CLASSIFICATION: Community Mental Health Nurse, Permanent, part-time
(Job description under review)
HOURS: 0.8 FTE. All sites.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be registered with the RPNAS or the SRNA.
  • Level C, Basic Cardiac Life Support.
  • P.A.R.T. Certificate preferred.
  • Prefer a minimum of 5 years’ experience in clinical mental health nursing.
  • Able to work independently as well as work as a team member.
  • Knowledge of mental health across the life cycle.
  • Understanding of the impact of mental illness on the client, family and community.
  • Knowledge and compatibility with CHSA policy.
  • Understanding of Health Promotion initiatives in Mental Health.
  • Knowledge of the Nursing Process and interventions appropriate to Mental Health,
  including Suicide Risk Assessment.
  • A working knowledge of the Mental Health Services Act and related legislation.
  • Requires initiative and judgment to plan, implement, and modify treatment programs
  according to needs of individual clients and families.
  • Must be bondable.
  • Valid driver’s license and vehicle required.
  • Demonstrates strong interpersonal and collaborative communication skills and attitude.
  RESPONSIBLE TO: Director of Counselling

• To provide professional mental health service and programs for an outpatient caseload

working in close association with others in the interdisciplinary team.

• To provide assessments and counselling
• To establish and implement effective treatment plans for individuals who experience a

disturbance in psychosocial functioning.

• To facilitate treatment program continuity by observing and assessing individuals’ response

to treatment and implementing recommendations.

• To arrange for prescription renewals and may include the direct administration of

prescription medication.

• To work with clients to facilitate reintegration to the community systems (e.g. family, society

and vocational environment).

• To provide emergency call duty to your own caseload when available.
• Will have significant contact with other community resources.
• To provide meaningful educational service to other health care workers, community

agencies and the public.