Fraser Health seeks registered nursing expertise for psychiatric emergencies, emphasizing clinical decisions, safe patient management, and interdisciplinary collaboration.

The Psychiatric Emergency Registered Nurse works with emergency and mental health teams to coordinate care for psychiatric patients. The RN/RPN provides assessments, counselling, medication monitoring, documentation, education, and clinical guidance. The role includes supporting violence de-escalation, suicide prevention, seclusion and restraint practices, quality improvement, and emergency protocols while assisting patients and families with community resources.

Key Responsibilities:

- Provide direct psychiatric nursing care and counselling
- Collaborate with emergency, hospital, and community providers
- Educate patients, families, staff, and students




- Support protected management during restraint-related practices
- Participate in quality improvement and risk management

Requirements:

- BCCNM registration as a Registered Nurse or Registered Psychiatric Nurse
- One year of recent acute psychiatric experience
- Specialty adolescent psychiatry training or equivalent experience
- Knowledge of crisis intervention and suicide risk assessment
- Ability to make appropriate emergency clinical decisions

Use psychiatric nursing judgment, de-escalation knowledge, and communication skills to support emergency mental health care at Fraser Health.

📌 Psychiatric Emergency Registered Nurse (Canada)
🏢 Fraser Health Authority
📍 Canada