Nurse 3 (N3) - ACT

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Site: Shared Health - Winnipeg Community

Department / Unit: SH - Assertive Community Treatment

Job Stream: Clinical

Union: MNU

Anticipated Start Date: ASAP

FTE: Casual

Work Arrangement: In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

Annual Base Hours: 2015

Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient-centered clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.

Position Overview

HUB – Flexible ACT - ACT
Shared Health is implementing wrap-around multi-disciplinary community mental health teams for individuals who have severe mental illness. These teams will be composed of the HUB, FACTT and ACT teams. The teams will work with individuals who have a severe mental illness and may have been in hospital for extended periods of time, in a special contract, use a number of services and require regular supports to assist in community living.

The model is a dual intensity level approach and allows for a coordinated approach of care, less intensive FACTT (with ability to scale up to ACT for a temporary duration of time), and continuously intensive ACT.

The HUB will be responsible for:

• the assessment, intake and navigation of individuals that are referred for services.
• the development and oversight of the standardization for FACTT and ACT teams.
• the development eligibility criteria and referral pathways to and from the services, identifying gaps in services and develop solutions.
• data collection, oversight, and analytics.
• consultation and assessment for service strategy planning for client and families.
• the assessment and reassessment of clients for appropriateness for FACTT and ACT.

The Flexible ACT team (FACTT) will service a broader mental health client population.

FACTT will be responsible for:

• case management services in the community.
• providing more intensive treatment services for a short period of time when needed by the individual.

The ACT team would allow for intensive service for individuals with severe mental illness and have a number of functional and adaptive needs. The ACT team will provide 24-hour wrap-around services provided by a multi-disciplinary team.

Main Function:
Under the general supervision of the Team Leader, the nursing service coordinator is responsible for providing case management services and supports to participants involved with the Flexible ACT team. They are also responsible for coordinating medical services and medication management for participants.

The nurse is responsible for assessing, planning, development and coordination of treatment, rehabilitation and support services provided to ACT program participants under the clinical supervision of the team leader, psychologist and psychiatrist. The nurse will provide services to individuals using the principles of psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery to guide their practice and function as a clinical member of the multidisciplinary team. The nurse will be responsible for recording, liaising with pharmacy, medication education to clients and family, administering oral medications and long-acting injections in the home or the community that are prescribed by the ACT psychiatrist. The nurse will also provide crisis on-call services.

Experience

• Minimum four years related community experience working with people with serious and persistent psychiatric disabilities; a combination of institution and community experience will be considered.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• BScMH, Bsc.PN, BN, RPN, RN.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Registered with the College of Nurses of Manitoba.
• College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Manitoba.

Qualifications and Skills

• Knowledge of:
  • Relevant legislated acts including but not limited to Personal Health Information Act, Protection of Persons in Care Act, Mental Health Act, Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHMIS), Principles of Routine Practices (Universal Precautions).
  • Regional/site/unit policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines relating to clinical care.
  • Working with individuals from diverse cultural, social, and ethnic backgrounds.
  • Working knowledge of treatment, rehabilitation and support in mental health.
• Skills in assessing, planning, development and coordination of support services.
• Working knowledge and experience in working with people experiencing addictions.
• Subject to a criminal record check.

Physical Requirements

• Valid driver’s license and vehicle required.

We have a unique ability to work together to make health care better. If you want to make a difference and contribute to supporting the health of your family, friends and neighbours, please apply today.

Interested candidates should select the "Apply" icon below to upload their cover letter, resume and copy of licenses/certification.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions in Shared Health that combine to equal more than 1.0 FTE.

Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.