Registered Nurse / Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RN/RPN) - Psychiatry

Vancouver Coastal Health • North Vancouver, BC

1d • CA$41 - CA$56 • Onsite

About The Position

Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) is seeking a Registered Nurse or Registered Psychiatric Nurse to join the Magnolia House Mental Health team in North Vancouver, BC. This role involves providing nursing care to assigned psychiatric patients, both independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team. The position may also involve providing nursing services for clients undergoing Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) treatments. The goal is to enhance patient and family quality of life, consult with other healthcare providers, demonstrate continuous improvement, provide education and support, maintain clinical competence, and participate in hospital committees and research projects. Magnolia House is a community-based mental health facility offering short-term psychiatric emergency and crisis intervention, including rapid, urgent, voluntary, short-stay, residential placement, and mental health/psychiatric treatment for individuals in crisis. It also provides respite services in a home-like setting, aiming for minimal disruption to clients' lives and offering referrals to community resources. Client stays typically do not exceed ten working days.

Requirements

• Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse or Registered Psychiatric Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nursing Professionals (BCCNP).
• Certification in Mental Health Nursing or two (2) years’ recent, related experience in an acute psychiatric setting.
• When applying for electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) treatment programs, job requires completion of a recognized critical care nursing program or two (2) years recent, related critical care experience.
• Knowledge of mental health issues and treatments.
• Knowledge of community mental health services, resources, and referral procedures.
• Applicable to ECT and TMS treatment programs, knowledge of the indications, actions, reactions, routes, dosages, and side effects of anesthetic and other drugs used in critical care environment as well as nursing problems commonly encountered in a critical care environment.
• Applicable to ECT and TMS treatment programs, demonstrated ability in the initiation and management of IV therapy and administration of IV medications.
• Knowledge of legislation and government policies and procedures that relate to client.
• Knowledge of other health care disciplines and their role in client care.
• Demonstrated ability to respond immediately and appropriately to sudden emergencies.
• Demonstrated ability to assess client responses during procedure and to respond appropriately.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, with patients and their families, colleagues, physicians, and other health care providers, both one-on-one and in groups.
• Demonstrated ability in nursing practice related to assessment of behaviour and to assisting patients to regain or improve their coping abilities, and to prevent further disability.
• Demonstrated ability to lead and co-lead group sessions.
• Demonstrated ability to manage aggressive and suicidal behaviour.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and implement care plans.
• Demonstrated ability to assess patient responses to care, and to respond appropriately.
• Demonstrated ability to adjust to unexpected events, problem-solve, set priorities and deal with conflict.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrated ability to teach clients and their families.
• Demonstrated skill in conscious sedation techniques.
• Demonstrated skill in CPR techniques.
• Demonstrated skill in techniques appropriate to a critical care environment.
• Demonstrated skill in the use of critical care monitoring and support equipment.
• Demonstrated computer skills including the ability to effectively use a computerized patient care information system.
• Demonstrated physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to assigned psychiatric patients, both by working independently and as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• When applicable to the job, provide nursing services for clients before, during and after undergoing Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) treatment and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) treatment both by working independently and as a member of an integrated care team.
• Enhance quality of life from the perspective of the patient/family.
• Consult, confer, and collaborate with other health care providers.
• Demonstrate continuous improvement and best practice approach in nursing practice.
• Provide education and support to client and family.
• Maintain and advance own clinical competence.
• Participate on designated hospital committees/teams and approved research projects as assigned.

Benefits

• Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan
• Employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities
• Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families
• Award-winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers
• Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed