Mental Health Registered Nurse

Bayshore HealthCare • Edmonton, AB

4h • Onsite

About The Position

Bayshore Medical Personnel is seeking a Full-Time Mental Health Registered Nurse for a contract opportunity in Edmonton, AB, focusing on Military Health Services. This role involves providing comprehensive mental health services, including assessment, nursing diagnosis, care plan development and implementation, crisis intervention, counseling, and life skills programming. A key aspect of the position is delivering individual and/or group therapy using techniques such as CBT, DVT, or motivational interviewing. The nurse will also be responsible for bio-psychosocial assessments and medication management in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse.
• Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing from a recognized college or university.
• A certificate in Mental Health Nursing or certification in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing from the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA).
• A Registered Nurse license from the provincial or territorial professional college or association in the province of practice.
• Certificate of Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider or equivalent such as Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation/Automated External Defibrillator (CPR/AED) Level C.
• Three (3) years of experience in Mental Health in the last five (5) years.
• Annual recertification for BLS/CPR/AED is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide Mental Health services to clients in a primary health care setting.
• Conduct assessment and nursing diagnosis.
• Develop and implement care plans.
• Perform crisis intervention.
• Provide counseling and life skills programming.
• Deliver counseling services in individual and/or group therapy sessions using CBT, DVT or motivational interview techniques.
• Perform bio-psychosocial assessments.
• Conduct medication management from inpatient and outpatient perspective.

Benefits

• Daytime hours Monday to Friday only.
• No nights, no weekends, no on call!
• Paid on an hourly basis.
• Medical and Dental benefits available for all employees who work more than 22.5 hours.
• Sign-on Bonus!

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior