Acute psychiatry nursing in St. Paul requires clinical judgment, mental status examinations, and verbal de-escalation skills within a rural Alberta health centre.

As a casual Licensed Practical Nurse, you will work within an interprofessional team at St Therese-St. Paul Hlth Ctr. Recovery Alberta guides care through nursing processes, critical thinking, problem solving, decision making, and established policies. The position provides protected, quality, patient and family centered care in Acute Psychiatry.

Key Responsibilities:
Provide secure, quality patient and family centered care
Use nursing processes, critical thinking, and clinical decision making
Administer psychotropic medications according to established practice




Perform Mental Status examinations and various risk assessments
Apply verbal de-escalation techniques in psychiatric care

Requirements:
Complete an accredited practical nurse education program
Maintain active or eligible Alberta practical nurse registration
Hold current Basic Cardiac Life Support certification
Have two years recent acute inpatient psychiatric nursing experience
Know the Mental Health Act and addiction mental health continuum

Apply psychiatric nursing expertise, clinical assessment, and cooperative decision making as a Licensed Practical Nurse in St. Paul.

📌 Acute Psychiatry Licensed Practical Nurse Ste Thérèse (Canada)
🏢 Recovery Alberta
📍 Canada