Registered Practical Nurse - Actt Haliburton

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Ontario Shores seeks a Registered Practical Nurse for the Assertive Community Treatment Team (HKPR). Reporting to the Clinical Manager, the successful candidate will have sound knowledge of clinical issues in the area of mental health and addiction.

• Conduct mental health and physical assessments.
• Participate as a mental health professional on a multidisciplinary team.
• Provide assertive community treatment to clients with severe and persistent mental illness.
• Provide client‑centred treatment, rehabilitation, and support to referred clients.
• Develop treatment/rehabilitation goals and plans in collaboration with clients, their families, support networks, and the multidisciplinary team.
• Provide clinical case management services (e.g., psychosocial interventions, environmental adaptations, medication delivery, monitoring medication compliance).
• Assist and support clients in vivo with activities of daily living, harm reduction related to substance use, vocational rehabilitation, social relationships, and leisure time activities.
• Assess for and recognize signs of deterioration and institute actions to prevent further hospitalization.
• Provide emergency crisis intervention services to help the client and/or others (e.g., family members, home operators, emergency room physicians) manage emotional or behavioral crises with other clinicians as appropriate.

• Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario in good standing.
• Current CPR – Health Care Provider (HCP).
• Demonstrated knowledge of College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) Standards of Practice and commitment to maintaining reflective practice standards.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Canadian Standards for Psychiatric – Mental Health Nursing, and relevant policies and legislation, such as the Mental Health Act and PHIPA.
• Proven excellent interpersonal skills and effective oral/written communication skills.
• Implements and models the Recovery philosophy as a Recovery Champion.
• Demonstrated working knowledge/experience with computers.
• Meditech experience preferred.
• In‑depth knowledge and experience of the challenges of acute psychiatry.
• Skill and knowledge in psychosocial rehabilitation and recovery.
• Mental health experience > one year preferred.
• Ability to work independently and within a multidisciplinary team.
• Understanding of recovery principles and their application to people with mental illness both in hospital and community.
• Ability to work with clients of diverse ethno‑racial and cultural backgrounds; proficiency in a second language a plus.
• Proven good attendance record with the capability of maintaining this standard.
• Must be able to work all shifts and weekends.

Link to OPSEU Wage Table – This position is part of the OPSEU bargaining unit.

Job Posting Closing:
January 23rd, 2025. Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

Open Vacancies: 1