Registered Nurse (TFT 1.0 FTE)

The Royal Mental Health Centre; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dedicated team within an innovative mental health center, providing essential psychiatric nursing services to community clients. This role emphasizes collaboration with various community partners and requires advanced assessment and crisis intervention skills. You will engage in educational sessions, support clinical teams, and contribute to improving mental health services. If you are passionate about making a difference in the lives of those with mental health challenges, this opportunity allows you to work in diverse settings, ensuring a supportive environment for all. Your expertise will help shape the future of mental health care in the community.

Qualifications

• Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing Science is an asset.
• Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario required.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric nursing services to community mental health clients.
• Conduct specialized psychiatric nursing assessments in community settings.

Skills

Advanced assessment skills

Crisis intervention skills

Counselling skills

Excellent communication skills

Team collaboration skills

Advocacy skills

Knowledge of Mental Health Act of Ontario

Experience with homeless individuals

Ability to work independently

Education

Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing Science

CPR certification

Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Workshop

Job description

As a member of the Community Mental Health-Program Psychiatric Outreach Team, you will provide psychiatric nursing services to community mental health program clients using best practice and innovative approaches, including specialized psychiatric nursing assessments and referral to appropriate resources. This position will provide nursing support/relief to a number of teams within the community program.

Duties:

• Work collaboratively, cooperatively, and effectively within the Community Mental Health Program teams and with community partner agencies including hospitals, shelters, Indigenous centres and lodges, drop-ins, rooming homes, lunch clubs, and the Ottawa Hospital.
• Practice in a variety of community settings within the City of Ottawa.
• Conduct specialized psychiatric nursing assessments including mental status assessments in the community environment.
• Provide formal and informal educational sessions to community partner agency staff regarding mental illness, treatment, and recovery.
• Collaborate with family physicians and psychiatrists in the clinical support of patients.
• Participate in identifying and creating effective measures to evaluate and improve services.
• Participate in evaluation research activities.
• Maintain current knowledge of best practices and nursing standards by reviewing literature, attending educational events, networking with colleagues, etc.
• Ensure documentation and data collection is maintained in accordance with hospital, college, and legislative standards and timelines.
• Complete all required non-clinical administrative documentation (i.e. workload measurement, quality improvement, forms, etc.).
• Must complete EHR training upon hire.
• 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 Royal’s Anti-Racism, Harassment and Discrimination Free policy.

Qualifications:

• Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing Science is an asset.
• Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario.
• CPR certification within the last 12 months.
• Completion of Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Workshop (CPI).
• Advanced assessment, crisis intervention, and counselling skills.
• Excellent communication and team skills.
• Experience working with homeless individuals or those at risk of homelessness.
• Minimum five years experience working with seriously mentally ill individuals, and those with a concurrent disorder.
• Experience working in the community and knowledge of community resources.
• Knowledge of and experience in working with the Mental Health Act of Ontario.
• Excellent advocacy skills.
• Concurrent Disorder Training is considered an asset.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently in a progressively more automated environment.
• Valid Ontario driver’s licence and reliable, accessible vehicle required for day-to-day operations.
• English level A- is mandatory in oral expression, oral comprehension, reading comprehension, and written expression. Bilingual (French/English) is considered an asset.