JOB POSTING
Job Title: Registered Nurse/Registered Psychiatric Nurse Status: Casual
Program: Sequoia, Firth Residence Start Date: ASAP
Location: Abbotsford Rate Range: $40-$42
Hours: Varies Posting #: 26-SAF-013
Schedule: Days/Evenings/Weekends/Overnights Closing Date: Open Until Filled
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 Casual, Registered Nurse (RN) / Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN) for 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 specifically 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).
- Graduation from a recognized diploma or degree program in Nursing or Psychiatric Nursing.
- One (1) year of recent, related nursing experience in substance use and mental health care setting, or an
equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
