Registered Nurse - Downtown West Clinic, Flexible Assertive Community Treatment Team

CAMH; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CAMH is seeking a full-time, temporary Registered Nurse to join their Downtown West Flexible Assertive Community Treatment Team. The role focuses on providing intensive psychiatric treatment and support services for individuals with serious mental illness. Successful candidates will collaborate within an inter-professional team to support client integration and recovery goals, working in a diverse environment. Preference will be given to those with experience in psychiatric/mental health settings.

Qualifications

• Registered in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario.
• Preference for candidates with psychiatric nursing experience (2 years).
• Experience with diverse populations and crisis intervention.

Responsibilities

• Provide client-centered psychiatric and general nursing care.
• Perform assessments and coordinate care plans for clients.
• Liaise with other services and community agencies to coordinate care.

Skills

Decision Making

Problem Solving

Interpersonal Skills

Communication

Education

B.Sc.N or pursuing equivalent

CNA certification in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

Job description

Registered Nurse - Downtown West Clinic, Flexible Assertive Community Treatment Team

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Job Description

Through its core values of Courage, Respect and Excellence, CAMH is implementing its Strategic Plan: Connected CAMH, to transform lives, ignite innovation and discovery, revolutionize education and drive social change. CAMH is more than a hospital, it is a cause. CAMH is on a mission to change the way society thinks about and responds to mental illness. They aim to eliminate prejudice and discrimination and shape a world where mental illness is central to our healthcare system – a world where Mental Health is Health.

To learn more about CAMH, please visit their website at: www.camh.ca.

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The Clinical Care Program is currently seeking a full-time, temporary (until January 1, 2027) Registered Nurse to work with the Downtown West Flexible Assertive Community Treatment Team (FACT). As a member of a community based inter-professional team, you will provide client-centred psychiatric and general nursing care. In addition, you will practice in accordance with the regulatory standards, and CAMH Policies and Practice Model, and the Canadian Standards of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Practice. The team follows an inter-professional field-based case management model of recovery-oriented mental health care and provides intensive psychiatric treatment; medication administration and monitoring; and rehabilitation and support services for individuals with serious mental illness and complex needs who find it difficult to engage in other mental health services. In addition, the team helps clients to access community services and assists them with activities of daily living. The goal is to support these individuals in their desire to live in the community by providing responsive, assertive and frequent contact, and ultimately to transition them to a less intensive level of care in the community.

Job Description

Through its core values of Courage, Respect and Excellence, CAMH is implementing its Strategic Plan: Connected CAMH, to transform lives, ignite innovation and discovery, revolutionize education and drive social change. CAMH is more than a hospital, it is a cause. CAMH is on a mission to change the way society thinks about and responds to mental illness. They aim to eliminate prejudice and discrimination and shape a world where mental illness is central to our healthcare system – a world where Mental Health is Health.

To learn more about CAMH, please visit their website at: www.camh.ca.

To view our Land Acknowledgment, please click here.

The Clinical Care Program is currently seeking a full-time, temporary (until January 1, 2027) Registered Nurse to work with the Downtown West Flexible Assertive Community Treatment Team (FACT). As a member of a community based inter-professional team, you will provide client-centred psychiatric and general nursing care. In addition, you will practice in accordance with the regulatory standards, and CAMH Policies and Practice Model, and the Canadian Standards of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Practice. The team follows an inter-professional field-based case management model of recovery-oriented mental health care and provides intensive psychiatric treatment; medication administration and monitoring; and rehabilitation and support services for individuals with serious mental illness and complex needs who find it difficult to engage in other mental health services. In addition, the team helps clients to access community services and assists them with activities of daily living. The goal is to support these individuals in their desire to live in the community by providing responsive, assertive and frequent contact, and ultimately to transition them to a less intensive level of care in the community.

Reporting to the Manager, you will coordinate care as the primary worker for a number of clients, while being available to the team’s other registered clients and contributing in a discipline specific role. You will perform assessments, develop, implement and evaluate the inter-professional plan of care for clients. You will communicate with clients’ social and community networks, and assess new referrals to the program. You will liaise with other services in the clinical care program and community agencies to coordinate care for clients. You will work in partnership with clients, their formal and informal supports, and the team, to support clients’ successful integration into their communities. As part of this continuing care team, you will follow clients should they require hospitalization, and plan and coordinate services with the inpatient care teams.

You will be able to work with clients from diverse populations; contribute to program development; participate in clinical supervision; provide education support and supervision to students and participate in the research activities of the program. Your skills include the ability to make behavioural observations, mental status and physical assessments, monitoring clients’ response to pharmaceutical and care interventions, documentation and ongoing communication with other team members. You will have sound knowledge of emergency psychiatry, crisis intervention, recovery, concurrent disorders, and severe and persistent mental illness. You will support and contribute to a healthy workplace environment that embraces diversity, encourages teamwork and complies with all applicable regulatory and legislative requirements. This position includes evening and weekend hours as per the operation and clinical needs of the clients. This position is primarily located at 10 White Squirrel Way.

Job Requirements

The successful candidate must be registered in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario and possess a current B.C.L.S. (CPR) certificate. Preference will be given to candidates who possess, or are currently pursuing a B.Sc.N and CNA certification in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing. You will have two years of nursing experience. Preferred experience in psychiatric/mental health nursing. Experience within an outpatient setting is an asset. In addition to your specific experience in psychiatric assessments, you will possess effective decision- making, problem solving, proven organizational skills, and the ability to facilitate work within a collaborative, inter-professional environment. You will have the ability to make behavioural observations, mental status assessments, monitoring clients’ response to pharmaceutical and care interventions, documentation and ongoing communication with other team members. You will possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills to enable you develop the Nurse-Client relationship and work within a collaborative and diverse inter-professional team. Preference will be given to candidates who possess a strong knowledge of psychiatric nursing and addiction issues and the Mental Health Act. Experience working with individuals from diverse ethno cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds is required. Computer literacy is also required. Bilingualism (French/English) and/or proficiency in a second language would be asset.

If you are interested in this position, please ensure that you apply before 5pm of the closing date. If your application is received past 5pm of the closing date, your application will not be accepted.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

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Employment type

• Employment type

  Temporary

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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