Help us make a lifelong impact on the mental health and well-being of our communities.
Up to $20,000 signing bonus, plus relocation assistance and student loan forgiveness for eligible positions.
Island Health is hiring in our Mental Health and Substance Use (MHSU) programs across Vancouver Island, BC. Multiple opportunities for Registered Nurses (RN) and Registered Psychiatric Nurses (RPN) are available now. Join our team and enjoy an exceptional employer-paid benefits package, Municipal Pension Plan and generous vacation leave.
Apply today and connect with a member of our MHSU recruitment team to learn more.
Why Island Health
Island Health continues to be selected for top employer awards, including BC Top Employer (2024). Employees may be eligible for exceptional employer-paid benefit packages including dental and prescription coverage, group life, long-term disability and an extensive extended health plan, as well as generous vacation and leave, and municipal pension benefits.
As the largest employer on Vancouver Island, we believe that our values guide our actions and relationships, shaping how we make decisions and plan for the future. At Island Health, C.A.R.E. guides everything we do:
• Courage: To do the right thing – to change, innovate and grow.
• Aspire: To the highest degree of quality and safety.
• Respect: To value each individual and bring trust to every relationship.
• Empathy: To give the kind of care we would want for our loved ones.
MHSU Programs
Island Health is committed to delivering on the shared BC Government priority to build a seamless, integrated system of mental health and substance-use care that can be accessed quickly and close to home. New MHSU treatment centres are opening soon across Vancouver Island.
We offer a range of services for people seeking support to help manage their mental health and substance use. Our patient-focused, interdisciplinary teams are compassionate and dedicated to providing care to clients in a diverse set of safe, respectful health care settings.
Career opportunities are available in the following programs:
• Complex Care Housing (CCH)
• Acute Care: IPU, PIC, PES, Sub-Acute
• Residential and Supportive Housing
• Community
• Detox
• Tertiary
• Urgent Primary Care
• Child, Youth & Family
• Rehabilitation
Salary
• Hourly rate: $41.42 - $59.52
Requirements
• Registration with BC College of Nurses and Midwives as a practicing RN registrant or a practicing RPN registrant,
• A minimum of two years' recent related experience,
• Knowledge of the Canadian Standards of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing (2nd ed),
• Current First Aid certification, and
• Recent training in Non Violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI), or equivalent.
• Possession of valid Class 5 Driver's License required for some positions.
• Certification in Canadian Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse (C) an asset.
About Vancouver Island
Live, work and play! Surrounded by ocean, Vancouver Islanders enjoy the best year-round climate in Canada with warm summers and mild winters. Imagine skiing, golfing and scuba diving all in the same day! The relaxed pace, easy access to outdoor activities, an abundance of art, music, theatre and festivals ensures that there is something for everyone.
Whatever the lifestyle you are looking for, we have it here.
Our Commitment
Island Health offers programs and services on the unceded and traditional territories of the Coast Salish, Nuu-chah-nulth and Kwakwaka'wakw Peoples.
As an organization, we are committed to cultural safety and humility and we demonstrate this through our actions to address Indigenous specific racism, systemic racism and the ongoing impacts of colonialism.
The Indigenous Recruitment & Retention Team works to bring in and retain Indigenous Peoples at all levels of our organization and to promote a culturally safer workplace where Indigenous employees thrive as valued members of the Island Health community.
Please reach out to our Indigenous Recruitment and Retention team for support with your application if you identify as Indigenous at indigenousemployment@islandhealth.ca
Apply Today
A dedicated MHSU recruitment team is here to support you each step of the way. Apply now to start the conversation with us today and find your place at Island Health.
Link to apply: https://islandhealth.hua.hrsmart.com/hr/ats/Posting/view/208392 .
