Registered Nurse​/Registered Psychiatric Nurse; RN​/RPN - Psychiatry

Overview

The salary range for this position is CAD $41.42/Hr.

- CAD $55.91/Hr.

Come work as a Registered Nurse/Registered Psychiatric Nurse with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) at Magnolia House Mental Health in North Vancouver, BC. Apply today to join our team!

• Provide nursing care to assigned psychiatric patients, both by working independently and as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• 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.

• 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.
• For ECT and TMS programs: knowledge of indications, actions, reactions, routes, dosages, and side effects of anesthetic and other drugs used in a critical care environment, and nursing problems commonly encountered in a critical care environment.
• Ability to initiate and manage IV therapy and administration of IV medications.
• Knowledge of legislation and government policies and procedures relating to clients.
• Knowledge of other health care disciplines and their role in client care.
• Ability to respond immediately and appropriately to sudden emergencies.
• Ability to assess client responses during procedures and respond appropriately.
• Effective communication skills, both orally and in writing, with patients, families, colleagues, physicians, and other health care providers, one-on-one and in groups.
• Ability to lead and co-lead group sessions.
• Ability to manage aggressive and suicidal behaviour.
• Ability to plan and implement care plans; assess patient responses to care; adjust to unexpected events; problem-solve; set priorities; and deal with conflict.
• Ability to work collaboratively as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Ability to teach clients and their families.
• Skill in conscious sedation techniques and CPR.
• Skill in techniques appropriate to a critical care environment and use of critical care monitoring and support equipment.
• Computer skills including the use of a computerized patient care information system.
• Demonstrated physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

The hours of work including days off and work area may be subject to change consistent with operational requirements and the provision of the Collective Agreement and applicable statutes.

As per Ministry of Health policy, all health care workers working in publicly-funded health care facilities are required to report their past receipt of certain vaccines or history of certain infections. Collecting these records will allow for offering of any missing vaccines, and for appropriate actions to be taken in the event of any future exposure to a communicable disease or during outbreaks.

For all new hires and appointments to Vancouver Coastal Health, you will be asked to provide this information as part of the onboarding process.

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