Nurse Case Manager

Registered Nurse – East Metro Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT) (Full Time Permanent)

The Canadian Mental Health Association is looking for a Registered Nurse (RN) for the New Dimensions Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT) in the East Office. The Assertive Community Treatment Team (ACTT) is a multidisciplinary team providing community‑based support, rehabilitation and treatment for people living with mental illness. The team is based out of CMHA Toronto – Markham Site. Services are provided in the community and focus on stabilization, community integration, quality of life and recovery from mental illness.

Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) is the most established and extensive community mental health organization in Canada. We identify and respond to Canada’s most pressing mental health priorities. At the national level, we push for nationwide system and policy change. At the community level, millions of people in Canada rely on CMHA’s extensive grassroots presence. Since 1918, CMHA has grown to provide mental health services and supports across Canada in over 330 communities.

CMHA Toronto was established in 1953. CMHA Toronto proudly provides services to over 10,000 clients per year, in 31 programs at 13 locations across the City of Toronto. Our services are delivered by a passionate and diverse team. Join us in providing high quality mental health and addictions services, advocating for a better mental health system, and providing education and mental health supports to clients across Toronto.

Reporting to the Program Manager, the Registered Nurse will work closely with the interprofessional ACT team providing nursing care, health promotion, as well as assistance with activities of daily living and support to individuals with a serious and persistent mental illness in a community setting.

The RN will provide psycho‑education around meds and symptoms and assess mental status and monitor physical health needs. The role will also require the nurse to develop therapeutic alliance with clients and their support systems/significant others and work from a recovery‑based perspective. To support the client, the nurse will assess client needs and link to appropriate resources as well as monitor treatment regimes.

The RPN/RN will support the agency’s primary health care and chronic disease management initiative.

CMHA Toronto’s ideal candidate will have an undergraduate degree in nursing and registration in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Nurse. The candidate will bring a minimum of two (2) years’ experience working with people with mental illness; experience in community mental health will be considered an asset. The candidate will have a sound mental health assessment and teaching, medication monitoring, case management, and crisis intervention skill set, as well as knowledge and understanding of the ACT Model and recovery‑oriented practice.

Experience with addictions, forensics and dual diagnosis will be considered an asset.

The candidate will bring a solution‑focused approach to work and the ability to manage crisis, as well as the ability to work with diverse communities and demonstrate an anti‑oppressive framework. The candidate will also have the ability to work within a multidisciplinary team as well as work independently.

The candidate will also be required to have a valid Ontario Driver’s License, access to a vehicle and insurance coverage.

If you care about mental illness and mental health and you have the right skills, then CMHA Toronto may be the place for you. We have a positive and fair workplace culture, where staff are provided with opportunities for learning and advancement. We are also big believers in wellness and work‑life balance. Our benefits include:

• Health Care of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP), a predictable, secure monthly income upon retirement
• Comprehensive Group Health Insurance – Health, Dental, Vision, Paramedicals
• Short‑term and Long‑term Disability programs and life insurance to protect your income upon illness or injury
• Work‑life balance and flexibility – to ensure…