Registered Practical Nurse - Crisis & Critical Care Unit 3
About The Position
CCC-3 is an exciting inpatient service within the Acute Care program at CAMH. We are seeking a part-time, permanent (0.5 FTE) Registered Practical Nurses to join the team. CCC-3 is a 25 bed unit that provides support to adults experiencing the acute phase of a mental and/or addictions disorder. As a member of a multidisciplinary team, you will provide client-centred psychiatric and general nursing care and ensure the security, the safety and the CNO standards of nursing practice are maintained. Using a primary nursing model, you will collaborate with the primary nurse to perform assessments, develop, implement and evaluate the interdisciplinary plan of client care for clients experiencing a variety of mental health issues. As a member of a multidisciplinary team, the Registered Practical Nurse will be responsible for working with patients from diverse backgrounds, contributing to program development; and provide education support and supervision to students. You will have sound knowledge of emergency psychiatry, crisis intervention, addiction issues, trauma issues, and severe and persistent mental illnesses. You are expected to support group programming on the unit. 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 qualification.
- Sound knowledge of emergency psychiatry, crisis intervention, addiction issues, trauma issues, and severe and persistent mental illnesses.
Responsibilities
- Provide client-centred psychiatric and general nursing care.
- Ensure the security, safety, and CNO standards of nursing practice are maintained.
- Collaborate with the primary nurse to perform assessments, develop, implement, and evaluate the interdisciplinary plan of client care.
- Work with patients from diverse backgrounds.
- Contribute to program development.
- Provide education, support, and supervision to students.
- Support group programming on the unit.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
