Mental Health Nurse

• Serves as the Mental Health Nurse in Cowichan Lodge - Adult Tertiary Facility
• Provides core mental health services including assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, and support for clients in partnership with client, family and community health care resources
• Develops, plans, implements, and maintains a full range of clinical services and client centered rehabilitation programs
• Contributes to monitoring and enhancement of the physical site

• A minimum of one year's recent psychiatric nursing experience with adults with a variety of mental disorders, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience
• Registration with BC College of Nurses and Midwives as a practicing RN registrant or a practicing RPN registrant
• Current CPR certification required
• Must hold a valid BC Driver's License and if required, must be able to obtain a class 4 Driver's License
• Knowledge of Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR) Recovery model
• assessment and treatment and case management methodologies
• learning theories of mental disorders and intervention strategies
• Knowledge of relevant mental health and legislation including legal statutory boundaries governing consumer rights
• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate mental health treatment programs
• Ability to administer and monitor the side effects of psychotropic medications and to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team environment
• Ability to practice initiative, good interpersonal, crisis intervention, leadership and teaching skills and effective communication and counseling with individuals, families and groups
• Ability to manage aggressive behaviour and to use non-violent crisis intervention and behavioural management techniques where appropriate

minimum Nurse to Patient Ratios (mNPRs)