Job Title: Addiction Clinic Nurse

About the Role

Vancouver Coastal Health is seeking an experienced Addiction Clinic Nurse to join our Supervised Injection Site team in the Downtown Eastside (DTES) Vancouver, BC.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide ongoing health care in an interdisciplinary clinic setting to designated clients with various acute and chronic illnesses/diseases.
• Offer supportive counselling and care to clients who use substances, including those seeking withdrawal management, stabilization, and/or transitioning to other substance use treatment services or housing.
• Establish and coordinate a plan of care and support transitions between services.
• Collaborate with an interdisciplinary team, educational resources, and other healthcare professionals/providers to achieve excellence in client-centered care and education.
• Use harm reduction principles to conduct physical and mental health assessments, identify challenges, and address issues with the plan of care in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team and any other healthcare services involved.

Qualifications

• Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse or Registered Psychiatric Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• Two years' recent related clinical nursing experience providing care and/or treatment services to the designated client population through a harm reduction, holistic mental health & substance use and/or primary care lens.

Working Conditions

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.

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. 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.

We offer a 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.