Emergency Department Mental Health Liaison Nurse; RN

Emergency Department Mental Health Liaison Nurse (RN)

Vancouver Coastal Health is searching for a Mental Health Liaison Nurse to join our In‑Patient Psychiatry team at Sechelt Hospital in Sechelt, BC.

The salary range for this position is CAD $41.42/hr - CAD $55.91/hr.

work as a Emergency Department Mental Health Liaison Nurse at Sechelt Hospital with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

• Provide mental health and substance use care to patients within the designated program(s).
• Work as part of a multi‑disciplinary team in providing comprehensive assessments, crisis interventions, stabilization, and care planning.
• Provide culturally safe, trauma‑informed, patient and family‑centered care while screening, triaging, providing treatment, referring to case management if appropriate, and teaching self‑care management principles including harm reduction.
• Identify individuals within the designated patient population (adults or youth/young adults) experiencing urgent and emergent mental health and substance use concerns, working in partnership with clients, families, and relevant clinical care partners to ensure service is integrated across the continuum of care.
• Act as a resource for the interdisciplinary team by providing information based on nursing theory and practice related to patient’s care needs.
• Provide liaison support for patient care and patient flow between the relevant programs and services, such as the Emergency Department, Mental Health In‑Patient Unit, first responders, community health care providers and community partners/agencies including school counselors.
• Provide direct care and emergency mobile crisis response as required; facilitate immediate hospitalization at the appropriate facility; as applicable, provide crisis intervention, treatment planning, and referral coordination; initiate and participate in case conferences; prepare and maintain records; and provide consultative and direct services/care to patients, families, community health professionals/agencies, law enforcement, and/or schools, physicians and Emergency Room staff.
• Participate in team meetings, continuing education, conferences, and/or corporate initiatives and engage in ongoing team planning, development, evaluation, and quality improvement activities.

Sechelt is located on the traditional territories of the shíálh (Sechelt) Nation and is approximately 50 km northwest of Vancouver. It is accessible from the mainland by a 40‑minute ferry trip between Horseshoe Bay and Langdale, followed by a 25‑minute drive along Highway 101, known as the Sunshine Coast Highway. This charming seaside community is known for its natural beauty and is a popular destination for outdoor activities including sightseeing, boating, diving, camping, and mountain biking.

There are also several municipal parks, plenty of eateries, locally owned shops, boutiques and galleries, and a golf course. Imagine a lifestyle where you are only a short walk or bike ride to work, you go home for lunch and you are home again in time for an activity or go for a hike and watch the sunset — all before dinner.

That is what Sechelt has to offer you!

Sechelt Hospital is an acute care, 46‑bed facility located in Sechelt, British Columbia and serves over 30,000 residents of the Lower Sunshine Coast. It provides a full range of services to the community, including Emergency care, Renal program‑community dialysis units, Mental Health and Substance Use Services, surgical services, birthing for low‑risk pregnancies and imaging services.

• Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse or Registered Psychiatric Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• Three (3) years’ recent related experience providing treatment services to individuals within the designated client population with mental health and substance use presentations or an equivalent combination of training, education, and experience.
• Valid BC Driver’s License. Local area travel will require the use of a personal vehicle.

• Demonstrated ability to provide comprehensive head‑to‑toe nursing…