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Employer Job Number: GO-00532840
Facility: Nurses Alumni Wing
Job Description: As a member of Mental Health Services, the Psychiatric Nurse of Centralized Intake and Rehab Services Intake works independently and as a contributing member of the Centralized Intake Team. Responsibilities include:
-Developing comprehensive intake assessments for high risk and chronic psychiatric populations
-Integrating assessment information from diverse stakeholders, family, community, and within SHR
-Assessing early onset symptoms for diverse psychiatric client populations
-Screening for and assessing risk for suicide and forms of abuse to self or others
-Establishing and maintaining effective consultations and liaison with community agencies, programs and other SHR mental health services to ensure comprehensive management of clients and ongoing communications
-Advocating for clients to ensure input from and access to community resources
-Functioning as an educational resource person to clients, students and other health professionals
-Participating in teaching and research activities within the SHR and the community
-Actively maintains and develops professional skills
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 Registered Psychiatric Nurses Association of Saskatchewan (RPNAS) or Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association (SRNA)
Workplace Assessment and Violence Education Certificate
Experience
Minimum of five years recent experience in a variety of Mental Health settings required.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Interpersonal skills
Counseling skills
Basic computer skills
Ability to work independently and as a member of
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