Registered Practical Nurse - ACTT-SW

CMHA•, ON

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

We are hiring a Registered Practical Nurse to work on our Assertive Community Transition Team (ACTT-SW), South West program. The Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) works with clients 16 years of age and older who are experiencing significant challenges with activities of daily living, and functioning across all domains – health, educational, vocational, emotional, social, recreational, and financial as a result of serious and persistent mental illness. In collaboration with the ACT team, the RPN is responsible for the management and administration of medication within their scope of practice and in consultation with the attending ACTT psychiatrist. The RPN works collaboratively with other team members, sharing shift management responsibilities. The RPN conducts mental and physical health assessments, develops plans, coordinates and provides treatment and rehabilitation, as well as professional support. In collaboration with their team, the RPN conducts mental and physical health assessments and makes referrals to community resources including community physicians. Using an Empowerment/Recovery approach, the RPN provides support, assistance, counselling, referrals, and education to clients, and with their permission, their families. The RPN will also work closely with the clinic psychiatrist to monitor and provide follow-up care for clients who are transitioning out of services.

Requirements

Licensed Registered Practical Nurse (Dipl. N.).
Member in good standing with the Ontario College of Nurses; cannot be in the qualifying stages.
Four or more years experience as an RPN, preferably in a mental health setting.
Excellent health assessment skills, sound clinical judgment and diagnostic skills.
Knowledge of the Ontario Mental Health Act, mental health reform principles, the Substitute Decisions Act, the Health Care Consent Act and PHIPA requirements.
Ability to apply Recovery principles and empowerment-oriented philosophies and practices in work with clients.
A valid Canadian driver’s license, a minimum $1,000,000 third-party liability insurance and proof that insurance covers use of personal vehicle to transport clients.
A satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Screening (Police Check).

Nice To Haves

A second language of Italian, Russian, Mandarin, Hebrew and/ or Spanish is preferred. These represent most predominant languages understood by Vaughan residents.

Responsibilities

Management and administration of medication within their scope of practice and in consultation with the attending ACTT psychiatrist.
Conducts mental and physical health assessments.
Develops plans, coordinates and provides treatment and rehabilitation, as well as professional support.
Makes referrals to community resources including community physicians.
Provides support, assistance, counselling, referrals, and education to clients, and with their permission, their families.
Works closely with the clinic psychiatrist to monitor and provide follow-up care for clients who are transitioning out of services.
Carries a caseload of ACT clients and provide comprehensive case management services, including coordinating care, developing individualized treatment plans, monitoring progress, and connecting clients with community resources to support recovery and independence.
Establishes a collaborative partnership with clients, and with their permission, their families, that fosters independence, self-determination, competence and hope, by employing empowerment/Recovery approaches.
Is familiar with signs and symptoms of trauma in clients and is able to respond appropriately in making referrals and providing short-term assistance to clients to help them to manage these symptoms.
Assists clients in developing individual empowerment plans that include discussion of their strengths and needs, setting of long and short term goals, establishing methods to address the goals, and creating target dates.