Registered Practical Nurse - Medical Withdrawal Service

CAMH • Toronto, ON

1d • CA$32 - CA$38 • Onsite

About The Position

This is an exciting opportunity to join the Medical Withdrawal Service. We are seeking full-time, permanent Registered Practical Nurses (RPN) to join this supportive and collaborative team. MWS serves adult clients with severe substance use and/or complex pain disorders plus mental health and chronic medical conditions, who require medically-supervised withdrawal and initiation of medications to stabilize their conditions and support their recovery. Using principles of harm reduction and measurement-based care, Registered Practical Nurses are an essential part of this interprofessional team. You will continuously assess clients’ physiological stability, mental status, risks, functional ability, stage of change, coping skills and motivation. You will use evidence-based, standardized assessment and pharmacological protocols and will develop the skills needed to accurately assess and monitor client progress. You will administer medications safely via IV, perform wound care and prevent further physical destabilization of client health. You will also have the opportunity to use motivational interviewing skills to continuously support clients to develop goals and practice strategies that will support their early recovery. MWS is a very welcoming and supportive team. Successful RPN candidates are well supported during a robust orientation, which includes dedicated support from the Advance Practice Clinical Leader and Nurse Educator. Unit orientation focuses on developing and refining the knowledge and skills needed to work safely and provide excellent, life-preserving care to a vulnerable population. 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 Practical Nurse (RPN) designation.

Responsibilities

• Continuously assess clients’ physiological stability, mental status, risks, functional ability, stage of change, coping skills and motivation.
• Use evidence-based, standardized assessment and pharmacological protocols.
• Develop the skills needed to accurately assess and monitor client progress.
• Administer medications safely via IV.
• Perform wound care.
• Prevent further physical destabilization of client health.
• Use motivational interviewing skills to continuously support clients to develop goals and practice strategies that will support their early recovery.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree