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Description

Employer Job Number: GO-00609452
Facility: ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL
Job Description: As a member of Mental Health and Addiction Services, the Community Mental Health Laison Nurse is an integral member of a multidisciplinary team that will address the issues of complex clients who have a primary diagnosis of a major mental illness.  This position will work closely with the psychiatry inpatient unit and the transition team to provide assistance with clients transitioning from hospital back into the SHA housing partnership community beds. Responsibilities include intensive case management and stabilization, medication management, crisis intervention, counseling, goal planning, establishment of community supports through consultation with community agencies, student mentoring, documentation, and client/family education.
Required Qualifications

Bachelor Degree/Diploma in 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 experience in community mental health or relevant setting required.  
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Advanced communication skills
Ability to work independently and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
Ability to adapt to changing conditions
Ability to competently use computers and software applications as required by the position
Ability to travel both within the region and provincially
Advanced time management skills
Ability to develop and maintain good interpersonal relationships and communication with other health care professionalsFor more information on this job, please visit the employer's website.