Vancouver Coastal Health

Registered Nurse (RN/RPN) - Provincial Opioid Treatment Access Line

Job ID 2024-132714
City Vancouver
Work Location
Admin 601 W. Broadway
Department
Intensive Case Management Teams
Home Worksite
10 - Vancouver Detox
Additional Sites
1212 West Broadway
Labour Agreement
Nurses' Bargaining Association
Union
200 - Nurses BCNU
Position Type
Baseline
Job Status
Regular Part-Time
FTE
0.74
Standard Hours / Week
27.75
Job Category
Nursing
Salary Grade
L3
Min Hourly
CAD $41.42/Hr.
Max Hourly
CAD $55.91/Hr.
Shift Times
0830-1630
Days Off
Rotating
Position Start Date
As soon as possible

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $41.42/Hr. - CAD $55.91/Hr.

Job Summary

Come work as a Registered Nurse with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH!)

 

Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Registered Nurse OR Registered Psychiatric Nurse to join the Provincial Opioid Treatment Access Line with the Intensive Case Management Team in Vancouver, BC. Apply today to join our team!

 

As a Registered Nurse with the Intensive Case Management Team, you will:

  • Provide and coordinate the delivery of nursing care services to clients experiencing problematic substance use.
  • Demonstrate nursing expertise tailored to clients accessing the Provincial Opioid Treatment Access Line, including nursing assessments, referrals, crisis intervention, counselling, and necessary follow-up.
  • Facilitate access and ensure secure connections to local opioid agonist therapy (OAT) prescribers and community resources, addressing care barriers, and promote a timely, responsive, person-centred, and a culturally safe and informed approach.
  • Closely collaborate with clients navigating substance use challenges and care providers, ensuring comprehensive care planning and seamless information flow across Vancouver Coastal Health and community service settings.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

  • Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse (RN) or Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN) with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
  • Completion of approved addictions or substance use training, or substance use certificate program, and two (2) years' recent related experience working in an addictions environment with individuals with substance use disorders, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

  • Ability to complete initial and ongoing mental health and substance use client assessment and provide nursing care through appropriate/prescribed technical, therapeutic, safety type interventions including crisis intervention.
  • Knowledge of mental illness and substance use treatment.
  • Knowledge of psychopharmacology (indications and side-effects).
  • Knowledge of counselling and group facilitation skills.
  • Knowledge of legislation and government policies and procedures that relate to mental health and substance use practices.
  • Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing with clients, families/care givers, the public, medical staff and members of the interprofessional care team.
  • Ability to promote person-centered care that demonstrates empathy for clients/families/care givers.
  • Ability to educate clients and families/care givers about topics essential to their health care and well-being.
  • General knowledge of Trauma Informed Practice and Harm Reduction approaches and Strengths-based care.
  • Demonstrated ability to promote Indigenous Cultural Safety.
  • Demonstrated ability to provide competent and culturally safe care in a variety of settings and with diverse populations.
  • Ability to organize and prioritize work.
  • Ability to collaborate with and promote cooperation among members of the interprofessional care team.
  • Ability to use factual information and basic principles and procedures to support nursing decisions and actions with relevant research-based evidence/evidence-informed practice.
  • Ability to operate related equipment including relevant computer applications.
  • Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

Closing Statement

The hours of work including days off and work area may be subject to change consistent with operational requirements and the provision of the Collective Agreement and applicable statutes. Successful applicants may be required to complete a Criminal Records Review Check.

As per Ministry of Health policy, all health care workers working in publicly-funded health care facilities are required to report their past receipt of certain vaccines or history of certain infections. Collecting these records will allow for offering of any missing vaccines, and for appropriate actions to be taken in the event of any future exposure to a communicable disease or during outbreaks. For all new hires and appointments to Vancouver Coastal Health, you will be asked to provide this information as part of the onboarding process.

WHY JOIN VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH?


VCH is a world class innovator in medical care, research and teaching, delivering service to more than one million BC residents. At VCH, we embrace thinking boldly, taking smart risks, and "going first" when we believe it will lead to the best possible outcomes for patients and their families. We invite you to join us in creating healthy lives in healthy communities by showcasing our passion for care, connection to the communities we serve and our culture of teamwork that makes VCH a great place to work.

  • Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan
  • Grow your career with employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities
  • Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families
  • Award-winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers

At Vancouver Coastal Health, our vision of healthy lives in healthy communities inspires us and our values and pillars guide us. We support equitable practices, diverse teams and inclusive environments, which are vital to creating welcoming spaces where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and feel supported. We encourage applications from equity-deserving communities, including Indigenous Peoples and members of racialized groups, people with disabilities and people of all gender identities and expressions and sexual orientation.

Vancouver Coastal Health is proud to be recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers in 2024.

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for this posting.


***Employees of VCH must apply online via the Internal Career Portal on CareerHub, you are currently viewing the External Career Portal. Refer to the https://my.vch.ca/working-here/job-postings site for instructions on how to view internal job postings and how to apply as an employee. Current VCH employees who apply to this posting using this external site will be considered as an external candidate. Seniority will not apply.***

Thank you for your interest in Vancouver Coastal Health.

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