Posted on March 27, 2024
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From 2024-03-27
Job Description
Pathways to Housing Permanent | Part-Time (0.6FTE)
Do you have a passion for working with those who are going through significant substance use and/or mental health issues? Do you want to work with a multidisciplinary team that offers support services in evidence-based Assertive Community Treatment? If so, this position may be for you!
What We Do And Why We Do It
The Alex provides wrap-around health care, housing, social and wellness programs to Calgary’s most vulnerable citizens. Using a patient and client-centred, multi-disciplinary model of care, The Alex envisions a healthy and caring community where every person is valued and can thrive. Our core purpose is to improve quality of life through accessible and integrated health, housing, and social services.
Health. Home. Humanity.
Pathways to Housing, Pathways Assertive Outreach, HomeBase, Prelude, and Abbeydale Place are Housing First Programs through The Alex that support formerly homeless program participants with significant physical, substance use and/or mental health issues. Participants are provided with subsidized housing and rapid access to a myriad of supports to encourage stability, recovery, and improved quality of life.
- Pathways to Housing is an evidence-based Assertive Community Treatment (ACT) program guided by Housing First and Harm Reduction principles.
- Pathways to Housing supports participants with a primary psychotic illness (e.g., schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, delusional disorder, and bipolar II disorder with psychotic features), a history of chronic homelessness, and capacity for independent living in scattered site housing.
The Registered Nurse (RN) Role
The RN reports to the Clinical Team Lead and Nursing Lead and is a key member of the Pathways ACT Team. The RN is responsible for providing medical interventions to support program participants to achieve stability and wellness while reintegrating into the community.
What You Will Do
Program Philosophy
- Offer culturally sensitive services where indicated
- Uphold the principles of ACT Model, Harm Reduction, Housing First and Trauma Informed Care
Administrative
- Complete monthly evidence-based assessment tools with program participants and required data entry
- Create, implement and update participant-centered service plan goals, safety planning, housing support plans
Participant Care
- Provide single-staff, assertive outreach services to individuals with significant mental health and addiction concerns
- Support program participants who experience acute, severe and persistent mental health and substance use disorders
Team
- Demonstrate exceptional written and oral communication skills, including active listening skills
- Actively participate in daily team meeting and case planning meetings
What You Bring
Required:
- A Bachelor’s degree in Nursing
- Current active practice permit with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CARNA)
Preferred:
- Specialized training (e.g., wound care, phlebotomy, administering depot injections, knowledge of addiction medicine, familiarity with Community Treatment Orders, etc.)
- Experience working with vulnerable populations with significant mental health and substance use issues
Working Environment
0.6 FTE (3 days/week, 7.5hrs/day); possibility of participating in rotating 24/7 on-call support
Working Conditions
This position requires frontline staff, in some cases, to be exposed to emotionally disturbing events, such as medical distress, threatened/actual serious injury, violence, abuse, and death.
Driving On Behalf Of The Alex
This position requires the use of a personal vehicle or driving an Alex vehicle for work-related purposes.
Benefits
Some of the great benefits The Alex has to offer include:
- 3-weeks’ vacation
- Sick/Wellness Days
How To Apply
If you are as passionate as we are about making a difference in people’s lives, please visit our career centre: Jobs at The Alex | The Alex.