Job Description

Your Opportunity:

The Stollery Emergency Department (ED) Mental Health (MH) Team is part of the Children, Youth, and Families, Addiction and Mental Health (CYF AMH) portfolio and is a specialty service within the Stollery ED. Reporting to the Care Manager or delegate, the MH Nurse (LPN) applies knowledge of developmental stages, critical thinking, problem solving, decision-making, and enhanced communication skills to provide care and support to children, youth, and their families who present to the Stollery Emergency Department with mental health as their primary concern. The care provided by the ED MH Nurse (LPN) must be concurrent-capable, family and patient-centered, trauma informed, and done in collaboration with the ED physician, Psychiatrist, and other care providers. As a member of the Stollery ED MH Team, the MH Nurse (LPN) demonstrates advanced skills in mental health risk assessment, risk management, non-violent crisis intervention, therapeutic engagement, safety planning and collaboration, and provides medical interventions as needed. Interventions and care must be evidenced based, trauma informed, and be provided from a strengths-based, recovery-oriented orientation. The MH Nurse requires in-depth knowledge of community resources and discharge planning for an effective and safe discharge from the ED. The MH Nurse works closely with the Crisis Team, Urgent Clinic, other child and adolescent mental health care providers, and community partners such as Children\'s Services, Family Supports to Children with Disabilities, Police, and School Personnel. This role requires knowledge of internal and external services and resources to engage in planning with families to best meet their needs.

Description:

As a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), you are part of an interprofessional health care team utilizing nursing processes, critical thinking, problem solving and decision making skills. You will be guided by your education, experience, demonstrated skill level and AHS policies and procedures. You will play a key role in providing safe, quality patient and family centered care while reflecting the shared vision and values of AHS. PLEASE NOTE: In accordance with Article 14.01 in the AHS/AUPE Auxiliary Nursing Care Collective Agreement, Licensed Practical Nurses shall be paid $27.04/hour - $35.42/hour ($27.58/hour \xc2\xbf $36.13/hour effective April 1, 2023).

• Classification: Licensed Practical Nurse
• Union: AUPE AUX
• Unit and Program: Emergency Mental Health Team
• Primary Location: U of A Stollery Childrens Hos
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 26-MAY-2023
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• Date Available: 05-JUN-2023
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 12
• Shifts per cycle: 60
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $27.04
• Maximum Salary: $36.13
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of an accredited Licensed Practical Nurse education program. Active or eligible for registration and practice permit with the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta (CLPNA). Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP). Additional Required Qualifications:

Active practice permit with the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta (CLPNA). Excellent assessment and communication skills are required. Current Non-Violent Crisis Intervention required. Minimum 3-5 years nursing experience. At least 2 years recent experience in addiction and mental health. Mandatory effective de-escalation training required for all mental health staff - courses will be offered to successful candidate. Preferred Qualifications:

Preference given for experience working with children and adolescents in community/acute setting. Preference given for experience working in an Emergency or other high acuity area. Involvement in family teaching and knowledge of community programs related to Child & Adolescent Mental Health is preferred. Connect Care experience is preferred.

Please note:

All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.

Security Screening:

A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.

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