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Psychiatric Emergency Care Nurse (RN/RPN)
@ Island Health
Duncan, Colombie-Britannique
En bref
Island Health is hiring a Psychiatric Emergency Care Nurse (RN or RPN) to respond to crises and provide stabilization care in its Psychiatric Emergency Services Unit. The work centres on comprehensive psychiatric, medical and risk assessment within an interdisciplinary team, with a minimum of two years of recent experience with acute mental illness or addiction required.
Responsabilités :
- Respond to crisis and emergency situations in the Psychiatric Emergency Services Unit
- Conduct comprehensive psychiatric and medical assessments
- Perform in-depth risk assessments
- Contribute to patient care, referral and discharge plans
- Work with patients, families and community services
Résumé des exigences :
- Current registration as RN or RPN with BC CNMP
- Minimum two years recent acute mental illness or addiction experience
- Current Basic Rescuer CPR certification
- Working knowledge of relevant legislation
- Knowledge of Canadian Standards of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing
Outils et compétences
Source et dates
Type de source non vérifié · hrsmart
- Date publiée par l’employeur
- 2026-10-26
- Première détection par notre source
- 2026-10-16
- Mise à jour du dossier source
- 2026-10-27
Ces dates décrivent le dossier source, pas une vérification en direct du recrutement. Consultez l’offre originale.
Détails du poste
| Niveau | Intermédiaire |
| Domaine | Soins infirmiers et soins personnels |
| Expérience | 2 an(s) et plus |
| Déplacements | avion : aucun · route : aucun |
| Milieu de travail | Hôpital ou clinique |
| Position | Assis et debout |
| Exigences physiques | physique modéré · ordinateur modéré |
| Langues | English |
| Permis et certifications | RN registration, RPN registration, Basic Rescuer CPR |
Résumé et détails rédigés par l’IA à partir de l’offre; l’offre de l’employeur fait foi.
Island Health
| Champ | Valeur |
|---|---|
| Taille | 10001+ |
| Offres sur Jobsy | 1 278 |
Job Description
In accordance with the Vision, Purpose, and Values, and strategic direction of the Vancouver Island Health Authority (Island Health), patient and staff safety is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone; as such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position.
Reports to the Coordinator or designate and functions as part of an interdisciplinary team to deliver psychiatric emergency services, crisis intervention and stabilization care in accordance with the unit/program philosophy, competency guidelines and the BC College of Nurses and Midwives Standards of Nursing Practice. The nurse is responsible for responding to crisis/emergency situations of patient/clients in the Psychiatric Emergency Services Unit, Using a crisis intervention model, the nurse will conduct a comprehensive psychiatric and medical assessment of the patient/client and an in-depth risk assessment. Working within a multidisciplinary team, the nurse will contribute to the patient care plan, referral and/or discharge plan in partnership with patient, caregiver/family and appropriate community services.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education, Training And Experience
Registration with BC College of Nurses and Midwives as a practicing RN registrant or a practicing RPN registrant. A minimum of two (2) years recent experience working with persons with acute mental illness and/or addiction, including working with multi-disciplinary teams, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Working knowledge of relevant legislation. Knowledge of the Canadian Standards of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing (2nd ed.). Current CPR Basic Rescuer certification.
Skills And Abilities
- Ability to conduct assessments of physical status, mental status and risk assessment.
- Ability to apply addictions theory and management of withdrawal
- Ability to apply crisis intervention and stabilization principles
- Ability to apply common screening tools for mental illness and addictions
- Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing
- Demonstrated ability in establishing therapeutic relationships
- Demonstrated ability to organize assigned workload and set priorities
- Demonstrated ability to deal effectively with a variety of internal and external contacts, including co-workers, physicians, community agency representatives, patient/clients, and families/ significant others
- Ability to operate related equipment including computers and related software
- Physical ability to perform the duties of the position
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