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Description

Employer Job Number: GO-00568702-1
Facility: Royal University Hospital
Job Description: As a member of the Mental Health and Addiction Services, the incumbent is an integral member of the multidisciplinary team in Emergency Services. The incumbent represents Mental Health and Addiction Services to the public and to agencies by providing information, intake assessment, crisis response services, referral, consultation, research and education. Responsibilities include direct patient care, use of assessment tools, screening, crisis intervention, referral, short term case management, counseling, goal planning and consultation in the Emergency Department
Required Qualifications

Bachelor Degree/Diploma in Nursing or Bachelor Degree/Diploma in Psychiatric Nursing
Registered or eligible for registration with the Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association (SRNA) or Registered Psychiatric Nurses Association of Saskatchewan (RPNAS)
Basic CPR, PART certification and ASSIST required
Experience
Requires 3 years full-time experience in Acute Psychiatric Nursing or Community Mental Health nursing experience or in a combination of the two.  Experience in the previous 3 years in dealing with children and youth with acute and chronic psychiatric disorder. Experience in the previous 3 years in psychiatric assessment and intervention required.  Experience working as a member of a multidisciplinary team in a mental health setting preferred.


Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of local human service organizations, resources and referral procedures
Current knowledge of human growth and development, human behaviour, psychopathology, the family life cycle and systems theory
Understanding of the principles of nursing process and interventions in relation to mental health of the
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