Outreach LPN

at  Yukon Government

THIS POSTING

This posting will be used to fill one (1) permanent full-time position working 75 hours bi-weekly at Mental Wellness Substance Use Services. It will establish a 12-month eligibility list to fill similar positions.
The job is based in the thriving and diverse city of Whitehorse in the beautiful Yukon.

WHO WE ARE

The Government of Yukon’s Mental Wellness and Substance Use Services division is known for its innovative, holistic, trauma informed and culturally accessible approach to providing mental health and substance use supports to all Yukoners. We aim to provide clients with the highest level of care and a healthy workplace for staff. Mental Wellness and Substance Use Services offers a goal focused approach to providing harm-reduction or recovery-based services for all individuals seeking to reduce the symptoms of mental wellness and/or substance use issues.

PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR RESUME CLEARLY DEMONSTRATING HOW YOU MEET THE QUALIFICATIONS BELOW. SELECTIONS FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION WILL BE BASED SOLELY ON THE INFORMATION YOU PROVIDE IN YOUR RESUME.

• Certification as a Licensed Practical Nurse
• Experience working as an LPN in a substance use and/or mental health care setting
• Experience providing outreach nursing and/ or harm reduction-based nursing care
  It may be helpful for you to review “Prepare your resume and cover letter”.

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in this role will initially assist in developing training for support worker staff at the Managed Alcohol Program (MAP) as well as other program development assistance and nursing duties. This role has the unique opportunity to enhance experience in program development and in facilitating trainings. The incumbent acts as a member of the interdisciplinary Referred Care Clinic team who provide ongoing health and social services to vulnerable and marginalized individuals.
The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) works directly with vulnerable individuals with unique health care needs. Applying harm reduction principles, this position is responsible for delivering outreach nursing to individuals with complex care needs, including physical, cognitive and developmental disabilities, mental health and substance use challenges, and social isolation. This position provides a strong focus on prevention, education and health promotion as well as clinical assessment, chronic disease management, coordination and support within the services and activities of Mental Wellness and Substance Use services.

We are looking for individuals who can work autonomously, as well as within a multi-disciplinary team environment, and can demonstrate the ability to balance competing demands. To be successful in this role you will have excellent communication and interpersonal skills. The ideal applicant will have excellent critical thinking, relationship building and conflict management skills along with the knowledge and understanding of the complexities of mental health and substance use. We are looking for an applicant who is open to diverse perspectives and cultures. The ideal applicant will practise cultural humility and will strive to provide culturally safe nursing care.

• For more information on this job, please contact Andrea Abrahamson, A/Manager Health Services at 867-332-3835 or Andrea.Abrahamson@yukon.ca.
• For more information about the recruitment process, please contact Sneha Iyer, HR Consultant at 867-332-5427 or Sneha.Iyer@yukon.ca.