criminal Record Review Act.
Job requires employee to be able to drive for outreach visits.
Have a valid BC driver's license with a clear abstract.
Be eligible for a MODO account.

Responsibilities

Assess, identity, plan, implement and evaluate the care required to assist ACT team clients in meeting their physical, psychiatric, social and spiritual needs.
Work within the team’s interdisciplinary clinical framework to provide client centered and strengths-based care in accordance with the BCCNM Standards of Practice and consistent with the mission, vision and values and established policy and protocols of RainCity Housing and the ACT team.
Provide treatment services that are both inclusionary and flexible for individuals with mental illness, addictions and/or chronic medical conditions and ensures integration and continuity across the care continuum.
Establish and maintain relationships with, and consult with community health clinics, hospitals, housing providers and the interdisciplinary teams to provide appropriate treatment services based on best practices and client need.
Perform duties such as, intake, mental and physical health and substance use assessment, treatment planning, crisis intervention, consultation with hospitals around care planning and discharge, wound care and medication monitoring and administration.

Benefits

5 days of paid leave for Indigenous Employees for Ceremonial, Cultural, and Spiritual events per year
8 weeks of paid leave for gender affirming care for medical procedures for transgender and gender diverse employees, cumulative total
Employee and Family Assistance Program available to ALL employees, including 24-hour helpline, Personal counselling, Life Coaching, Financial Coaching, Legal Referral and Advisory Services, and Health Coaching
Municipal Pension Plan with guaranteed lifetime monthly pension when you retire
Employer-paid benefits for employees: Unlimited Physiotherapy and Unlimited Massage
Vision Care
Dental Care
Prescription Drugs
Naturopath
Acupuncture
Chiropract
Group Life Benefit $50,000
Long Term Disability
Unlimited Out-of-Province and Out-of-Country Emergencies