Registered Nurse (RFT 1.0 FTE Bilingual)

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 the Youth Program. The role involves providing evidence-based nursing care, conducting assessments, and collaborating within a multidisciplinary team to support youth with mental health challenges. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership skills and a commitment to patient-centered care, ensuring high-quality support for clients and their families.

Qualifications

• Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario required.
• Minimum of three years psychiatric/mental health nursing experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide client-oriented, evidence-based nursing care to youth.
• Complete mental status assessments and nursing interventions.
• Monitor and evaluate client progress, revising treatment plans.

Skills

Patient-Centered Care

Crisis Intervention

Group Leadership

Communication

Research Application

Education

BScN

CPMHN (c)

Job description

Duties:

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

• 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 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 through information exchange and communication with the Youth, family members, and other service providers involved with the client.
• Complete all required non-clinical administrative documentation (e.g., quality improvement, forms).
• Maintain workload measurement and data collection as required, inputting into the workload measurement system regularly.
• Keep up-to-date with professional standards by reviewing current literature, attending workshops/seminars, networking with colleagues, and participating in the teaching and supervision of students.
• Provide education and health promotion.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the broader healthcare setting by utilizing appropriate healthcare and community resources.
• Respond to and manage rapidly changing situations with patients.
• Use theory and research to guide nursing practice.
• Participate in program evaluation and research as required.
• Work in a manner compliant with staff and patient safety practices, policies, and procedures of the Royal.
• Ensure a work environment aligned with the Royal's 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 are an asset.
• Knowledge and skill in psychiatric nursing practice as per 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 the preceding 12 months.
• Completion of Suicide Prevention Training and Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Training.
• Ability to incorporate research and innovation into practice.
• Proficiency in English (A-) in oral expression, comprehension, reading, and writing; French (A-) in oral and written expression.