Registered Practical Nurse, CIP Assertive Community Treatment

Providence Care; Eastern Ontario; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Kingston, Ontario is seeking a Registered Practical Nurse to deliver psychiatric nursing services, focusing on medication management and client-centered assessments. This role involves coordinating treatment plans, providing therapy, and assisting clients with daily living skills. Ideal candidates should have a Registered Practical Nursing Diploma and experience in psychiatric settings. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits, emphasizing a supportive workplace culture.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Benefits and pension

Education and mentorship opportunities

Qualifications

• Minimum three-years work experience in an inpatient psychiatric setting, preferred.
• Minimum one-year work experience providing services to adults with serious mental illness.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate activities for individual treatment team members.
• Lead medication administration and medical services.
• Assess clients' mental illness symptoms and adjust treatment as needed.
• Provide skill training and supervision for daily living.
• Offer supportive therapy to increase client interaction.

Skills

Individual supportive therapy

Medication administration

Assessment and problem-solving

Social-skill development

Education

Registered Practical Nursing Diploma

Unrestricted registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario

Job description

Overview

Job Code: 20502

Status: Full Time

Location: CIP Assertive Community Treatment

Union: OPSEU 4104 Service Clerical

Wage: $35.82 - $37.06

Posting Period: Posted until Filled

Under the direction of the Community Team Manager, the Registered Practical Nurse is responsible for the provision of psychiatric nursing services, including medication management and administration in conjunction with the team psychiatrist and nurses on the team, assessing the needs of clients, making appropriate referrals to community physicians and consulting with Registered Nurses as required. The Registered Practical Nurse also contributes to the development of comprehensive client-centered assessments and treatment plans. In addition, the RPN will assist in the service coordination for an assigned group of clients that includes providing a range of treatment, rehabilitation and support services.

Responsibilities

• Provides individualized service coordination for an assigned group of clients including coordinating and monitoring the activities of the individual treatment team; assumes primary responsibility for overall treatment goals and plans in collaboration with the client and treatment team, providing individual supportive therapy and symptom management, ensuring immediate changes are made in the treatment plans as clients’ needs change, educating and supporting clients’ families, and advocating for clients’ rights and preferences.
• Takes a lead role or participates in providing medication administration and medical services.
• Assists with ongoing assessment of clients’ mental illness symptoms and clients’ response to treatment. Makes appropriate changes in treatment plan to ensure immediate and appropriate interventions are provided in response to changes in mental status or behaviour, which put clients at risk (e.g. suicidality).
• Provides ongoing assessment, problem-solving, side-by-side services, skill training, supervision (e.g. prompts, assignments, monitoring, encouragement), and environmental adaptations to assist clients with activities of daily living.
• Provides individual supportive therapy (e.g. problem-solving, role-playing, modeling and support), social-skill development, and assertiveness training to increase client social and interpersonal interactions in community settings.

Qualifications

• Registered Practical Nursing Diploma
• Unrestricted registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario
• Minimum three-years work experience in an inpatient psychiatric setting, preferred
• Minimum one-year work experience providing services to adults with a serious mental illness in an outpatient psychiatric setting

Why Work at Providence Care Community Teams

• Providence Care offers a wide range of community services across Southeastern Ontario
• Community services striving for excellence in care, education and research
• Committed to people centred approach to care delivery
• Competitive salaries, benefits and pension
• Corporate and service specific orientation for new hires
• Focus on Healthy Workplace and Culture of Quality
• Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Education, mentorship and bursary opportunities
• Fully affiliated with Queen’s University and St. Lawrence College and other academic institutions
• Locations in Kingston, Belleville, Brockville, Kingston, Napanee and Sharbot Lake

Disclosure

We do not use Artificial Intelligence to screen, assess, or make selection decisions in our recruitment process.