Mental Health Nurse, RPN or CPMHN(c)

Position Overview

Calian Health is seeking a full-time Mental Health Nurse with interest and experience in treating the military population, operational trauma and occupational health. As a member of the multi-disciplinary team, you would provide Mental Health Nursing services to Canadian Armed Forces members in their exclusive outpatient clinic located at Canadian Forces Health Services Centre, at CFB Comox.

Responsibilities

• Conducting bio-psychosocial assessments and developing individualized treatment plans with the Canadian Forces Member
• Providing direct client care and interventions based on the treatment plan consistent with the psychiatric illness and diagnosis in the DSM V
• Monitoring client progress, evaluating the treatment plan, and revising the treatment plan based on the clients’ progress
• Providing supportive counselling using evidence-based practices such as Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Solution Focused Therapy, Strengths Perspectives, and Motivational Interviewing
• Designing, revising, and providing psycho-educational sessions relaxation training, stress management, and anger management to individuals and groups
• Providing and supporting health education for members, their support networks, and others associated with their care
• Monitoring medications for therapeutic responses and provide client education on medications including purpose, proper administration, intended effects, and side effects
• Providing brief interventions to clients in acute distress and ensure the client has full access to internal and external health care services
• Participating in inter-disciplinary team meetings related to clinical care and service delivery by presenting the clients’ case and providing status updates
• Completing deployment related health activities, such as pre-deployment or enhanced post-deployment interviews
• Providing recommendations to the clients’ primary care provider on employment limitations based on the clinic interpretation of the clients’ health status
• Communicating and liaising with other health care professionals and service agencies such as Veteran’s Affairs Canada and Military Family Resource Centres
• Distributing local outreach material such as Mental Health awareness material to bases and units

Qualifications

Registered Nurses must, as a minimum possess:

• A Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing from a recognized college or university with either a certificate in Mental Health Nursing or certification in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing from the Canadian Nurses Association (CAN);
• A Registered Nurse license from the provincial or territorial professional college or association in the province of practice; and
• 3 years of experience within the last 5 years in nursing practice performing a variety of mental health nursing activities such as supportive psychotherapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, solution-focused therapy, counselling, and crisis intervention or management in an adult community setting to clients suffering from mental illnesses or psycho-social difficulties;
• A Certificate of Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider or equivalent such as Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation/Automated External Defibrillator (CPR/AED) Level C. Annual recertification is required.

Registered Psychiatric Nurses must, as a minimum possess:

• A Bachelor of Science in Psychiatric Nursing or a Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing Degree from a recognized university;
• A Registered Psychiatric Nurse practice permit/license from a province of practice; and
• 3 years of experience within the last 5 years in nursing practice performing a variety of mental health nursing activities such as supportive psychotherapy, cognitive behavioural therapy, solution-focused therapy, counselling, and crisis intervention or management in an adult community setting to clients suffering from mental illnesses or psycho-social difficulties;
• A Certificate of Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider or equivalent such as Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation/Automated External Defibrillator (CPR/AED) Level C. Annual recertification is required.

Additional Requirements

You will be required to obtain a Government Security Clearance at the Reliability level.

Compensation: $60-$62/hr, 37.5 hrs per week (Monday – Friday, days only)

Security Clearances

• A security clearance and/or vulnerable sector screening might be required for this position.
• Our recruiter will walk you through the security clearance requirement and process.