PORT (Prenatal Outreach Resource Team) is seeking a Registered Nurse/Registered Psychiatric Nurse to add to their teams. PORT provides community-based support and resources to pre and postnatal women and their infants, who are or were at risk of having their infant apprehended at birth.
Responsibilities:
The RN/RPN will work with existing wrap around care and support offered by Sanctum Care Group through a harm reduction and trauma informed lens. The RN/RPN will assist with coordination of medical care and follow up for both women and infants related to but not limited to pre and postnatal care, syphilis and HIV testing (treatment and follow up bloodwork), STI/STBBI monitoring, Opioid Agonist Therapy, medication adherence, fielding medical concerns, consulting with Pediatrics, Infectious Disease, facilitating medical appointments, infant care, harm reduction, breastfeeding education, mood assessments and referrals to Primary Care.
This position will be actively engaging clients in the community independently or with members of PORT. The RN/RPN must have the ability to communicate and maintain effective working relationships with clients from diverse social, economic, and cultural backgrounds, and maintain an effective working relationship with other members of team, health care providers, and community agencies.
Experience in public health, pre and postnatal care, pediatric care, and/or mental health and addiction nursing is an asset.
- Maintain accurate client charts
- Travel required
- Strong knowledge of service providers within the areas we serve
- An understanding of the issues related to communicable disease, poverty, addiction, trauma and mental health
- Understanding of harm reduction and its role in providing opportunistic care
- Understanding of trauma informed care and its role in providing culturally sensitive and appropriate interventions for populations who have been exposed to trauma
- Willingness to work with a team and independently
- Bachelor Degree in Nursing or Psychiatric Nursing
- Licensed and in good standing with the CRNS/CRPNS
- Access to E-health
- Valid drivers license
- Vehicle
- Full time