Psychiatric Nurse- Job Share- Kugluktuk

Title: Psychiatric Nurse Department: Health Community: Kugluktuk Requisition Number: 884 Type of Employment: Indeterminate Job Share – 8 – week rotation Salary range: $117,669 to $133,533 per year, 37.5 hours/week Northern Allowance: $22,483 per year Housing: Shared Subsidized Staff Housing is Available Union Status: Nunavut Employees Union Closing date: Open until filled This employment opportunity is open to all applicants. Applicants must be currently eligible to work in Canada An eligibility list may be created to fill future vacancies. For Psychiatric Nurse position that is full-time and permanent, recruitment bonuses include: $3,000 on start date, $3,000 at 6 months of service, $5,000 at 1 year of service and $7,000 at 2 years of service. For Job shares, salary, bonuses/allowances are pro-rated in accordance with hours worked. As an Indeterminate or Job Share Psychiatric Nurse you will earn a Tier Two $15/hour premium allowance as the position is located in Kugluktuk. Reporting to the Regional Manager, Mental Health and Addictions, the Psychiatric Nurse may work as the only professional registered practitioner in the community to deliver specialized services to individuals with mental illness and/or problems, concurrent disorders, addictions, and suicide ideations/attempts and acts as a point of contact for physicians, locally, territorially, and out of territory, for assessments and patient critical care information.

The Psychiatric Nurse delivers specialized mental health and addiction services to individuals in the community of Kugluktuk. They act as a primary point of contact for physicians and coordinate patient care information across local and territorial levels.

Candidates must hold an undergraduate degree in Nursing or Psychiatric Nursing with at least 3 years of relevant experience. Registration with the College of Nurses of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut is mandatory prior to the start date.

• Northern Allowance • Subsidized Staff Housing • Recruitment Bonuses • Premium Allowance

• Clinical carePreferred

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• Psychiatric Nursing
• Mental Health Assessment
• Addiction Counseling
• Crisis Intervention
• Suicide Risk Assessment
• Patient Care
• Clinical Documentation
• Interdisciplinary Collaboration
• Case Management
• Mental Health Advocacy
• Care Coordination
• Mental Health Assessments
• Ideation
• Mental Health Case Management
• Advocacy
• Mental Health
• Clinical Assessments
• Mental Diseases
• Psychiatric And Mental Health Nursing
• Nursing
• Assessment Of Suicide Risk
• Critical Care

• Healthcare
• Government & Public Sector
• Social Services
• Travel Psychiatric Registered Nurse
• Registered Nurse (General)
• Nursing Professionals
• Registered Nurses

Minimum education

Bachelor’s degree

Minimum experience

2+ years

Posting language

English

Working hours

38 hours per week