Mental Health Liaison Nurse Jobs in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada
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Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada
Psychiatric Liaison Nurse (N3) -Adult Psych Emergency Nurses
About the role
Requisition ID: 405954
Position Number: 20035182
Posting End Date: June 9, 2026
City: Winnipeg
Employer: Shared Health
Site: Health Sciences Centre
Department / Unit: Adult Psych Emergency Nurses
Job Stream: Clinical
Union: MNU
Anticipated Start Date - End Date: 07/06/2026 - 11/06/2026
Reason for Term: Maternity Leave
FTE: 0.70
Anticipated Shift: Days;Nights;Weekends
Work Arrangement: In Person
Daily Hours Worked: 11.63
Annual Base Hours: 2015
Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient-centered clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province-wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.
Position Overview
Working within the Emergency team and the Mental Health Reassessment and Observation Unit (ROU-HSC), the Psychiatric Liaison Nurse provides mental health expertise in patient assessment, suicide risk assessment, care planning, intervention and evaluation within the Emergency Department, the Mental Health Observation Unit and the Facility. Provides support and mental healthcare to Emergency Department (ED patients and families experiencing stress or crisis. The Psychiatric Liaison Nurse provides consultation and support to patients primarily assigned to an ED nurse.
Experience
Minimum of 3 years recent acute mental health experience required. Previous experience in an Emergency Department preferred. Demonstrated competence in psychiatric assessment within a biopsychosocial framework, crisis intervention, therapeutic communication, co-occurring disorders and awareness of community resources available to clients with psychosocial, psychiatric and chemical dependency needs.
Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)
Graduate of an approved School of Nursing or Psychiatric Nursing required. BScMH, BScPN or BN preferred.
Certification/Licensure/Registration
Registration with the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba (CRNM) or College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Manitoba (CRPNM) required. Active participation in professional associations e.g. Association of Regulated Nurses of Manitoba (ARNM) preferred. Professional Nursing Codes of Ethics for Registered Nurses and Registered Psychiatric Nurses.
Qualifications And Skills
Scope of practice as documented in the Registered Psychiatric Nurses Act for RPNs in Mental Health. Scope of practice as documented in the Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA) for Registered Nurses. Demonstrated excellence in mental health clinical skills. Demonstrated effective verbal and written communications skills. Demonstrated effective teaching skills and abilities working with clients and families and to support and educate colleagues in providing mental healthcare. Demonstrated ability to collaborate and provide leadership with a team in providing mental healthcare. Demonstrated ability to practice independently and as a member of the interdisciplinary healthcare team. Demonstrated effective organizational, interpersonal, critical thinking, creative problem-solving and decision-making skills. Demonstrated basic computer skills and ability to utilize relevant Emergency Department computer systems.
This term position may end earlier as outlined in your collective agreement.
We have a unique ability to work together to make health care better. If you want to make a difference and contribute to supporting the health of your family, friends and neighbours, please apply today.
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This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.
Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions in Shared Health that combine to equal more than 1.0 FTE.
Shared Health values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. We thank all applicants but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.
Manitoba healthcare employers, in partnership with the Indigenous community, are committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous People within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.
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About Shared Health-Soins Communs
Shared Health was founded in values that celebrate the diversity of our province and pursue equity of access to health services for all Manitobans by bringing together clinical experts from across the province to deliver a patient-centred, accessible and responsive health system.
We work collaboratively with regional health authorities, service delivery organizations and communities to ensure the health care needs of Manitobans are met compassionately, effectively and as close to home as possible. Shared Health’s scope and services continue to evolve as part of Manitoba’s broader health system transformation.
We are committed to ongoing innovation in delivering health care services and recruiting, developing, and retaining dedicated employees. As health care providers, it is essential to understand and acknowledge that people experience and access health care in different ways. Shared Health strives to create inclusive environments that welcome and value the diversity of all Manitobans.
As a health system, we deliver services to diverse patient populations on the original lands of First Nations and Inuit peoples, and on the homeland of the Métis Nation. This acknowledgement is an important part of our continued efforts to identify, develop and implement culturally safe environments, practices and health-care services.
Respect for every individual, accountability, value and continuous improvement and learning are four pillars guiding Manitoba’s Quality and Learning Framework. A deep and ongoing commitment to this framework and its principles are key to creating a health care environment that is free of judgement, equally safe and inclusive.
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