Crosstown Clinic Registered NurseRegistered Psychiatric Nurse, Urban Health

Crosstown Clinic is now accepting applications for casual nurses to join their harm reduction-driven team. Crosstown is the first clinic in North America to offer medical-grade heroin (diacetylmorphine) and the legal analgesic hydromorphone within a supervised clinical setting to chronic substance use patients supported by an on-site pharmacy and an interdisciplinary care team composed of doctors nurses social workers and substance-use disorder counsellors. We also offer life-skills counselling housing referrals and direction to legal assistance.

Your duties will include:

• Client Care & Monitoring: Provide compassionate evidence-based nursing care to clients with substance use disorders within a harm reduction framework. Monitor client health and wellbeing before during and after treatment respond to medical or behavioural crises and collaborate with the interdisciplinary team to ensure safe and effective care delivery.
• Care Planning & Documentation: Assess plan implement and evaluate individualized care plans using clinical judgment and best practices. Maintain accurate and timely documentation of assessments interventions progress notes and discharge plans in accordance with professional standards.
• Education & Advocacy: Educate and coach clients and families on health-promoting behaviours harm reduction strategies and treatment options. Advocate for clients dignity rights and access to care ensuring services are provided with compassion and respect.
• Collaboration & Leadership: Work closely with physicians social workers counsellors and other team members to coordinate care and facilitate continuity across services. Provide clinical guidance to support staff and contribute to quality improvement research and educational initiatives within the clinic.

Education

• Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse or a Registered Psychiatric Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrated knowledge and ability to perform Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) procedures appropriate for the area of service.
• Ability to work as a member in an interdisciplinary team.
• Ability to apply decision making and analytical skills.
• Ability to deal with others effectively.
• Ability to role model conflict resolution strategies.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
• Ability to prioritize and organize work.
• Ability to operate related equipment.
• Ability to teach and identify patient/resident learning needs.
• Ability to lead patient/family group sessions.
• Ability to provide clinical direction.

• Competitive salary: $41.42 - $55.91 CAD per hour depending on experience
• Growth opportunities: We welcome individuals at all stages of their career offering opportunities for professional development and growth.
• State-of-the-art facilities: The new St. Pauls Hospital and health campus will be the most innovative approach to the delivery of integrated care in B.C. and Canada designed to appropriately address the future health needs of patients families and our communities. From hospital care to primary and community health solutions the new St. Pauls Hospital and health campus will continue to lead innovations in care research and teaching. The new St. Pauls Hospital is expected to open in 2027.
• Inclusive culture: We respect the diversity dignity and interdependence of all persons. We value the cultural richness that our diverse workforce brings to the care of our equally diverse population of patients and residents.
• Meaningful impact: You will have the opportunity to work for an organization that is deeply committed to safeguarding of our surrounding environment by contributing to high quality care while promoting sustainable practices in your everyday work.
• A comprehensive health benefits package including dental vision and life insurance as well as pension.

Who we are:

Providence Health Care is one of the largest faith-based health care organizations in Canada. For the people at Providence living our Mission Vision and Values means providing British Columbians with compassionate socially just exceptional and innovative care every day.

From our humble roots 129 years ago Providence Health Care has grown into a globally recognized leader in research teaching and care. As individuals within a mission-driven organization we choose to be part of PHC because we value its long-standing dedication to social justice and compassionate care its active efforts to advance environmental sustainability and planetary health and its meaningful engagement in the process of Truth and Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples.

Curious about working at PHC and the culture of our teams Check out the videos below to learn more and meet some of the members of the team youd be joining:

Your day to day:

• Reviews patient/resident status through methods such as reviewing the patient/resident chart and other written information patient/resident observation interviewing patient/resident and family members completion of questionnaires collateral information and consultation with peers and other members of the health care team.
• Assesses patient/resident problems and needs plans implements evaluates and prioritizes nursing care and nursing interventions and develops the plan of care for patients/residents using clinical judgement and evidence-based practice.
• Provides nursing care according to identified policies and procedures technology and PHC standards.
• Monitors patient/resident progress evaluates outcomes reassesses if goals are not met and modifies plan of care based on evaluation.
• Records observations and reports problems and/or changes in patient/resident condition to designated staff.
• Provides direct nursing interventions for management of crisis and life threatening situations.
• Documents information including assessments plan of care patient/resident status and progress and discharge plans in a manual and/or computerized environment.
• Accompanies patients in medical transport vehicles as required by the employer.
• Identifies and responds to patient/resident and family learning needs provides patient educational and reference materials incorporates individual and/or group teaching activities into the care plan and nursing interventions and/or makes referrals to other identified resources.
• Leads group patient/family sessions as required and coaches patient/resident/family to develop and maintain health promoting behaviours within the context of the care issue.
• Provides direction to other staff such as Care Attendants and Licensed Practical Nurses with regard to patient/resident care and facilitates effective team work. Responsibilities include but are not limited to collegial sharing of information demonstrating and/or providing guidance on related tasks providing incidental or ad hoc input into staff performance ensuring staff are aware of assignments and reassigning clinical/health related tasks.
• Participates in nursing orientation and shares clinical knowledge with other nursing staff nursing students and other members of the interdisciplinary team. Participates in and attends in-service presentations and other educational programs as required.
• Participates in planning implementation and evaluation of patient/resident care policies procedures education materials and best practices through methods such as taking part in program and quality improvement activities including nursing practice council clinical pathway development research and education and other committees.
• Supports nursing research through methods such as identifying areas for possible clinical nursing research projects adapting research to practice and participating in research activities to enhance nursing practice.
• Facilitates discharge plans and liaises with families and community resources agencies.
• Advocates for the patients/residents to protect and promote their rights to dignity respect privacy confidentiality autonomy and access to information.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.

We acknowledge that Providence Health Care & the new St. Pauls Hospital site is located on the traditional ancestral and unceded territory of the Coast Salish Peoples including the territories of the xʷməθkwəyəm (Musqueam) Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) and Səlílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.