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Employer Job Number: GO-00645062
Facility: McKerracher Centre
Job Description: As a member of Mental Health and Addiction Services, the Community Mental Health Nurse is an integral member of the multidisciplinary team providing intensive case management to individuals with chronic and persistent mental illness. These services are provided within an individual and group context. Responsibilities include intensive case management, medication management, crisis intervention, counselling, goal planning, consultation to community agencies, group/community education, student mentoring, documentation, client/family and public education, advocacy, and mental health promotion.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor Degree/Diploma in Nursing or Bachelor Degree/Diploma in Psychiatric Nursing
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Registered or eligible for registration with the Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association (SRNA) or Registered Psychiatric Nurses Association of Saskatchewan (RPNAS)
Workplace Assessment and Violence Education Certificate
Current CPR Certification
Experience
Five years recent direct clinical experience in providing community-based case management services to clients with severe and persistent mental illness.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Ability to communicate with and maintain an effective working relationship with clients from diverse social, economic and cultural backgrounds
Ability to competently use computers and software applications as required by the position
Demonstrated ability to organize work, handle multiple cases, work under pressure of deadlines, and coordinate work with a variety of service providers
Ability and proven capacity to communicate, consult and work effectively with diverse groups of professionals, clients, a
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