Licensed Practical Nurse

Job Type: Full-Time Hourly (32 hours per week minimum)

Location: Our House; Prince Albert

Reports/Responsible to: Our House Manager

About the YWCA: The YWCA is a leader in our Prince Albert, providing awareness and advocacy for women and other vulnerable individuals within our community. Empowering individuals, families, and communities to achieve overall wellbeing.

Our House Supportive Recovery Centre:

Home to three distinct programs serving: Women in Crisis (WIC), individuals living with mental health and addiction experiences, and people seeking haven while in pre and post in-patient substance use treatment. All three programs have their own distinct space but operate in sync to create a community where people gain a sense of belonging and purpose.

The Our House Intensive Program (OHIP) provides 24-hour staff support on site in a single room style residence for up to 6 individuals living with mental health disorders. The goal of the program is to be a transition step to less intensive services that exist in the community. The program is geared for those individuals who are in an inpatient facility and are ready to transition into the community but still require a high degree of support. The program may also be used as an alternative to hospitalization for individuals living in the community, who are struggling with maintining their psychiatric stability.

Qualifications:

• Practical Nursing Diploma.
• Licensded with Saskatchewan Association of Licensed Practical Nurses.
• Must work effectively as a team member and model an pro-active approach, flexibility, tolerance, perseverance, and competence in counselling, assessment, and crisis managment situations.
• Experience working with individuals with mental health challenges, substance use concerns, and/or cognitive disabiliteis.
• Knowledge and understanding of Indigenous Culutre.
• Strong knowledge of Trauma Informed Care, person-centred planning, adn strength-based approaches.
• Maintain professional boundaries in and out of the workplace as outlined in teh YWCA Code of Conduct and Ethics Agreement.
• Strong organizational, administrative, and time management abilites.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook).
• Must pass Criminal Record/Vulnerable Sector Check.
• Ability to work independantly as well as part of a team.
• Posess a valid Class 5 Saskatchewan Driver's Licence.

Remuneration: $37.00 to $42.00 an hour (based on experience)

YWCA Additional Benefits:

• Paid vacation days.
• Paid sick time.
• Benefit packages; life insurance, health, dental, LTD (employee pays portion).
• 5% matching pension plan
• Professional developement opportunities.

Duties:

• Provide recovery-oriented services as per caseload duties and responsibilites including assistance with skills of daily living: medication managment, residents with cigarette plans. Transportation: social, leisure, and recreational activities. Crisis intervention and other client services.
• Assure appropriate records are completed and maintained - contract notes, incident reports, statistics, and other reporting requirements.
• Attend shift change, staff meetings, and planned meetings as required.
• Participate in staff training including; in-service presentations, First Aid/CPR, Non-violent Crisis Intervention, ASIST, Reality Therapy/Choice Theory Certification, MH First Aid, and Psychosocial Rehabilitiation Certification, other training may be required.
• Keep current on relevant literature and research, attend conferences, training, and other educational opportunities to keep current regarding changes in the field, best practice and evidence-based practice.
• Be willing and able to perform First Aid/CPR.
• Have knowledge of Mental Health First Aid and provide appropriate professional responses to clients disclosing thoughts of self-harm or suicide, hallucinations, delusions or other symptoms.

All YWCA Prince Albert positions contain a 3 month probationary period.