Registered Nurse - Mental Health

Hamilton Health Sciences • Hamilton, ON

16h • Onsite

About The Position

As part of an inter-professional team, the Registered Nurse provides mental health assessments and brief intervention to medical/surgical inpatients across the HHS sites. In addition, opportunities may exist to develop outpatient inter professional psychiatric consultation-liaison service models with targeted outpatient medical/ surgical clinics. The Registered Nurse will work with the medical/surgical teams in a liaison role to further enhance aspects of mental health care nursing, according to the job description for Registered Nurse in Consultation Liaison. The Registered Nurse will participate in the initiatives of the broader, city-wide Consultation Liaison Psychiatry service associated with the Mental Health and Addictions Program of St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton and the McMaster Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences.

Requirements

• Current Certification of Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Nurse
• Recent (5 years) experience working as a Registered Nurse in a psychiatric setting, working with patients with a variety of general psychiatric disorders
• Experience working with adults as well as individuals, couples and families
• Experience in working with people with addictions
• Previous experience with research methodology, program evaluation and program development
• Demonstrated knowledge of DSMIV diagnostics categories
• Demonstrated ability to work independently, as well as with an inter-professional team
• Demonstrated working knowledge of psychiatric discharge resources
• Expert demonstrated knowledge of psychiatric disorders and psycho-pharmacology
• Excellent interpersonal, teaching and communication skills
• Demonstrated capacity for critical thinking and problem solving
• Demonstrated evidence of continued professional development
• Demonstrated working knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Healthcare Consent Act, and other relevant legislation in the context of providing mental health care to the mentally ill
• Valid driver's license; cross-site travel to deliver service at all the HHS sites is expected

Nice To Haves

• Current CNA certification in mental health nursing preferred
• Non-violent crisis intervention certificate preferred

Responsibilities

• Provide mental health assessments and brief intervention to medical/surgical inpatients across HHS sites.
• Develop outpatient inter professional psychiatric consultation-liaison service models with targeted outpatient medical/surgical clinics.
• Work with medical/surgical teams in a liaison role to enhance mental health care nursing.
• Participate in initiatives of the city-wide Consultation Liaison Psychiatry service.

What This Job Offers

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