21 Oct
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health - CAMH
Toronto
The Complex Care and Recovery Program is currently seeking a full-time, temporary (12 months) Registered Nurse to work in the Geriatric Mental Health Outpatient Clinics. As a member of an inter-professional team, you will provide client-centred psychiatric and general nursing care while ensuring the security and safety of the clinical setting. In accordance with the CNO standards, CAMH Policies and Practice Model, and the Canadian Standards of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Practice, you will perform assessments, develop, implement and evaluate the inter-professional plan of client care for clients with psychotic, memory and mood disorders over the age of 50. Your skills include the ability to make behavioral observations,
complete mental status and physical assessments, monitor clients’ response to pharmaceutical and non-pharmaceutical care interventions, administer injections, follow current documentation standards and communicate regularly with the interprofessional team. You will have sound knowledge of psychotic, memory and mood disorders and their treatment, including both individual and group interventions. You will have an understanding of the medical, psychiatric and psychosocial issues affecting geriatric clients and a general understanding of the major community partners that support them. Your strengths include an ability to perform assessments sensitive to the geriatric population, as well as develop, implement and evaluate interdisciplinary client centered care plans. You will be able to work with clients from diverse populations; contribute to program development; provide education support and supervision to students and participate in the research-affiliated activities of the program.
You will support and contribute to a healthy workplace that embraces diversity, encourages teamwork and complies with all applicable standards, legislation, and requirements. This position will require visiting clients in the community (long term care homes, retirement/nursing/boarding homes, private homes) and flexible hours. This position is based at the Queen Street Site.
All applicants offered and accepting employment must complete a Vulnerable Sector Police Records Check. The offer of employment will be conditional upon receipt of the satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Police Records Check.