JOIN OUR TEAM AS A NURSE IN VICTORIA, BC!

Island Health is seeking a skilled and dedicated Mental Health Nurse to join our specialized rehabilitation hospital and community-based MHSU teams. This role is ideal for a compassionate professional who excels in delivering direct nursing care, core mental health services, and client-centered rehabilitation programs. You will work within a collaborative multidisciplinary team, providing assessment, treatment, harm reduction education, and ongoing support in partnership with clients, families, and community health resources.

LIFE ON VANCOUVER ISLAND

Live, work and play! Surrounded by ocean, Vancouver Islanders enjoy the best year-round climate in Canada with warm summers and mild winters. Imagine skiing, golfing, and scuba diving all in the same day! The relaxed pace, easy access to outdoor activities, and abundance of art, music, theatre, and festivals ensure that there is something for everyone. Whatever the lifestyle you are looking for, we have it here.

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.
• 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.
• Knowledge of Psychosocial Rehabilitation (PSR) model; assessment and treatment and case management methodologies; learning theories of mental disorder and intervention strategies.
• Knowledge of relevant mental health and legislation including legal statutory boundaries governing consumer rights.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• 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.
• Travel is a requirement of this position and transportation arrangements must meet the operational requirements of the Vancouver Island Health Authority.

Please refer the Job description for details