Mental Health Nurse (RN/RPN)
Island Health
- Vancouver, BC Victoria, BC
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate mental health treatment programs;
- Ability to administer and monitor the side effects of psychotropic medications and to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team environment;
- Ability to practice initiative, good interpersonal, crisis intervention, leadership and teaching skills and effective communication and counseling with individuals, families and groups;
- Ability to manage aggressive behaviour and to use non-violent crisis intervention and behavioural management techniques where appropriate.
- Travel is a requirement of this position and transportation arrangements must meet the operational requirements of the Vancouver Island Health Authority.