Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN)

Position Summary:
RPNs provide direct nursing care, case management, and therapeutic interventions to individuals with serious mental health and/or substance use challenges.Key Responsibilities:

• Deliver psychiatric nursing care independently and as part of an interdisciplinary team.
• Conduct assessments, develop care plans, and implement evidence-based interventions.
• Provide supportive counseling and life skills programming.
• Collaborate with psychiatrists, social workers, occupational therapists, and other professionals.
• Participate in crisis intervention and urgent response services.
• Maintain clinical documentation and contribute to quality improvement initiatives.
• Support clients with functional impairments in physical, social, and occupational domains.
• Engage in discharge planning and community reintegration efforts.

Qualifications:

• Education: Graduation from a recognized psychiatric nursing program.
• Licensure: Current registration with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• Experience: Minimum of one year of recent related experience in a mental health setting (preferred).
• Additional Assets: Training in substance use, crisis intervention, or community mental health is an advantage.

Skills & Competencies:

• Strong clinical judgment and decision-making skills.
• Ability to work in fast-paced, dynamic environments.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Commitment to culturally safe and trauma-informed care.
• Flexibility and reliability in shift work and on-call duties.

Specialty training: experience in Emergency Psychiatry an asset. Acute inpatient a minimum. Shifts: 12hr D | N.