Job Description The Registered Nurse provides client-centered psychiatric and general nursing care to individuals with complex mental health, addiction, forensic, geriatric, and concurrent disorder needs. Working as part of an inter-professional team, the RN is responsible for comprehensive assessment, care planning, intervention, evaluation, safety, education, and collaboration to support recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, and culturally competent care.
Job Description The Registered Nurse provides client-centered psychiatric and general nursing care to individuals with complex mental health, addiction, forensic, geriatric, and concurrent disorder needs. Working as part of an inter-professional team, the RN is responsible for comprehensive assessment, care planning, intervention, evaluation, safety, education, and collaboration to support recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, and culturally competent care. To perform this role effectively, the Registered Nurse must demonstrate the competencies necessary to deliver safe, high-quality care within a dynamic clinical environment and enhance the nurse's ability to contribute to specialized populations, programming, and system-level initiatives.
ResponsibilitiesClinical Care and Assessment
- Provide client-centered psychiatric and nursing care to individuals from diverse cultural and social backgrounds
- Conduct comprehensive physical, mental status, and behavioural assessments
- Develop, implement, and evaluate inter-professional plans of care for clients with complex mental health, addiction, forensic, and/or age-related needs
- Monitor client responses to pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions
- Support clients with severe and persistent mental illness, concurrent disorders, and psychosocial rehabilitation needs
- Apply critical thinking, clinical judgment, and problem-solving skills in dynamic and high-acuity situations
- Utilize crisis intervention, de-escalation, and emergency psychiatry principles
- Ensure the safety and security of the inpatient/client care environment
- Facilitate and co-facilitate evidence-based group programming and individual therapeutic interventions
- Deliver recovery-oriented, trauma-informed, culturally competent, and family-sensitive care
- Participate in the development, implementation, and evaluation of clinical programming and processes
- Work collaboratively as a member of an inter-professional team
- Liaise and collaborate with internal services and external community agencies to coordinate continuity of care
- Apply knowledge of assessment processes and relevant legal and mental health systems, where applicable
- Provide education, guidance, and support to clients and families
- Provide education, supervision, and mentorship to nursing students and learners
- Participate in clinical supervision, reflective practice, and ongoing professional development
- Contribute to clinical research activities and quality improvement initiatives
- Maintain accurate, timely, and professional clinical documentation
- Practice in accordance with professional regulatory standards, ethical guidelines, and organizational policies and procedures
- Demonstrate leadership, accountability, and professionalism in all aspects of practice
- Promote and contribute to a healthy, inclusive, and respectful workplace
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)
- Registered Nurse in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO)
- Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (B.C.L.S./CPR) certification
- Nursing experience caring for individuals with mental illness and/or addiction issues
- Demonstrated ability to manage behaviour and respond effectively in crisis situations
- Sound knowledge of psychiatric and mental health nursing practice, emergency psychiatry, crisis intervention, severe and persistent mental illness, addiction, trauma-informed care, recovery-oriented practice, and culturally competent care
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills to support therapeutic relationships and inter-professional collaboration
- Demonstrated leadership, decision-making, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work effectively within a diverse inter-professional team environment
- Computer literacy and ability to use electronic clinical…
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