Job Description

Position # 200393

Expected Start Date: To be Determined

Union: SUN

Facility: St. Pauls Hospital

City/Town: Saskatoon

Department: Emergency Mental Health Service

Type: Part-time regular

FTE: 0.55

Shift Information: Days, Evenings, Weekends

Hours of Work: 7 shifts of 11.78 hours per 4 weeks

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: No

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band Nurse B $42.040 to $52.440

Travel Required: No

The Psychiatric Liaison Nurse, under the direction of the Inpatient Mental Health Manager, exercises independence in the provision of individualized assessment and care to patients in the ER with mental health and/or substance misuse challenges. The Psychiatric Liaison Nurse will work closely with the emergency room physicians, on- call psychiatrists, Community Mental Health and Addiction Services and other Healthy Authority and community stakeholders, to develop and deliver high quality services for persons presenting to Emergency Services with mental health and addiction concerns. In addition, the incumbent provides patient and family education and support while the patient is in the emergency department and; acts as a role model and clinical resource re: management of psychiatric, intoxicated and aggressive patients.

Human Resources Exemption: No

Experience

• Three years full-time experience in Acute Psychiatric or Community MH Nursing

Education

• Bachelor of Psychiatric Nursing (BPN)

Other Education and Training

• Basic CPR, ASSIST preferred
• Nursing diploma is acceptable
• Bachelor of Nursing is acceptable
• Psychiatric Nursing diploma is acceptable

Competencies

• Advanced - Interpersonal skills
• Intermediate - Critical thinking skills
• Basic - Computer skills
• Basic - Keyboarding skills
• Intermediate - Decision making skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Knowledge of the Mental Health Services Act
• Ability to adhere to SHA policy, procedures, and standards of conduct
• Knowledge in human behaviour, growth and development
• Knowledge in mental health and mental illness across life cycle
• Knowledge in mental health/mental illness impact on client, family and community
• Knowledge in local human service organizations, resources, referral procedures

Other Information

• Registered/eligible with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS)
• For more information on the city of Saskatoon please visit https://www.saskatoon.ca/
• Registered/eligible with the Registered Psychiatric Nurses Association of SK

The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is the largest employer in Saskatchewan, employing more than 45,000 staff in a dynamic healthcare environment. The Saskatchewan Health Authority (SHA) is committed to providing coordinated quality services that are seamless, safe and patient-centred.