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Registered Psychiatric Nurse
@ Recovery Alberta
Canmore, Alberta
Overview
Recovery Alberta is hiring a part-time Registered Psychiatric Nurse based in Canmore to deliver assertive community outreach to people with persistent mental illness across the Bow Valley. The work covers crisis intervention, group work, individual care consultation and case management, largely in clients' homes and the community. The posting states a 0.6 FTE, a 4-week day-shift rotation, a salary of $44.56 to $60.98 per hour, and that travel and a vehicle are required.
Responsibilities:
- Provide assertive community outreach to clients with persistent mental illness
- Deliver crisis intervention and group work
- Consult on individual client care
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary team and partner agencies
- Support clients on Community Treatment Orders
Requirements summary:
- Accredited psychiatric nursing education and CRPNA registration
- Current BCLS-HCP
- Five years recent addiction and mental health experience
- Two years community mental health or crisis intervention experience
- Two years supporting clients on Community Treatment Orders
- Knowledge of substance abuse and psychotropic medication
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- 2026-11-10
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- 2026-11-11
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Nursing & personal care |
| Experience | 5+ years |
| Hours per week | 31 |
| Schedule | day |
| Travel | air: none · ground: moderate |
| Work setting | Client sites, Home, Outdoors |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer moderate |
| Licences & certifications | Registered Psychiatric Nurse (CRPNA registration), BCLS-HCP |
| Driver’s licence | required, own vehicle |
| Education | Professional degree (MD, JD…) (required) |
| Fields of study | Psychiatric nursing |
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Recovery Alberta
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Recovery Alberta provides mental health & addiction and correctional health services for all Albertans.
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Recovery Alberta provides comprehensive recovery-oriented mental health & addiction services, as well as correctional health services. Page not monitored 24/7. Call 211 to reach 24/7 confidential mental health and addiction helplines. Dial 911 in case of emergency.
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Recovery Alberta provides comprehensive recovery-oriented mental health & addiction services, as well as correctional health services. Page not monitored 24/7. Call 211 to reach 24/7 confidential mental health and addiction helplines. Dial 911 in case of emergency.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mental Health Care |
| Company size | 5,001-10,000 employees |
| Organization type | Government Agency |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 454 |
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Your Opportunity:
The Assertive Community Outreach Nurse based out of Canmore supports the Addiction and Mental Health Clinics in Canmore, Banff and Lake Louise. The Assertive Community Outreach Nurse is a regulated member of the interprofessional health care team who provides services to individuals living with a persistent mental illness, including clients on Community Treatment Order and those requiring case management. This exciting role is dynamic and varied, and involves crisis work; group work; consulting on individual care; and collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team and partner agencies. This role requires staff to work autonomously in a variety of community settings and draws on a high level of professional decision making. Clients can be seen in the community, in their home and clinic. This is an outreach position; the majority of client appointments will be in the community or their home. Travel and own vehicle are required.
Description:
As a Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN), you will provide leadership through a wide variety of nursing services to patients (clients, residents) for the purpose of promoting, maintaining or restoring health, mental health and preventing mental illness, injury and disability. You will teach, counsel and advocate on behalf of patients and take necessary steps to ensure their safety and well-being. You will provide safe, quality patient and family centered care, while reflecting the shared vision and values of Recovery Alberta.
- Classification: Registered Psychiatric Nurse
- Union: United Nurses of Alberta
- Unit and Program: Addiction and Mental Health
- Primary Location: Canmore Boardwalk Building
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: At or Out of (UNA only)
- FTE: 0.60
- Posting End Date: 19-NOV-2026
- Employee Class: Regular Part Time
- Date Available: 07-DEC-2026
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 4
- Shifts per cycle: 11
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $44.56
- Maximum Salary: $60.98
- Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required
Completion of an accredited Psychiatric nursing education program. Active or eligible for registration and practice permit with the College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Alberta (CRPNA). Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP).
Additional Required Qualifications:Minimum five years of recent experience in Addiction and Mental Health. Minimum two years' recent experience in community based mental health, case management, assertive community outreach with a specific focus in crisis intervention work. Two of the five years should include experience in a rural community mental health clinic. Minimum two years supporting clients on Community Treatment Orders. Knowledge of substance abuse issues. Knowledge of psychotropic medication. Ability to define need for, design, facilitate and evaluate variety of psychosocial groups to support caregivers and patients in their community. Training in various treatment/intervention modalities, individual, group therapy. Demonstrates initiative, effective time management and knowledge of recovery care approach required. Experience with Case Management working within a collaborative care model framework.
Preferred Qualifications:Three plus years of experience working in a rural community mental health setting supporting individuals with persistent mental illness in an assertive outreach role. Knowledge of Bow Valley area community resources. Experience working in partnership with community agencies.
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