Nurse Practitioner – Integrated Mental Health

The Integrated Mental Health Nurse Practitioner is a collaborative role that operates to support clients admitted to the in-patient mental health acute care service, and in outpatient clinic settings, under the Psychiatrists at Timmins and District Hospital (TADH). As the NP your practice will include management of acute care and longer-term care adult clients admitted and managed by the psychiatrists. You will work collaboratively with the psychiatrists, nursing teams, and the interdisciplinary team to optimize the client experience.

Practicing with to full NP scope of practice by diagnosing, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, prescribing medication and assist with admission, management and discharge of clients in their hospital journey with the CNO Standards of Practice;
Nurse Practitioners and policies of TADH. This position will also be considered as a Grown Your Own NP role, to support RNs who have been accepted into an NP Program, or who are currently enrolled in an NP Program.

• Specific responsibilities include; completion of medication reconciliation, liaising with the mental health floor nurses, ordering and interpreting tests and completing treatment/referrals as necessary for patients, completing/assisting with admission of psychiatric patients and consents for mental health care, discharge summaries and prescriptions, streamlining discharges, liaising between the hospital and community services, rounding on inpatients with and without psychiatrists, charting rounds notes, and completing specific inpatient procedures with psychiatry mentorship.
• Provide support and coverage of locum physician patients, as required, enhancing continuity of care.
• Provide comprehensive client care using advanced assessment skills and sound knowledge of clinical therapeutics.
• Direct, provide and evaluate as holistic client care based on advanced nursing and mental health/medical management knowledge and skills.
• Provide support to the outpatient mental health clinics
• Perform and document comprehensive client assessments based on thorough history taking and physical examination.
• Identify and analyze clients’ physical and psychological health care problems.
• Develop plan of care in collaboration with the psychiatrist, nurses and the interdisciplinary team.
• Identify mental health education needs of clients and families independently or in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
• Identify, order and prioritize appropriate diagnostic test and procedures.
• Interpret laboratory/diagnostic and other test results.
• Communicate with and interpret to clients/families and community health care members diagnosis, treatment plan, and related implications.
• Accurately document assessment, plan, intervention, and evaluation of client/family responses in hospital chart.
• Liaise with staff regarding clients to communicate information and facilitate follow-up care and treatment.
• Direct referrals to the appropriate health care professionals or services.
• Provide individual counselling/instruction to facilitate client/family understanding of specific health and lifestyle risk factors.
• Assist individuals and families in coping with mental health care, illness, and treatment plan by guiding and supporting while providing an environment that promotes independence.
• Assist with admission, management and discharge of clients in their hospital journey.
• Capture relevant and required data as defined by Ontario Health, HQO, Accreditation or other quality improvement strategies.
• Align improvement projects with the organization and monitor or adjust to achieve greater outcomes.
• Educate and promote health, safety and wellness in the workplace.
• Perform…