Support patients experiencing mental health emergencies in Halifax through psychiatric nursing, crisis assessment, and interdisciplinary care at IWK Health.
Reporting to the Clinical Manager, this Registered Nurse works in the Emergency Mental Health and Addictions Service. Responsibilities include assessing mental status, risks, symptoms, and presenting problems while applying specialized mental health knowledge. The nurse collaborates with patients, families, psychiatry, social work, triage nurses, and emergency teams.
Key Responsibilities: Assess mental status indicators, risks, and symptom history
Identify priorities and develop problem-resolution plans
Work with triage nurses on patient streaming
Collaborate with patients, families, and team members




Participate in meetings, planning, and quality improvement initiatives
Requirements: Minimum two years’ psychiatric nursing experience
Experience with children and adolescents preferred
Acute care or crisis stabilization experience preferred
Knowledge of the Involuntary Psychiatric Treatment Act
Ability to manage competing demands and stressful situations
Bring psychiatric nursing experience, assessment expertise, and interdisciplinary communication skills to emergency mental health care at IWK Health.

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📌 Psychiatric Registered Nurse Emergency Care (Nova Scotia)
🏢 Nova Scotia Health
📍 Nova Scotia