Position Summary

Interior Health is seeking a permanent part-time Clinical Nurse Specialist, Mental Health & Substance Use (MHSU), who is passionate about advancing nursing practice and driving meaningful change in healthcare. This role offers the opportunity to provide clinical leadership within mental health services, lead quality improvement initiatives, and support the ongoing development of evidence-informed nursing practice. Join a collaborative and experienced team that values innovation, professional growth, and strong working relationships.

Location

The worksite location is versatile within the Interior Health region.

What we offer

- An attractive remuneration package
- Excellent career prospects
- Employer paid training/education
- Employer paid vacation
- Employer paid insurance premiums
- Extended Health & Dental coverage
- Work-life balance
- May be eligible to contribute to MPP

The salary range for this position is $55.46 (min) to $69.33 (midpoint) to $79.72 (max) per annum, based on 1.0 FTE. Interior Health typically establishes salaries within the minimum and midpoint of the salary range based on qualifications, experience of the applicant, and an internal equity review of the salaries of other employees

How will you create an impact

The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) contributes to the development of knowledge, the ongoing improvement of practice, and quality service in the area of specialty through the demonstration of leadership; the development of educational programming; participation in research; and the development of new knowledge, formal and informal education delivery, and expert clinical consultation.



The CNS provides leadership and focuses on improving outcomes and quality of care by advancing nursing and interdisciplinary practice in the area of specialty through the use of advanced and evidence-based practice. In consultation with interdisciplinary team members, the CNS will take a lead role in developing frameworks and strategies to facilitate the implementation of best practices for the area of specialty. This includes evaluating research and monitoring, updating, and revising related standards, policies, and procedures.

The Clinical Nurse Specialist is an advanced practice nurse accountable for improving client, population, and health system outcomes by integrating knowledge, skills, and expertise in clinical care, research, leadership, consultation, education, and collaboration. The CNS functions both independently and in collaboration with interdisciplinary team members in all aspects of this role.

What will you work on

Clinical Practice

The Clinical Nurse Specialist is an independent practitioner within his or her role or identified scope of practice who uses advanced clinical judgment to assess, intervene, and evaluate the clients he or she serves. The Clinical Nurse Specialist uses advanced and expert knowledge, skills, and abilities to develop, coordinate, and evaluate a collaborative plan of care for highly complex and unpredictable clinical situations with the focus on optimizing health and quality of life for the client.



The Clinical Nurse Specialist provides direct and indirect care on the basis of his or her specialty knowledge, practice context and specialty area.

- Conducts comprehensive in-depth assessments using advanced nursing knowledge and skills for specific clients, nursing practice situations, or systems.
- Collects data about the context and etiology of conditions that are amenable to CNS interventions.
- Analyzes the complex interaction of sociological, psychological, physiological processes, determinants of health, and clients’ lived experiences to develop, implement, evaluate, and revise plans of care.
- Differentiates actual or potential risks to client safety, autonomy, and quality of care on the basis of assessment and client/population validation.
- Analyzes patterns of client responses and needs within a complex population and develops strategies to create unit-based, organization-based, and system-based changes to optimize health-care outcomes.
- Synthesizes the assessment data using advanced knowledge, experience, critical thinking, clinical inquiry, and clinical judgment to develop a plan of care.
- Designs care plans for clients with highly complex and often unpredictable needs.
- Uses clinical inquiry to identify the need for reassessment, match intervention to etiology, and choose appropriate methods to evaluate outcomes.
- Uses a variety of communication and counselling techniques applicable to specific and highly complex and often unpredictable clinical and team situations.
- Provides consultations in highly complex and often unpredictable clinical situations that require advanced specialized knowledge and skills.
- Measures in

📌 Clinical Nurse Specialist | MHSU (Canada)
🏢 Interior Health
📍 Canada