Registered Nurse - Geriatric Admission Unit A

CAMH • Toronto, ON

6d • CA$41 - CA$60 • Onsite

About The Position

The Geriatric Mental Health Services is currently seeking a full-time, temporary (6 months) Registered Nurse to work on Geriatric Admission Unit A (GAU-A). As a member of an inter-professional team, you will provide client-centered mental health, addiction and general nursing care to older individuals from diverse backgrounds with mental health and addiction issues. As well, you will ensure safety and security of the client care environment, and practice in accordance with College of Nurses of Ontario professional standards, Canadian Standards for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing and Gerontology, CAMH Policies and Procedures, and with the CAMH Practice Model of Care. Through its core values of Courage, Respect and Excellence, CAMH is implementing its Strategic Plan: Connected CAMH, to transform lives, ignite innovation and discovery, revolutionize education and drive social change. CAMH is more than a hospital, it is a cause. CAMH is on a mission to change the way society thinks about and responds to mental illness. They aim to eliminate prejudice and discrimination and shape a world where mental illness is central to our healthcare system – a world where Mental Health is Health. To learn more about CAMH, please visit their website at: www.camh.ca. To view our Land Acknowledgment, please click here.

Requirements

• Registered Nurse
• College of Nurses of Ontario professional standards
• Canadian Standards for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing and Gerontology
• CAMH Policies and Procedures
• CAMH Practice Model of Care

Responsibilities

• Provide client-centered mental health, addiction and general nursing care to older individuals from diverse backgrounds with mental health and addiction issues.
• Ensure safety and security of the client care environment.
• Practice in accordance with College of Nurses of Ontario professional standards, Canadian Standards for Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing and Gerontology, CAMH Policies and Procedures, and with the CAMH Practice Model of Care.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level