Must be available to work at all sites.
This position is available specifically to ensure there is coverage for evening extended hours. The successful applicant would primarily work out of our Westside location as part of the Connected Community Care Phase II strategy, an initiative focused on reducing the reliance on emergency department visits and establishing a more robust interdisciplinary primary health care team with our partner organizations (Saskatchewan Health Authority, Saskatoon Tribal Council, & Central Urban Mtis Federation).
DUTIES:
To provide professional mental health service and programs for an outpatient caseload working in close association with others in the interdisciplinary team.
To provide assessments and counselling
To establish and implement effective treatment plans for individuals who experience a disturbance in psychosocial functioning.
To facilitate treatment program continuity by observing and assessing individuals response to treatment and implementing recommendations.
To arrange for prescription renewals and may include the direct administration of prescription medication.
To work with clients to facilitate reintegration to the community systems (e.g. family, society and vocational environment).
Will have significant contact with other community resources.
To provide meaningful educational service to other health care workers, community agencies and the public.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Must be registered with the RPNAS or the CRNS.
CPR BLS for Health Care Provider.
P.A.R.T. Certificate preferred.
Prefer a minimum of 5 years experience in clinical mental health nursing.
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