Overview

As a member of the military, Mental Health Nursing Officers provide nursing care in the mental health nursing domain of practice to ill and injured Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) members and supported populations in tertiary and primary care environments in Canada and while on operation.

Key Responsibilities

• Patient partnered care
• Crisis management
• Case coordination
• Consulting services
• Policy and Program management
• Education and Training

Work Environment

Mental Health Nursing Officers usually work in Canadian Force Health Services Centres, civilian tertiary care centres, and Headquarters. They may be based in an office at a base, wing, or garrison and deploy overseas on operational missions. During field exercises and deployments, they live and work in the same environment as the CAF members they treat. Depending on whether one chooses the Regular or Primary Reserve...