Registered Nurse; ONA MH

Position:
Registered Nurse Department:
Seniors Mental Health & Dementia Care

The Seniors’ Mental Health Program provides a continuum of specialized mental health services and education for seniors and their formal and informal caregivers across northeast Ontario. The program provides assessment, intervention and support to assist individuals with age related mental health disorders to remain in the community (private home, long‑term care home or retirement home) and to prevent psychiatric hospitalization where possible.

While most individuals receiving services from the program are over 65 years of age, services are also provided to those under 65 if they have an age related mental health issue.

• Current Certificate of Registration – College of Nurses of Ontario required
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) for Health Care Providers (HCP) Certificate required (recent within the last twelve months)
• Recent medical / clinical experience (within the last 2-3 years) in an active care setting required
• Current certificate in IV Therapy required
• Relevant nursing skills such as wound care and sponge vac management an asset
• Continuous Ambulatory Drug Device (CADD management required
• Recent Geriatric Nursing experience required
• Recent Dementia Care required
• Recent Palliative Care an asset
• Knowledge of Mental Health Act required
• Knowledge of Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA)
• Knowledge of Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) an asset
• Gentle Persuasive Approach (GPA) Certificate
• PIECES (Physical, Intellectual, Emotional, Environment, Social Self) approach required
• Mental Health experience required

• Excellent level of interpersonal skills required
• Excellent level of written and verbal communication skills required
• Ability to effectively provide health teaching to individuals and groups required
• Excellent level of physical assessment skills required
• Ability to work as a collaborative member of the health team required
• Ability to assume responsibility for patient care in a total patient care climate required
• Ability to work with minimal supervision required
• Ability to meet the physical demands required to provide nursing care to medical patients required
• Basic computer knowledge is an asset
• Must demonstrate commitment to ensure your safety, the safety of fellow workers, patients, volunteers, and visitors
• Must support and contribute to a culture of safety and prevention of adverse health events in this organization
• Good attendance and work record required
• Bilingualism (Advanced level English/French) is required. All unilingual candidates are encouraged to apply and may be considered if the identified French requirement has been met or there are no successful bilingual candidates. A formal French test will be conducted to evaluate the proficiency level.

North Bay Regional Health Centre is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you require an accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please indicate this in your application.