Registered Nurse/Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RN/RPN), Hospital Community Liaison, CYYA - Abbotsford

Job summary

The Registered Nurse/Registered Psychiatric Nurse facilitates the transition of children and adolescents between hospital and community services. They provide crisis counselling, suicide prevention, and short-term follow-up care to reduce hospital bed utilization.

Job details

The Registered Nurse/Registered Psychiatric Nurse facilitates the transition of children and adolescents between hospital and community services. They provide crisis counselling, suicide prevention, and short-term follow-up care to reduce hospital bed utilization. Candidates must be registered with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) as an RN or RPN. A minimum of two years of recent experience in a child and adolescent psychiatric or crisis stabilization setting is required.

What you’ll do

The Registered Nurse/Registered Psychiatric Nurse facilitates the transition of children and adolescents between hospital and community services. They provide crisis counselling, suicide prevention, and short-term follow-up care to reduce hospital bed utilization.

Requirements

Candidates must be registered with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) as an RN or RPN. A minimum of two years of recent experience in a child and adolescent psychiatric or crisis stabilization setting is required.

Benefits

• Four weeks of vacation
• Comprehensive health benefits
• Pension plan

Listed skills

• crisis intervention · Preferred
• case management · Preferred
• interdisciplinary collaboration · Preferred
• Group Facilitation · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Crisis intervention
• Suicide prevention
• Mental health assessment
• Substance use treatment
• Psychiatric nursing
• Case management
• Interdisciplinary collaboration
• Patient advocacy
• Clinical documentation
• Psychopharmacology
• Group facilitation
• Crisis counselling
• Discharge planning
• Health education
• Assessment methods

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Social Services

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