Registered Nurse – Child and Adolescent Psych (CAP) – Full Time

Duties:

1. Participates and collaborates with the multidisciplinary health care team in the provision and promotion of continuity of care.
2. Ensures the timely flow of patients and communicates with patients and families when delays occur
3. Ensures teaching and coaching specific to the assessed learning needs of patients are provided
4. Establishes, monitors and maintains supportive and therapeutic relationships while overseeing the delivery of care to patients
5. Advocates for the well-being of patients receiving care
6. Prepares daily patient staff assignments
7. Ensures staff breaks are assigned as to maintain optimal coverage in the department and provides clinical assistance as required
8. Accepts a patient assignment depending on staffing requirements and staffing issues
9. Completes appropriate documentation according to hospital documentation policy and College of Nurses’ standards
10. Provides mentorship for new orientating staff
11. Participates in and supports professional practice and leadership
12. Participates in and supports professional practice and leadership
13. Ensures assigned duties are completed and equipment is kept in good repair and notifies Supervisor of equipment needing repaired or replaced
14. Attend family meetings/support attendance of other staff to family meetings to support patient treatment and discharge planning.
15. Identifies, assesses, and communicates safety concerns to Supervisor and provides recommendations to ensure a safe working environment for patients and staff
16. Contributes to Continuous Quality Improvement initiatives to improve the quality of patient care
17. Identifies needs to update unit specific Policies and Procedures.
18. Ongoing work to ensure unit Model of Care is well established an in line with Best Practice Guidelines.
19. Identify learning needs of the unit and communicate this to unit leader and MH&A Educator.
20. Is compliant with legislation, organizational and departmental, regulations, standards and procedures related to occupational health and safety
21. Performs other related duties as appropriate to the position.

Qualifications:             

• Certificate of competency in Ontario
• Minimum of 1 year recent experience working as an RN on a Mental Health and Addiction unit or Pediatric unit with relevant MH&A experience

Skills:

• Excellent communication and organization skills
• Training and demonstrated ability to conduct a thorough nursing assessment of patient history, presenting illness, mental status and other relevant psychiatric assessments
• Proficient in MS Windows, Excel and Meditech
• Effective communication skills, both verbal and written
• Excellent organizational skills with ability to meet multiple dead-lines
• Strong interpersonal and facilitation skills in internal and external environments

Ability:

• Capable of coping in a physically and mentally demanding work environment.
• Ability to work independently and interdependently as part of a team.
• Understanding and ability to implement requirements outlined in the Mental Health Act
• Demonstrated ability to maintain successful working relationships
• Ability to meet and interact with people in a pleasant, professional, responsible and reassuring manner, both in person and on the telephone; tact courtesy and alertness in public contacts
• Knowledge of and ability to liaise with community resources
• Demonstrates Behavior consistent with Hospital Mission, Vision, Values and Standards of Performance.

Note:  Because of the changing nature of the work and work to be done, other responsibilities and duties may by assigned and qualifications may be adjusted from time to time. Only those selected for the test/ interview will be contacted.

Nurses will be selected on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications as identified in the resume which they have attached to the posting application form. The Hospital reserves the right to conduct a formal interview and/or testing where required.