Mental Health and Substance Use Nurse - Registered Nurse (RN) / Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN)

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Salary Details The salary range for this position is CAD $41.42/Hr. - CAD $55.91/Hr. Job Summary: Come work as a Mental Health and Substance Use Nurse for Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)! Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Registered Nurse OR Registered Psychiatric Nurse to join the Psychiatry 1 West team at UBC Hospital in Vancouver, BC. Apply today to join our team! As a Mental Health and Substance Use Nurse, you will: - Provide individualized direct nursing care, discharge planning and case coordination services to a wide range of clients with severe and persistent mental illness, concurrent disorders and/or dementia and be responsible for the full range of clinical practice and the client-centred rehabilitation program by working independently and as a member of a team. - Enhance quality of life from the perspective of the client/family. - Perform physical and psychosocial rehabilitation assessments. - Consult, confer and collaborate with other health care givers and family members to develop, implement, evaluate and modify individualized strength-based treatment plans. - Establish, maintain and enhance therapeutic relationships based on respect. - Administer prescribed m...