Registered Nurse - Forensic Outpatient Services
About The Position
The Complex Care and Recovery Program is seeking a full-time, permanent Registered Nurse (RN) for the Forensic Outpatient Service. Reporting to the manager, you will be a member of an inter-professional team providing clinical and risk management services to adults under the jurisdiction of the Ontario Review Board (ORB). You will have sound knowledge of psychiatric-mental health nursing standards, nursing regulatory standards and the CAMH Model of Care. Working collaboratively with the clinical team, you will be assigned a caseload of clients with severe and persistent mental illness and involvement with the justice system, and will participate in the provision of rehabilitation services offered within the forensic division. You will be responsible for liaising with inpatient units regarding new referrals, developing, implementing and monitoring risk management plans, ensuring compliance with the ORB disposition, participating in the development of ORB reports and providing discipline-specific services. Responsibilities will include formulating treatment plans, completing standardized assessments, motivational interviewing and communicating with the client’s social and community networks. Sound knowledge of community and CAMH-wide resources will inform your discharge-planning activities, particularly in addressing client housing, income and aftercare needs. Documentation in, and use of, CAMH’s clinical information system is also a job requirement. You will support a healthy workplace that embraces diversity, requires respectful teamwork and complies with all applicable and regulatory requirements. Weekend and evening shifts will be required. As much as possible, it is an expectation that services will be provided in the community. This position is located at 1001 Queen Street West.
Requirements
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)
- Registered Nurse in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO)
- Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (B.C.L.S./CPR) certification
- Nursing experience caring for individuals with mental illness and/or addiction issues
- Demonstrated ability to manage behaviour and respond effectively in crisis situations
- Sound knowledge of psychiatric and mental health nursing practice, emergency psychiatry, crisis intervention, severe and persistent mental illness, addiction, trauma-informed care, recovery-oriented practice, and culturally competent care
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills to support therapeutic relationships and inter-professional collaboration
- Demonstrated leadership, decision-making, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work effectively within a diverse inter-professional team environment
- Computer literacy and ability to use electronic clinical documentation systems
- Ability to work rotating shifts, including days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays
Nice To Haves
- CNA certification in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing and/or Gerontology
- Knowledge of geriatric mental health, normal aging processes, and gerontological nursing principles
- Knowledge of forensic mental health systems and legal frameworks
- Experience with concurrent disorders and psychosocial rehabilitation models
- Experience facilitating therapeutic or psychoeducational groups
- Participation in clinical research or quality improvement initiatives
- Bilingualism (French/English) and/or proficiency in a second language
Responsibilities
- Formulating treatment plans
- Completing standardized assessments
- Motivational interviewing
- Communicating with the client’s social and community networks
- Discharge-planning activities, particularly in addressing client housing, income and aftercare needs
- Documentation in, and use of, CAMH’s clinical information system
- Supporting a healthy workplace that embraces diversity, requires respectful teamwork and complies with all applicable and regulatory requirements
- Liaising with inpatient units regarding new referrals
- Developing, implementing and monitoring risk management plans
- Ensuring compliance with the ORB disposition
- Participating in the development of ORB reports
- Providing discipline-specific services
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
