JOB POSTING
Job Title: Registered Nurse/Registered Psychiatric Nurse Status: Part -Time
Program: Sequoia, Firth Residence Start Date: ASAP
Location: Abbotsford Rate Range: $41-$42
Hours: 28.00 hours/week Posting #: 26-SAF-006
Schedule: Thursday & Friday, 7:00am-3:00pm Closing Date: Open Until Filled
Saturday, 9:00am-9:00pm
The Elizabeth Fry Society of Greater Vancouver (EFry) is a charitable organization that supports women,
girls, and children at risk, involved in or affected by the justice system. Our programs work to break the
cycle of poverty, addiction, mental illness, homelessness, and crime.
We are recruiting for a Part Time, Registered Nurse (RN) / Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN) for our
Sequoia, Firth Residence Program. Located in Abbotsford, the Sequoia at Firth Residence Program is a
provincial specialized substance use treatment program that serves women and gender diverse people
with severe and high-risk substance use dependency as a primary concern and who may have co-
occurring moderate mental health care needs. The average length of stay will be 3-months, or longer
when clinically indicated. The program is strengths-based, trauma-informed, culturally safe, and
concurrent disorder capable care delivered through evidence-based therapeutic interventions. The goal
of the program is to provide evidence-based treatment, education, and support, through a
multidisciplinary team, to reduce problematic substance use, and improve overall health and social
wellbeing.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Maintains client records by performing activities such as collecting and documenting information
including health care information regarding clients and their families, nursing observations,
telephone communications, interventions, teaching, and care evaluations to ensure that client
records are current and complete.
- Plans direct care for the clients by performing activities such as reviewing client/family history,
developing a care plan specific for the client, and meeting with other members of the health care
team to discuss and review the care plan.
- Provides direct patient care and collaborates with other members of the health care team to
evaluate patient care in the bed-based treatment setting by methods such as assessing client health
status, observing, monitoring, and evaluating client progress, symptoms and behavioural changes,
reorganizing priorities, and managing client’s medication as required. Performs CPR as required.
- Identifies own learning needs, reviews these with the Program Supervisor, or delegate, and engages
in a variety of activities to meet these needs.
- Monitor the day-to-day operations of residence to ensure quality control in adherence to licensing
regulation.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Current practicing registration as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse or as a Registered Nurse with the
British Columbia College of Nurses & Midwives (BCCNM).
