Career Opportunities

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The Centennial Centre for Mental Health and Brain Injury (CCMHBI) is an internationally renowned facility that is home to more than 800 specialized and highly trained staff. Centrally located in the heart of Alberta in the community of Ponoka, within a two-hour of drive of Calgary, Edmonton and the Rocky Mountains, the Centennial Centre is a state-of-the-art referral centre that focuses on excellence and innovation and provides integrated patient care and treatment that is second to none. Our staff enjoys all the benefits of working in a world-class facility while living in a small town setting with a leisurely commute to work and free parking.

Licensed Practical Nurse
Registered Psychiatric Nurse
Registered Nurse

The Centennial Centre for Mental Health and Brain Injury

The Centennial Centre is currently seeking Licensed Practical Nurses, Registered Psychiatric Nurses and Registered Nurses to work with our Seniors Mental Health Program. To be successful in these roles, you will enjoy working in a strong team environment that is dedicated to working collaboratively to provide the best possible care to geriatric patients experiencing a variety of acute mental conditions.

In the RN or RPN role you will have the opportunity to assess, plan and implement patient care in conjunction with a dedicated interdisciplinary team, including psychiatrists and doctors. You will also ensure effective operation of the unit when assuming designated responsibilities and contribute to the learning experience of students, staff and patients.

Working as a LPN, your responsibilities will include assessing and documenting patient needs, participating in the formulation of a nursing diagnosis and treatment care plan, implementing treatment plans and interventions and assisting with activities of daily living.
Regular full-time and part-time positions are available.

We invite you to learn more about the Centennial Centre for Mental Health and Brain Injury by visiting www.mentalhealthexcellence.ca

Application Procedure: Please indicate your preference for days, shifts and hours when you apply. You may apply online by visiting our website at www.dthr.ab.ca/careers or send your application to:

DTHR Regional Recruitment Centre
P.O. Box 1000, Ponoka, AB T4J 1R8
Fax: (403) 704-2580
Email: recruit@dthr.ab.ca
Job applications are also available at any DTHR facility. 
Or call toll-free 1-877-704-2562
(Posted 5/2/08)

BC Children's Hospital (BCCH) cares for the province's most acutely ill or injured children and youth, provides developmental and rehabilitation services to children and youth throughout BC, and offers a broad range of health services. BCCH also operates a wide number of specialized health programs, is a leading acute care teaching facility, and conducts research to advance health and care through the Child and Family Research Institute and in partnership with the University of British Columbia.

The BCCH is an agency of the Provincial Health Services Authority (PHSA), which plans, manages and evaluates selected specialty and province-wide health care services across BC. PHSA embodies values that reflect a commitment to excellence. These include: Patients first • Best value • Results matter • Improvements through knowledge • Open to possibilities.

Registered Nurses & Registered Psychiatric Nurses
BC Children's Hospital - Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Vancouver, British Columbia - Canada

Your mandate will see you report to the Program Manager, and provide and coordinate nursing care services such as patient assessment, patient and family teaching, and health promotion activities for mental health pediatric in-patients and their families. You will work within our established policies and standards of practice in order to ensure that all of our patients and families benefit from the most progressive level of care in an environment where excellence is a key value. In order to maximize positive outcomes for our young patients, you will work with an inter-professional team for key activities in assessment, diagnosis, consultation, referral, and care for children with complex and challenging mental health issues.

You are committed to fostering a collaborative environment where individual contributions and teamwork are expected. As the ideal candidate for this position, you will have a baccalaureate degree in Nursing along with current practicing registration, or eligibility for registration, as a Registered Nurse with the College of Registered Nurses of BC or the College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of BC. Your proven expertise is supported by at least one year of related experience working in a child or adolescent psychiatric mental health setting, where your exceptional communications and relationship-building skills were utilized. Your education and experience are supported by critical thinking and conflict resolution skills, and proven dedication to adolescent and child mental health.

We invite you to apply online for these positions at http://careers.phsa.ca. Applications will be accepted until the positions have been filled. For more information about the Agency visit www.bcchildrens.ca.

To learn more about our opportunities, call collect to Linda Hand at 604-875-7216 or email: lhand@phsa.ca.

The PHSA is committed to employment equity and hires on the basis of merit. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals, including women, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and members of visible minorities.
(Posted 4/11/08)