Registered Practical Nurse - Mood Disorder

St. Joe's; Hamilton; Hybrid; CAD 49,000 - 54,000; Part time

Job summary

St. Joe's is seeking a Registered Practical Nurse for the Mood Disorders program at West 5th Campus (Hamilton Mountain) on a part-time, 11-month contract.

The role involves providing specialized mental health care to adults with severe mental illness and working within a multidisciplinary team to optimize treatment approaches. Responsibilities include assessment, planning, and delivering nursing care, with emphasis on reducing restraints and seclusion, along with thorough documentation and

Qualifications

• Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario is required.
• Provincially recognized educational program for a Registered Practical Nurse.
• Asepsis Technique and Medication Administration certificate required.
• Current BCLS/HCP certification required.
• Experience in psychiatric mental health nursing; Mood Disorders preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate clinical groups of 8–10 clients.
• Knowledge of psychiatric scales HAM-D, YMRS, YBOCS, RBANS, PANSS, START.
• Excellent communication, documentation, and professional boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialized mental health care to adults with severe mental illness.
• Assess, plan, and implement nursing care under direction from the RN.
• Aim to reduce and eliminate restraint and seclusion.
• Document according to nursing standards.
• Work as part of a multidisciplinary Mood Disorders team.
• Maintain professional communication with patients and families.

Skills

Psychiatric nursing

Therapeutic communication

Group facilitation

Documentation

Crisis intervention

Professional development

Education

RPN education program

Tools

HAM-D scales

YMRS

YBOCS

RBANS

PANSS

START

Job description

## Registered Practical Nurse - Mood DisorderApply: In-Person: West 5th Campus (Hamilton Mountain): Part time: Posted Yesterday: End Date: September 23, 2026 (6 days left to apply): JR02045**Position Details****Job Number:**JR02045**Department:**Mood Disorders Waterfall 1**This position may be scheduled at any of the following sites:**West 5th Campus (Hamilton Mountain)**Job Type:**Temporary (Fixed Term), Part time**Contract Duration: (If applicable)**11 months**Number of Positions:**1**Union:**CUPE Local 786**Hourly Rate (Min / Max):**$35.91 - $39.02**Schedule****Work Days:**, Monday to Sunday**Time of Day:**Afternoons, Days, Evenings, Nights**Shift:**Hours -12, Hours - 7.5, Rotating **Shift Start: (If applicable)**AM 07:00, PM 15:00, PM 19:00 **Reason for Posting:**Posting is for a role with an existing vacancy**Application Dates****Opening Date:**2026-09-15**Closing Date:**2026-09-22**Job Description****Unit Profile:** The Mood Disorders Program employs a multidisciplinary team of psychiatrists psychologists nurses social workers vocational rehabilitation therapists occupational therapists recreation therapists and research staff who assess and treat individuals with unipolar depression and bipolar disorder. The Program optimizes a variety of proven treatment strategies (pharmacotherapy group therapies psychoeducation) with the aim of controlling the symptoms of a mood disorder as well as supporting the recovery and rehabilitation of the person. **Position Summary:** The Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) under the Standards of Practice of the College of Nurses of Ontario and the Department of Nursing functions as a member of the nursing team to provide specialized mental health care to adults with severe and persistent mental illness. Under direction from the Registered Nurse basic knowledge decision-making and communication techniques are employed in assessing planning and implementing nursing care. The RPN will be committed to reducing and ultimately eliminating the use of restraint and seclusion. **Qualifications:** •Current registration with the College of Nurse of Ontario required. •Successful completion of a provincially recognized educational program for a Registered Practical Nurse. •Asepsis Technique and Medication Administration certificate required. •Current BCLS/HCP certification required •Demonstrated knowledge sensitivity and expertise in the care of seniors and their families •Gentle Persuasive Approach training preferred •Minimum of 1 year recent related clinical experience in psychiatric mental health nursing is required; Mood Disorders experience is preferred. •Demonstrated knowledge of Psychiatric Nursing Mental Health and Mental Illness is required. •Demonstrated knowledge and experience facilitating and co-facilitating clinical groups of 8-10 clients is required. •Demonstrated knowledge and experience administering clinical scales such as HAM-D’s YMRS YBOCS RBANS PANSS START is required. •Demonstrated ability to communicate with professionalism and in a sensitive and non-judgemental manner with psychiatric patient to promote positive outcomes required. •Demonstrated knowledge of therapeutic communication and counselling with a clear ability to apply knowledge to practice. •Demonstrated ability to document according to standards of nursing practice required. •Demonstrated knowledge and integration of the BPG and Recovery Principles into day-to-day clinical practice required. •Demonstrated knowledge of current psychotropic medications including side effects is required. •Demonstrated ability to develop effective therapeutic relationships with increased knowledge base of need for adherence to therapeutic boundaries required. •Demonstrated excellent problem-solving workload management and organizational skills required. •Demonstrated commitment to professional development and continuous quality improvement. •Basic skill level with computers MS Word internet searches data entry and patient information systems. •Good work performance and attendance record required. •Demonstrated competence (knowledge/skills/attitude) in the use of non-violent physical crisis interventions trauma-informed care and other best practices available to promote healing and recovery.