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Registered Nurse, Forensics - Rehab Readiness A1

St. Joseph's Health Care London

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St. Joseph's Health Care London seeks a Registered Nurse for its Forensic Rehabilitation program, providing care to individuals with severe mental illness. The role demands comprehensive nursing skills, adaptability to various shifts, and collaboration with diverse teams. Required qualifications include a nursing license and CPR certification, emphasizing both teaching and research in a supportive healthcare setting.

Qualifications

  • Registered Nurse with a current Ontario license.
  • Valid CPR certificate required.
  • Flexible to work all shifts.

Responsibilities

  • Provide nursing care to clients with severe mental illness.
  • Work within an interdisciplinary team environment.
  • Engage in role-related teaching and research activities.

Skills

Assessment skills
Communication
Organizational skills
Critical thinking
Problem solving
Therapeutic relationship building

Education

Current certificate of competence with the College of Nurses of Ontario
BScN
Psychiatric Mental Health Worker certification

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Forensics - Rehab Readiness A1

Southwest Centre for Forensic Mental Health Care - St. Thomas, ON

Temporary Full Time

Salary Range: $39.07 - $56.00 /hour

Temporary full-time employment anticipated to extend until January 2, 2026, subject to the availability of work.

The assignment is for a Unit Lead and Full Time RNs are eligible to apply.

The Forensic Psychiatry Program has adopted the Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Recovery Model as its overarching philosophical framework. This philosophy is built on a set of principles and values that emphasize client and family involvement in decision making, client choice, the provision of a range of services to meet treatment, rehabilitation and support needs, and a commitment from mental health services' professionals to achieving the best possible outcomes for clients based on their stated preferences, wishes, desires and life plans. As part of the forensic system, this must also be accomplished within the parameters defined by the Ontario Review Board within each patient's Disposition order. The Forensic Psychiatry Program is also highly invested in both education and research and has various connections with the University of Western Ontario.

Working with an interdisciplinary team, the successful candidate will provide nursing care to clients with severe and persistent mental illness who have come into conflict with the law.

The successful candidate is flexible to work all shifts as required.

Essential Qualifications

  • Current certificate of competence with the College of Nurses of Ontario
  • Valid CPR certificate
  • Knowledge of a Safety Culture in a Health Care Setting in compliance with the OHSA
  • Ability and commitment to act as a supervisor under OHSA
  • Well developed assessment, consultative practice and evaluation skills in the care of clients with severe and persistent mental illness
  • Excellent working knowledge of nursing principles, theory and legislation and of the nursing care needs of clients with severe and persistent mental illness
  • Must be capable of establishing positive interpersonal relationships and able to work as an effective team member
  • Demonstrated ability to apply and document the nursing process
  • Ability to relate therapeutically with clients
  • Demonstrated leadership in the initiation, coordination of, and participation in team/family conferences and clinical activities
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Excellent organizational, critical thinking and problem solving skills
  • Experience in the development of teaching materials and the teaching of clients, family, and caregivers
  • Demonstrated knowledge of and experience in applying the principles and technology of psychosocial rehabilitation
  • Ability to travel within the catchment area

Preferred Qualifications

  • Proficiency in French would be an asset
  • Experience working in mental health
  • BScN
  • Psychiatric Mental Health Worker certification

Teaching and Research

  • St. Joseph's Health Care London through its affiliation with Western University and Fanshawe College is a leading research and teaching hospital. As an employee of St. Joseph's you will be expected to engage in role related teaching and research activities in addition to any of your clinical duties

Immunization Requirements

  • Provide vaccination records or proof of immunity against measles, mumps rubella, varicella (chicken pox), Hepatitis B, COVID-19 and influenza.
  • Provide documentation of the Tuberculosis skin testing

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