Registered Nurse - Crisis Critical Care Treatment Unit 4
CAMH
- Toronto, ON
- Permanent
- Full-time
- provide client-centred psychiatric and general nursing care for clients from diverse populations;
- perform assessments, develop, implement and evaluate the inter-professional plan of care for clients with a wide range of diagnoses;
- use critical thinking and customer service to approach care;
- ensure the security and safety of the inpatient unit, and practice in accordance with professional regulatory standards, CAMH policies and procedures, the CAMH Practice Model of Care, and the Canadian Standards of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing Practice;
- liaise with other CAMH services and community agencies to coordinate care for clients;
- participate in clinical supervision;
- provide education, support and supervision to students; and
- participate in the research activities of the program.
- has demonstrated ability to make behavioural observations, conduct physical and mental status assessments, and monitor client's response to pharmaceutical and care interventions;
- has sound knowledge of emergency psychiatry, crisis intervention, severe and persistent mental illness, addiction issues, recovery-oriented approaches, culturally competent care, trauma-informed care, group facilitation;
- has demonstrated ability to intervene effectively in clinical situations requiring the management of disturbed behaviour; and
- supports a healthy workplace that embraces diversity, encourages interprofessional teamwork and complies with all applicable regulatory requirements.