Registered Nurse (RFT 1.0 FTE)

The Royal Mental Health Centre; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Royal Mental Health Centre is seeking a Registered Nurse for its Youth Program to provide skilled, evidence-based nursing care to youth with early onset mental illness. In this role, you will conduct assessments, administer interventions, and work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team. Ideal candidates will have psychiatric nursing experience, strong leadership skills, and a commitment to ongoing education in mental health care.

Qualifications

• Minimum of three years psychiatric/mental health nursing experience preferred.
• Ongoing recent educational activities required.
• Bilingual (French/English) is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Provide client-oriented, evidence-based nursing care to youth.
• Complete mental status assessments and nursing interventions.
• Ensure continuity of client care by communicating with families and providers.

Skills

Client-oriented care

Crisis management

Patient education

Team collaboration

Leadership skills

Education

BScN

Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario

CPMHN (c)

CPR certification

Suicide Prevention Training

Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training

Job description

Duties: Under the general direction of the Manager, Patient Care Services, the Registered Nurse in the Youth Program: u00A0

• As a key member of the Youth team, will use best-practice and innovative approaches to provide client-oriented, skilled, evidence-based nursing care to youth with early onset mental illness, within a multidisciplinary team.
• Independently complete mental status assessments of Youth
• Provide nursing intervention based on assessment, including crisis intervention and management, administering of medications within current evidence based practice standards, group and individual therapies, and evaluate interventions.
• Understand and practice patient centered care as it applies in the Youth Program.
• Recognize patient readiness to learn and provide individualized and group patient and family teaching.
• Use current physical assessment skills to monitor at-risk clients.
• Complete and maintain all necessary documentation as per hospital and professional standards.
• Monitor and evaluate client progress and revise treatment/rehabilitation plans as indicated.
• Ensure continuity of client care is maintained through exchange of information and communication with the Youth, family members and other services providers involved with the client.
• Complete all required non-clinical administrative documentation (i.e.: quality improvement, forms, etc.).
• Maintain work load measurement and data collection as required and input into the workload measurement system on a regular basis.
• Keep up-to-date regarding professional standards by reviewing current literature, attending workshops/seminars, networking with colleagues, and participate in the teaching and supervision of students.
• Provide education and health promotion
• Demonstrate an understanding of the broader health care setting by using appropriate health care and community resources.
• Respond to and manage rapidly changing situations with patients.
• Demonstrate use of theory and research to guide nursing practice.
• Participate as required in program evaluation and research.
• Work in a manner that is in compliance with staff and patient/client safety practices, policies and procedures of the Royal.
• Ensure a work environment that is conducive to the Royalu2019s Anti- Racism, Discrimination and Harassment-Free Workplace Policy.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario.
• BScN preferred.
• CPMHN (c) is an asset.
• Minimum of three years psychiatric/mental health nursing experience preferred.
• Evidence of ongoing recent educational activities.
• Evidence of client directed practice of service delivery.
• Group leadership skills and experience an asset.
• Able to demonstrate knowledge and skill in psychiatric nursing practice as articulated in the Canadian Standards of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Practice.
• Knowledge of and ability to work with complex and treatment resistant youth and their families
• Clear understanding of MHA, and relevant legislation.
• CPR certification within the last 12 months, WHMIS update in preceding 12 months.u00A0
• Completion of Suicide Prevention Training and Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training.
• Demonstrated ability to incorporate research and innovation into practice. u00A0
• English level A- is mandatory in oral expression/comprehension, reading comprehension and written expression.u00A0 Bilingual (French/English) is considered an asset.