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Description

Employer Job Number: GO-00758689
Facility: Royal University Hospital
Job Description: The Psychiatric Liaison Nurse, under the direction of the Inpatient Mental Health Manager, exercises independence in the provision of individualized assessment and care to patients in the ER with mental health and/or substance misuse challenges. The Psychiatric Liaison Nurse will work closely with the emergency room physicians, on- call psychiatrists, Community Mental Health and Addiction Services and other Healthy Authority and community stakeholders, to develop and deliver high quality services for person's presenting to Emergency Services with mental health and addiction concerns. In addition, the incumbent provides patient and family education and support while the patient is in the emergency department and; acts as a role model and clinical resource re: management of psychiatric, intoxicated and aggressive patients.

The Psychiatric Liaison Nurse will be responsible for caregiver policy and procedures development such as clinical pathways. The incumbent is responsible to lead others through the development of a long-term vision for this position. This involves the research, development, coordination and evaluation of an integrated program. This nurse is also expected to work as a part of the emergency service team in providing care to other patients in the emergency department.


Required Qualifications

Basic CPR, ASSIST preferred
Graduation from a recognized school of psychiatric nursing or graduation from a school of general nursing supplemented by postgraduate training in psychiatric nursing
Registered or eligible for registration with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS) or Registered Psychiatric Nurses Association of Saskatchewan (RPNAS)
Experience
-Requires 3 years full-time experien
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